Randi (Sambista Rainha) is American with a Brazilian heart, according to her friends and fellow dancers, and expresses her love of Brazilian culture through dance. Randi teaches samba and Afro-Brazilian dance in the greater Boston area, and has been teaching dancers, students and Brazilian cultural enthusiasts for over 15 years.
Randi discovered her passion for samba and Afro-Brazilian dance while studying at Tufts University and then continued to expand her repertoire through her involvement with the Brazilian Cultural Center of New England and travel throughout Brazil. She has paraded with Rio de Janeiro samba schools including Salgueiro, Rocinha, Estácio de Sá, Caprichosos de Pilares, and Em Cima da Hora.
Randi has trained with local Brazilian artists in the Boston area and has traveled to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Bahia), New York, Los Angeles, Arizona, San Francisco and Paris over the years for ongoing training and mentoring. In an effort to convey the joy of samba to others, she performs professionally in SambaViva.
