"It was love at first sight": How Sasha from Sydney trained from a samba beginner to the Rio carnival

Sasha Ponomareva from Sydney shared with SBS Russian her story of love for the Brazilian samba. Sasha started dancing samba to get through a painful heartbreak. Two years later, she performed in the official part of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, with an international team of dancers from around the world.

Supplied by Sasha Ponomareva

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