Mestre Deraldo Ferreira
Founder and Artistic Director of BCCNE

Deraldo brings to the BCCNE a twenty-five year tenure in Capoeira and a similar lifetime involvement and commitment to samba drumming, musical composition and choreography. Of equal importance is Deraldo's talent and experience as an instructor.

He has trained children, teens and adults in his own academy in Santos and in his teaching throughout New England and Canada for the past fourteen years. Deraldo Ferreira began studying Capoeira at the age of 14. In 1984 he was awarded certification as a Mestre. Following his success in Brazil he came to North America and became one of the first Capoeiristas to bring the artform to the United States.

 

His extensive experience as a teacher includes the following Universities and public schools.

Amherst College, since 1995
Hampshire College, since 1995
Wheaton College, since 2001

 

Sardinia, since 2002

 

Somerville Public Schools, Somerville, Massachussets:
East Somerville Community School
Healy School
Lincoln Park School
Winter Hill Community School

 

Teacher and Instructors

 

Seyyide
Belly Dance

Seyyide has been teaching regular belly dance classes since January 2001. She is especialized in Egyptian style. She is the founder, director and choreographer for dance troupe "Sarab/Mirage". On top of being a regular performer at various prestigious Middle Eastern clubs in the Boston area, Seyyide has produced, directed, choreographed for and danced at three staged oriental dance shows: "An Oasis in your Eyes" (2002) "Dancing Fire" (2003) and "Eastern Journey" (2004). She also participated in staged events organized by other dancers and she is a former member of Amir Thaleb's Arabian Dance Company (in Buenos Aires, 2000) and "Collage International Dance Ensemble" (Boston based folk dance group with emphasis on Turkish folk dance, 2001). You can learn more about Seyyide and her dance at www.seyyide.com.

 

Lamine Touré
Drumming

 

Lamine Touré is widely recognized as one of Senegal's greatest percussionists, and comes from a griot family of expert drummers and dancers of the sabar tradition. He has performed worldwide with the well-known Senegalese band, NDER et le Setsima Group, and is the founder and leader of Boston's newest Afro-pop band, Group Saloumé. Currently artist-in-residence at M.I.T., he teaches sabar drum and dance classes in the Boston area In addition to his BCCNE sabar dance class, Lamine Touré teaches sabar drum classes in Cambridge; for more info, email pjtang@mit.edu or visit www.laminetoure.com.

 

Jaime Alvarez V.
Tango

 

Tango is a passionate and vibrant music. Jaime Alvarez V. has studied dancing as a hobby for all of his life, he has participated in numerous tango congresses and training workshops with internationally acclaimed masters of tango dancing. He has been organizing and promoting the tango dance in the New England area for 9 years. Jaime and his wife Alexandra are the hosts of the La Milonguita Sunday night series. Each Sunday will be co-hosted and taught by a different professional teacher from among the vibrant and diverse Argentine Tango Social dance scene. The lessons are geared for new dancers, Beginner to Advanced beginners. During the beginning instruction basic dance vocabulary is taught in an easy sequence of one hour lessons. Later on dancers rotate to practice in couples and they are encouraged to participate in 2 or 3 hours of social dance. Our aim for La Milonguita is to offer a consistent quality of experience though each host will achieve this by their own means. We will offer great music by the host/instructor or tango DJs, provide a playful atmosphere within the attractive space at the BCCNE, and offer light snacks and beverages.