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First Pricess - Gina Amato
Gina Amato has been a member of Sambalá Samba School for one year. A dancer since the age of five, Gina exudes the passion that she feels for music and dance. Prior to joining the Sambalá family, Gina danced with the Brazilian ensemble, MaraReggae, in San Francisco. When she’s not shakin’ her booty on the dance floor, Gina is fighting for social justice through her work as an immigration attorney.
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2nd Princess - Laura Costa
Laura Costa holds a BFA in dance from Seattle's Cornish College of the Arts and has over 15 years experience in the dance field. After two years performing and choreographing Modern dance in New York, she shifted her focus to the art of Capoeira Angola and Brazilian Samba. In 2005 Laura studied Samba in NY and Brazil with Rio de Janeiro native, Quenia Ribeiro. Upon her return to the U.S. the started dancing with Sacramento's Samba da Terra under the direction of Salvador native, Marta Santos. Laura placed 3rd runner up in the 2006 S.F. Carnaval King & Queen Competiton and in 2007 she moved back to Seattle. Laura was a founding member and Artistic Director of the Tudo Beleza Brazilian Dance Company in Seattle. Finally, in search of warmer weather she moved to Long Beach and has quickly found herself here at the 2008 Sambala Rainha da Bateria contest.
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More Important than you Think!
You may think that being princess does not have it's rewards but it is not true! In the year 2000, Princess Monica Tibbs made history in the Sambadrome by taking the place of the reigning queen Marcia Carvalho when Marcia could not attend the event in Rio.
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