Maisa Duke

Maisa Duke was born in America’s capital of the African Diaspora – Salvador, Bahia Brazil. As far back as she can remember dancing is what she enjoyed most. Maisa started entering and winning dance contests when she was 10 years old. Her ability to move her perfectly toned body to the complex, frenetic, polyrhythmic beats of samba music has never been done with such beauty and grace. Maisa immigrated to the U.S. in 1998. In 2000, she founded Energia do Samba Brazilian Dance Company. Since then Maisa has lived her dream of sharing Samba with the world!