Lambada classes in NYC.
Join Sonya “The Lamba Fairy” and Gab Lacarriere for Lambada Flow every Thursday at Ripley-Grier Studio. Explore rhythm, connection and movement together.
Lambada Flow
With Sonya “The Lamba Fairy” & Gab Lacarriere
- 7–8 PM · Lambada Foundation
Explore rhythm, body organization and partner communication. - 8–9 PM · Lambada Architecture
Explore pathways, pattern relationships and movement transformations.
Ripley-Grier Studio · New York City
Contact Gab for the studio address, room, prices and help choosing your class.
Build foundations that create freedom.
Training focuses on the structures that allow dancers to move clearly, safely and creatively with a partner: rhythm, body organization, partner communication, movement mechanics, pathways and relationships between patterns. Rather than treating Lambada as a collection of figures, the goal is to build a framework dancers can reuse.
What you train
- Lambada rhythm and timing
- Body organization and mechanics
- Partner communication
- Pathways and pattern relationships
- Movement transformations
- Social-dance adaptability
Foundations
Develop rhythm, mechanics and partner communication that make later material easier.
Architecture
Understand pathways, structures and how patterns relate and transform.
Individual coaching
Use private lessons to address specific movement, rhythm or connection constraints.
Learn with Sonya and Gab.
Lambada Flow brings together Sonya “The Lamba Fairy” and Gab Lacarriere. Foundation classes focus on rhythm and partner communication; Architecture classes explore how pathways and patterns fit together.
Gab is a New York City dance educator with teaching experience in France and at international events. His master's degree in pedagogy informs his approach to explanation, feedback and practice. Read about Gab's teaching background.
Group classes or individual attention?
Thursday classes offer a shared space to learn and practice with partners. Private Lambada lessons in NYC let you focus on your own rhythm, connection or technical questions. Tell Gab about your dance experience if you need help choosing a starting point.
You can also explore Tuesday Brazilian Zouk classes in NYC for intermediate+ dancers, or ongoing dance mentorship.
Movement Architecture
Understand pathways, direction, timing and partner organization as reusable structures.
Deliberate Practice
Use focused constraints, retrieval, variation and transfer instead of undirected repetition.
Kinesthetic Practice
Increase embodied repetition when rhythm, coordination and partner feedback need more volume.
Do I need a partner?
No. You can attend independently and train through partner rotation.
Where are classes held?
Lambada Flow takes place at Ripley-Grier Studio in New York City on Thursdays. Contact Gab for the exact address and room before attending.
Can I take private lessons?
Yes. Private training can focus on rhythm, mechanics, partner communication, pathways or a specific technical challenge.