Are you new to forró and wondering what you need to know to get started? What are the key steps and practices for building a strong foundation? In this blog, I’ll walk you through the essentials for any beginner forró dancer: the fundamental steps, how to develop a solid base, and how to evolve in your journey. I’ve also designed a special 2-hour class to recap the core skills and movements that all my beginner students should understand and master before moving on to more ad

I fell in love with Forró in 2019 after encountering Rafael’s work. It’s embarrassing to say that even though I was born and raised in...

Did you ever watched a video of someone dancing and wanted to learn to do the same? Nowadays we have access to many videos of dance demonstrations online, either by dancers at parties, dance instructors during classes, workshops, festivals, and other events. We can easily find and watch this kind of content filmed all over the world. So, why not learn some new cool steps with these videos? It will be a trial and error process, but there are a few techniques that can help be m

Can you learn how to dance forró online? What is the best way to do it? Yes, of course! The experience will be different than an in-person class, but you can learn a lot online, from the comfort of your home or any other place. You can do it at any time and with any instructor around the globe. How wonderful is this? I wrote another blog discussing the pros and cons of different learning methods (at parties, group classes, private lessons, and online - you can read this blog

What is the best way to learn how to dance forró? Is there such a thing? Yes, some methods can be more effective than others when it...

What makes a good social dancer? Even beyond forró, let's talk about partner dances in general. Based on 15 years of experience dancing forró and more than 3 years teaching dance classes weekly in New York city, I did a list of 5 characteristics that I believe most good partner dancers have. 1. The ability to connect with the music Musicality is one of the most important elements in dance. Musical dancers not only are able to identify the beat and dance in time, but usually i