AIR
Represents Musicality & breath,
EARTH
Represents Play & Cohesion,
WATER
Represents Flow & Transitions
FIRE
Represents Performance, Energy & Qualities
Performances
The dance shows below can be put together to create an evening of work, or just one show can be booked. We offer freestyles (to a live band/ to your selection of tracks), Meet and Greet, the presentation of awards, classes, animations (audience participation).
Pega No Ganze
Fun cheeky Samba perfect for corporate events and crowd entertainment.
Xango
Using Afro Brazilian, Samba to show Xango the god of lighting's fierce power and fiery strength
Oba Oxossi
A homage to Oxossi the hunter. Samba with a fast pace high energy and stalking animalistic nature.
Rapaziada
A fun Samba with a cheeky splice of Baile~Funk
Samba Shows
Read more about Samba here.
Choreography: Ella Mesma
Music: Viva Brazil, Ole Ola-Mestre Marcal
Piece Length: 4.29
Number of Dancers: Up to 12
Choreography: Ella Mesma and Dancers
Music: Xango, Mestre Marcal,
Piece Length: 3mins 08
Number of Dancers: Up to 11
Choreography: Ella Mesma and dancers
Music: Mestre Marcal, Estacio de Sá, Oxossi
Piece Length: 3mins
Number of dancers: Up to 5
Choreography: Ella Mesma Music: Oba Beth Carvalho, Black Eyed Peas, Eu Sou Quero E Ser Feliz-Monobloco/Cidinha & Doca, Mestre Marcel Piece Length: 3mins 26
Number of Dancers: 3
Nana
Nana is an all girl mambo show danced to the delightful sounds of Candido y su movimiento- we fuse the earthly body movements of Nana, the grandmother of all Orishas with the hottest mambo style and footwork.
Congo Bongo
A fun feathered fusion of Salsa and Waacking very lyrical and musical working to each instrument of the orquestra
Titos Angels
A Salsa/Contemporary/Jazz fusion danced to the instruments, in particular the flute
Dona Flor & her two husbands
Based on Jorge Amado’s tale of a woman with two men, using Cali & On2 Salsa and a slice of Contemporary. Inspired by the movement of Iemanja y Obatala
Salsa Shows
Choreography: Ella Mesma and dancers Chris Benson and Sophia Theodosiou
Music: Candido y Su Movimiento
Piece Length: 3.42
Number of Dancers: up to 3
Choreography: Ella Mesma
Music: Larry Harlow
Piece Length: 4.32
Number of Dancers: up to 6
Choreography: Ella Mesma
Music: Tito Puente
Piece Length: 3mins 45
Number of Dancers: up to 6
Choreography: Ella Mesma and Sami Salsa Rodrigues
Music: Iemanja y Obatala- Adalberto Alvares
Birds Of Paradise
A Samba/Contemporary piece with a HipHop feel, to beatbox. Inspired by birds, and, in particular, birds of Paradise.
Xango Breaks
A homage to Renato Sorriso, the street sweeper who became famous dancing as he swept the floor at Rio Carnival. Using Samba and Breaking.
Candela
Dressed in white/black, a fun Afro Cuban/Waacking/HipHop fusion
Orixas
Using Afro Cuban, Afro Brazilian, and Contemporary, this piece explores the stories of five Orixa (Deities):
With an element of...
Choreography: Ella Mesma
Music: Marv-Ill Superlungs
Piece Length: 4.20
Number of Dancers: 3
Choreography: Ella Mesma/Dancers
Music: Just a little Samba- Ugly Duckling,
Piece Length:
Number of Dancers: Up to 11
Choreography: Ella Mesma
Music: Candela
Piece Length: 3.38
Number of Dancers: Up to 6
Choreography: Ella Mesma/
Music: Matt Olden
Lighting: Ciaran Cunningham
Como Agua Para Chocolate
A solo danced by Ella Mesma using Contemporary dance and Afro Cuban/Salsa.
Choreography: Ella Mesma
Music: Iemanja y Obatala- Adalberto Alvares
Samba Com Salsa
A cheeky fun fusion of Samba and Salsa.
Choreography: Ella Mesma and Christina Benson
Piece Length: 3mins
Number of Dancers: 2-7
Contemporary, Afro Cuban & Brazilian
Element Arts are interested in Earth, Air, Fire, Water- as the dances of the Orixa, to explore character & as a technique to access the elements of a fantastic dancer.
