We are a professional performance group that offers Brazilian style entertainment. We are energetic and highly trained samba dancers, Capoeiristas, (Brazilian style martial arts) and live percussionists. We can adjust to your event to make it personalized and special.
4 reviews
Chaise H.
March 11, 2026The NC Brazilian Arts Project provided a vibrant and energetic experience. From the moment they came on campus, they were a dream to work with. The samba dancing was amazing to witness, and the Elon students loved it. They also led the students through a samba dancing lesson, which also went well. The performers are clearly passionate about their craft. We can't wait to work again next year and highly recommend!
Hired as: Samba Dancer
Shannon S.
September 26, 2025Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County booked the NC Brazilian Arts Project for a workshop that intersected arts, wellness, and the history of Samba. This was in connection with our culture plan. We have worked with the NC Brazilian Arts Project for entertainment in the past, and this was our first workshop. Courtney Feliz did an excellent job leading a diverse group of movers through the history of Samba, both in demonstration and participant engagement. Definitely look forward to working with them again.
Hired as: Samba Dancer
Kayla Q.
August 27, 2025We booked the NC Brazilian Arts Project for our international food festival and they were such a HIT! The ladies were able to accommodate our request for more conservative clothing since the event was family friendly, but that didn't compromise the culture or performance.
Courtney was very professional and friendly to work with. We loved that they were immersed in the crowd and made it entertaining for all -- even when it began to drizzle! Afterwards they stayed at the event to enjoy the festivities which meant a lot. 10/10 would recommend them! They also came at a great price and everything was high quality.
Hired as: Samba Dancer
Madison C.
May 12, 2025I had a cultural event set up for Nursing Home Week and they were our big event set for the end of the week.
I will firstly start with some pros...
They were very interactive with the audience. They really enjoyed being able to play along with the performers. The samba dancer was great and didn't mind not wearing a part of her dancing outfit (her heels) because we only had a grassy lawn and not hard flooring.
Now for the cons...
I messaged this group a month in advance and they were very spotty on communication. I even had to message them on facebook trying to schedule them, which should have been my sign not to go through with them. When they finally started being more responsive (a week before their "performance") they said that it was all late notice and that they didn't know if they could even do it. It was THE week of their performance and they let me know that they could do it if we pushed back our event by a hour.
We had previously agreed to $1,500 with percussions and 3 dancers, but they didn't get back with me in time to go through with the agreement. They knocked down the price to $1,200 for percussions and only one dancer, which just doesn't seem like a legitimate price difference for how much was lacking from the agreement.
We also agreed on 45 minute performance. I understand that my location was far, but 25 minutes was just not long enough of a performance for what I paid.
We will not be asking for them back.
Hired as: Brazilian Entertainment, Samba Dancer
Price range: $175 and up.
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Gig length: 10 - 300 minutes
NC BAP is available for performance of all ages, stages and occasions. We can entertain at clubs, weddings and parties as well as cultural festivals and schools. Our costumes can range from exciting, dramatic and sensual to flirty and more modest. We can perform to live music or a choreographed piece. We can free style or work out something meticulously planned. The client decides!
We provide the following Artistic entertainment styles;
1. Samba no Pe: Rio style samba that is highly classy and sensual usually danced with high heels, feathers, bikinis and/or fringe sparkle dresses.
2. Samba Reggae: Samba style from Bahia, bare foot more street inspired wear.
3. Samba de Roda: Roots style samba, along with long white or floral skirts and live percussion.
4. Capoeira: Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts that includes high/fast kicks and acrobatics, can include live music.
5. Live percussion/drum line: Plays various Afro-Brazilian rhythms that accompanies dancers.
6. Maculele: Afro-Brazilian stick dance/fight style that can includes wearing grass skirts, wooden sticks and machetes.
ABOUT:
THE NC BRAZILIAN ARTS PROJECT WAS FOUNDED IN 2016 BY BRAZILIAN CULTURE AFICIONADOS IN THE CHARLOTTE AND THE TRIANGLE AREAS. THE NC BAP WORKS TOWARD FULFILLING THEIR DREAMS OF DEEPENING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SHARING THEIR PASSION OF BRAZILIAN MOVEMENT FORMS SUCH AS SAMBA, SAMBA REGGAE, AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE, CAPOEIRA, MACULELÊ AND PERCUSSION.
MISSION STATEMENT:
To promote and enrich the North Carolina arts community with Brazilian folkloric movement forms such as Samba, Afro-Brazilian Dance, Capoeira, Maculelê and percussion. The NC BAP hopes to promote cultural exchange, joy and discipline for the arts via the offering of quality and professional performances, classes, workshops and events.
VISION
The NC Brazilian Arts Project hopes to increase cultural exchange and community enrichment by emphasizing the social justice and traditional roots of the art forms it represents. The NC BAP envisions creating a culture of inclusivity while simultaneously underlining the importance of valuing the discipline required of the performance arts.
Dancers/Performers will ALWAYS require a safe and private place to change and leave personal belongings. Having a basic idea of the performance space is necessary for the performers. Martial artists cannot preform with really low ceilings. Performance artists cannot perform well with floors that overly slippery from alcohol or other beverage spills. All parking and mileage over 30 miles is required for compensation.
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