Samba: The national dance of my native country Brazil is much more than just a dance. It is love of life transformed into movements. The pure joy of giving way to the impulse of natural movement, passion, being alive, relaxing, having fun, exploding …. In short: Samba. Playing with the rhythm, getting to know and trying out the different movement patterns, which constitute samba, combined with my personal experience I gathered in the samba schools I grew up in. This allows participants to get in a direct contact with this powerful dance, which made it possible for African slaves to survive away from home.