Malandro N' Motion

Malandro N' Motion brings in its performance the scenery of the Old Rio de Janeiro through the 40's and 50's Samba Style. The malandro, principally the malandro sambista, is the preeminent mouthpiece of Brazilian Culture because he mediates between cidade (city) and the Morro (Hills, in Brazilian Culture Shantytowns.)

Malandro N' Motion is composed of 10 members. All professionals dancers who dedicate themselves to study Brazilian Culture.

The Malandro N' Motion performances remote people back to an imaginary time, where a male dancer represents elegance, fun, tricks, and lots of Samba no Pe.

Ana Carla Laidley (AKA Aninha Malandro) was born and raised and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ana was exposed to the art and culture of Samba in early infancy/childhood. Ana’s parents were very influential and involved in the Samba schools. Throughout her childhood, Ana not only attended weekly Samba Schools rehearsals as well as she paraded in several Samba schools and other groups associated with Samba and Carnaval. Ana grew up in the cradle of SAMBA: Estacao Primeira de Mangueira, where her father was a very well-known respected musician and her mother an excellent and one of the first “passistas.”
Ana teaches samba for 23 years in the USA.

Several of Malandro N' Motion choreographies will be more representative of the time and 50's styles with the usage of lighting and smoking machine. Most of the performances are made with mixing of diverse Brazilian Samba Songs.

The contracting venue will be responsible for the sound system in order to the Malandro N' Motion group to perform.