Raffaella Falchi

Raffaella Falchi is a Samba Dance Class instructor and the artistic director of Sambaxé Dance Company, founded in 2008. She began studying Brazilian dance in 1996 and has studied extensively with dancers and choreographers in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, Brazil. She has been teaching Brazilian inspired movement and dance to adults and youth in San Francisco for 10+ years, and is passionate about sharing Brazilian culture through annual music and dance retreats in Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico. She is currently the director of programs at Youth Art Exchange, which offers free visual and performing arts classes to San Francisco public high school students.