Samba Queen & King 2026

Salt Lake City, Utah

January 24, 2026

Metro Music Hall, SLC, UT

15th Annual Brazilian Dance Party & Contest

A full weekend of community,
celebration, and Samba
January 23, 24 & 25, 2026

Attend the Main Event

PURCHASE GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS

VIP TICKETS

All VIP tickets include cocktail service to your table throughout the evening.

VIP Single Ticket $100
VIP Table for four $400 (includes door entrance for 4 people)
Sub-VIP Booth for six $400 (includes door entrance for 6 people)

PURCHASE VIP TICKETS

Full Weekend of Workshops

We are inviting master dancers to teach a full weekend of Samba workshops - eight classes in total!

SPECIAL GUEST INSTRUCTORS
Danielle Lima

Nicolea Pettis

Weskley Faustino

Gabriella Nascimento

CLASS SCHEDULE
Friday, January 23
6:00-7:15p Danielle Lima
7:30-8:45p Weskley Faustino

Saturday, January 24
10:00-11:15a Nicolea Pettis
11:30a-12:45p Danielle Lima
1:00-2:15p Gabriella Nascimento

Sunday, January 25
11:00a-12:15p Nicolea Pettis
12:30-1:45p Weskley Faustino - Brazilian Funk
2:00-3:15p Lorin Hansen

LOCATION OF CLASSES:
SLC Arts Hub
663 W 100 S
Salt Lake City, Ut 84104

All levels welcome!

Tuition is just $85 for the full weekend of workshops (all eight classes), or you can take single classes for $25 per class. You can register for the individual contest and weekend of workshops for a bundle price of $150.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER. We do not accept cash or cards on site - all students must pre-register

Register for Weekend of Workshops

Vote for Your Favorite Dancer

Help Decide Our 2026 Samba Royalty!
Every dollar donated gives one point to your favorite dancer.

Click the button below to donate.
Remember to select / list your favorite dancer, so we can give them points!

VOTE HERE

Enter the Contest

There are four categories to enter (must be 21+ to enter)

Semi-Pro Queen Contest: for beginner / intermediate Samba dancers in female styling
Pro Queen Contest: for intermediate / advanced Samba dancers in female styling
King Contest: for Samba dancers in male styling
Samba Groups (duets allowed)

All contest sections are open to all genders. If you need help placing yourself, we are happy to help - just reach out by email!

CONTEST FEES

Individual contest: $85

Group contest: $150 for whole group, regardless of how many people are in your group.

Individual contest plus weekend of workshops: $150 bundle price

View Contest Rules & Regulations

As part of this event, we are holding a full weekend of workshops with guest Samba teachers! You can register below for the workshop and/or the contest.

*Please note: once you click “add to cart” you will be asked to fill in some info and specifics. To complete your contest and registration, you then need to navigate to your cart and checkout.

CONTEST REGISTRATION HAS BEEN CLOSED. PLEASE REACH OUT BY EMAIL FOR LAST-MINUTE ENTRIES.