Samantha Jennings Dance Professional - The DanceMaker

Interested? PM or DM me with your interest. Every body welcome men and ladies see you in September!

🎭 A little glimpse into my arts & cultural lectures…

For those of you who couldn’t make the lecture — and for those who were there and would like another taste — I’ve put together this 5-minute sample for you to enjoy.

My lectures explore the arts through people, places and cultures, bringing together stories, music, movement and a little audience participation along the way.

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Thank you so much for watching and for your support — it really is appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mDxV2rimMU
Samantha Jennings
Arts & Cultural Lecturer | Dance Specialist

Arts & Cultural Lecturer | Sample Lecture – Samantha Jennings | Dance, People, Places & Culture A short sample of my lecturing style as an arts and cultural lectur...

Wednesday 12 August all are welcome to the following free lecture (it will be recorded) 11 to 11.45 at Alegria Arts Studio. Register your interest with a pm or dm to Samantha Jennings Dance Professional - The DanceMaker Alegria arts studio Chao da Parada

Kit and I with Elissette at The Leiria Theatre going to see La Fille Mal Gardee starring Antonio Casalinho and Margarita Fernandes. Elissettes daughter is one of the students at The Anarella school in Leiria

A simple Tarantella tune to get you inspired for the Summer! https://open.spotify.com/track/4h4DRY5BDNdVKfo7ryN2GE?si=28e00e0f8d8a454b

Tarantella (16x8) Elena Baliakhova, Alla Nikitina · Ballet Class Music: Piano Music for Character Dance Class · Song · 2015

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2026-06-27/castle-in-portugal-to-host-dance-festival/1046499

Castle in Portugal to host dance festival Leiria Castle will host around 60 dance performances in July, in a new festival organised by the municipality, the Annarella Sanchez International Conservatory of Ballet and Dance, and the Leiria Classical Ballet Company. 

Here is the mime in text for your learning. Berthes warning to her daughter Giselle end of Act 1 t(he line / in the sentence means these are 2 separate movements ) this is the RB version and taken from the video of Sandra Conley dancing Berthe.

Over there in the dark forest/ Beneath the leaning trees
There is a grave/ here and here
Spirits rise from the ground 2 x
Girls with wings /and veils
They are the wilis
Whats that?
Walks over to the other side of the stage
A man is strolling in the forest/a gentle noble man
he is stopped in his tracks
by the Queen of the Wilis
You here gentleman will dance/You here gentleman will die
Have mercy please begs the gentlemen
But as he dances/he becomes tired exhausted
His heart begins to fail him and he dies

Intrigued or loved ballet when you were younger? Try out our next 2 week course for beginner adults and improvers. Find your inner strength and grace. Ballet is also great for the memory muscles. Plus the beauty of dancing to wonderful music. All round one of the best exercise there is out there for all health benefit.