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Standard Pass €120/130/150All Forró, Zouk and Samba de Gafieira classes of all levels. Parties with separate rooms for Forró and Zouk including Samba on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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All Party Pass €60/70/80Access to all parties with separate rooms (Forró, Zouk, Samba) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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DJ Zouk & Forró
Douglas Costa is a Brazilian Zouk artist and DJ who has spent more than 10 years dedicated to spreading the culture of Brazilian Zouk. His work brings a different and original approach, playing music from different styles and eras.
Rio Zouk Congress, Neo and Flow Immersion, Zouk Unity and Retiro de Zouk are the main events he has played in recent years.
His songs and sets already have more than 10k views on Soundcload, being played in countries such as the United States, England, Argentina, Australia and the main states of Brazil!
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Zouk Teacher
Salka has been learning and dancing Zouk across Brazil and Europe, and has now settled in Berlin to teach and grow the community in Germany’s capital. Her unique and dynamic Zouk style is influenced by her background in Hip Hop and other urban dances.
In her classes, Salka focuses on leading and following techniques that make the dance comfortable for both partners. She loves discovering new structures and ideas and is a huge fan of reversing the directions of movements. Although she is more passionate about following, she also finds a lot of joy in leading, which helps her bring a balanced perspective to her classes.
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Zouk/Forró/Samba Teacher
Moreno Zanandré is a versatile professional with a passion for dance. He started his dance journey at 14 under the guidance of his father, a dance pioneer. His focus shifted to Samba and Funky styles, leading him to study with renowned instructors in São Paulo. Later, he honed his skills in Rio de Janeiro and returned to teach at his hometown dance school. Moreno's teaching career expanded nationally and internationally, with classes, congresses, and tours across Brazil and Europe. He's an accomplished choreographer and skilled DJ. Moreno's dedication to learning is evident through his continuous pursuit of expertise in various dance styles.
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Teacher, dancer and choreographer, Jefferson Dadinho became publicly acknowledged by Brazilian and international society for the adoption of his own style by applying general techniques of Street Dance in social dancing. Starting in 2010 he decided to invest more in zouk and soon became a choreographic assistant in Cia Renato Veronezi. At the same time, he achieved excellent results in major zouk national championships. He was vice-champion of Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, Brazil and worldwide between 2010 and 2011. Since then he traveled to several Brazilian cities participating in congresses and workshops.
In 2012, he began his international career and has already worked in many countries in Europe, Asia, Oceania and America.
Bruno Prado, a renowned teacher, dancer, and choreographer from Rio de Janeiro, began his dance journey in 2008. He learned all Brazilian ballroom dance styles, focusing on Forró and Zouk since 2009, with training from Alex de Carvalho's dance school. His main goal is to spread Brazilian dances all around. With fantastic performances and an endless sympathy. Conquering more and more places in the world. He has taught in many different festivals, congresses and workshops in more than 20 countries.
Jimmy de Oliveira, is one of the most awarded dance teachers in the Brazil. He dared to go beyond the boundaries of traditional samba. Without abandoning his roots, he created a new style of dancing, unique and unmistakable, which is now widespread throughout Brazil and abroad. It's easy to see the influence of Jimmy's style of dancing today. However, the artist's main focus is samba funkeado (Samba Funk or Samba Jimmy), which he created in 1998, a more modern kind of samba that explores body movements with great intensity. He often travels abroad to perform and take part in congresses. He has been to Italy, Canada, Australia, Spain, England, Switzerland, Bahrain, Uruguay, Paraguay and France.
Over the years Ilse has trained in various dance styles, starting with musical classes at 12 years old, and hiphop throughout her youth, hence her love for drama and groove. She has been dancing for 13 years and teaching for 7.
Ilse credits the growth she’s been able to see in her dance to her home school of TotallyZouk and teachers the likes of Ruanita Santos, Felipe Nascimento, Thayna trovick, and many more.
Ilse is known for her creativity, connection, and playfulness in her dance. As a teacher today, she brings these same qualities. Her goals in class are to leave people with more body-awareness, self-confidence and a smile on their face.
Ania and Kassio share strong passion to the dance in general. They both dance more than 15 years.
They have experience in many fields concerning teaching, different dance styles and body work as well as organizing dance events.
Kassio started to teach in Brazil, later travelling to different countries in South America and Europe.
Ania started to teach in Poland and she taught in several countries in Europe and in Brazil.
They have already taught in 10 countries together.
What inspires them most is the range of possibilities, combining styles and the freedom to express themselves.
They don’t want to categorize style of zouk they like the most, being inspired by various dance influences.
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