Samba Queen & King 2025

Salt Lake City, Utah

Dance Party & Contest | January 25, 2025 | Metro Music Hall, SLC, UT

14th Annual Brazilian Dance Party & Contest

A full weekend of community,
celebration, and Samba
January 24, 25 & 26, 2025

Tickets on Sale Dec 7

Attend the Main Event

Our main event will take place on Saturday, January 25 at the Metro Music Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah. You must be 21 years of age or older to attend this event.

—TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7—

Full Weekend of Workshops

We are inviting in master dancers to teach a full weekend of Samba workshops - eight classes in total!

SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTORS:
Jazz-Ylaine Baptiste - Samba ROOTS and Jazzy Samba
Rodson De Jesus - Samba da Bahia / Afro-Brazilian Dance
Gabriella Nascimento - Samba No Pé
Lorin Hansen - Malandro / Male Style Samba
Nanda Ruiva - Brazilian Funk

CLASS SCHEDULE:
Friday, January 24
6:00-7:15p Rodson De Jesus
7:30-8:45p Jazz-Ylaine Baptiste - Samba ROOTS

Saturday, January 25
10:00-11:15a Nanda Ruiva
11:30a-12:45p Jazz-Ylaine Baptiste - Jazzy Samba
1:00-2:15p Gabriella Nascimento

Sunday, January 26
11:00a-12:15p Rodson De Jesus
12:30-1:45p Nanda Ruiva
2:00-3:15p Lorin Hansen

LOCATION OF CLASSES:
SLC Arts Hub
663 W 100 S
Salt Lake City, Ut 84104

All levels welcome!

Tuition is just $75 for the full weekend of workshops (all eight classes), or you can take single classes for $25 per class.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER. We do not accept cash or cards on site - all students must pre-register here. You can register in person with Venmo or Paypal if needed.

Register for Weekend of Workshops

Enter the Contest

There are four categories to enter (must be 21+ to enter)

Semi-Pro Queen Contest: for beginner / intermediate Samba dancers in female styling
Pro Queen Contest: for intermediate / advanced Samba dancers in female styling
King Contest: for Samba dancers in male styling
Samba Groups (duets allowed)

All contest sections are open to all genders. If you need help placing yourself, we are happy to help - just reach out by email!

View Contest Rules & Regulations

As part of this event, we are holding a full weekend of workshops with guest Samba teachers! You can register below for the workshop and/or the contest.

*Please note: once you click “add to cart” you will be asked to fill in some info and specifics. To complete your contest and registration, you then need to navigate to your cart and checkout.

Register for the Contest

Vote for Your Favorite Dancer

Help Decide Our 2025 Samba Royalty!
Every dollar donated gives one point to your favorite dancer.

Click the button below to donate using a credit/debit card or Paypal.
Remember to list your favorite dancer in the memo, so we can give them points!

-VOTING WILL OPEN JANUARY 22-