Articles by author: Vanessa Isaac

sul·try /ˈsəltrē/ Adjective: Attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature. Related Words: summerlike, summery; tropic, tropical....

Celebrate the beginning of summer in Sultry Brazilian style with Hip Brazil by Vanessa Isaac and her special guests including Kleber Jorge, lead singer for Sergio Mendes (Brasil 66).

Dance to sizzling live Brazilian music and steamy beats with DJ Fab. Enjoy Santa Barbara Samba School's hot dance performance with the professional company and "get lucky" with our exciting raffle!

Summer Solstice Donations Needed: Please help this beautiful community of dancers, musicians and perfomers raise the funds needed to create a beutiful show!

The mind is beautiful yet, oh-so complicated. Don't let it bring you down.
You're much sexier, much more accomplished, and much more amazing than
you could ever imagine.

Very Tropical.... The Dolce & Gabbana Spring Collection!

Shakira is right, hips don't lie! I grew up loving dance. When you move your hips, you allow yourself to explore your sensuality; you open doors to self-discovery.... By moving their bodies, especially their hips, they were able to connect with a sensual side that they had kept hidden from themselves and others for years. Through the power of movement, negative feelings about their bodies started to disappear.

Under the influence of the many cultures of the immigrants that settled in Brazil, the variety of rhythms and dances that have been born in this country is more than one can count. Starting with the native ritual music that later the Portuguese Jesuits made suitable to their liturgies, to the percussive beats of the Africans, Brazil received many great cultural influences that helped shape it's unique fusion.

Anything with the word passion gets me, and passion fruit I happen to LOOOOVE! Have you seen the flower? Isn't it one the most beautiful nature creations or what? The white flowers, with purple to pink crown blooms, remind me of summers in Brazil.

We say capoeira is a Brazilian martial art and dance. But capoeira is much more. It is a sport, a ritual, a dance (that actually inspired the American break dance), a musical expression, a martial art and a philosophy.

Bring the magic and sensuality of brazilian dance and music to your event. Now you can book the Hip Brazil Dancers and musicians and make your event unforgettable!

I designed this work out for Fitness Magazine. They asked me to design something "dance and fitness inspired" based on brazilian moves, specifically to work the butt and hips! Here I share a copy of the work in progress.