ok, yes... I worship the ground she walks... I mean sambas... on! She is an elegant, majestic, and masterful dancer. We dancers had a private session with her; here is a pic of us after she samba-drilled our butts for two hours...

If you are ever in NYC, you MUST attend one of her classes.
They are on Sunday afternoons and Tuesday evenings, at Djoniba Drum & Dance Center on E.18th St.
She is a gifted instructor; you will be amazed at her students' proficiency in samba.
Almost everybody in her classes not only sambas, but sambas well. (yes, I have turned 'samba' into a verb)