Have you ever noticed how the same dance can unfold in completely different ways? And I’m not talking about choosing steps, or styles and subgenres within forró, like forró universitário , roots , or any other branch. I’m talking about attitude and the kind of relationship and collaboration that arises between two partners in the act of dancing together. It’s about attentive listening, adapting to each other, how clearly the roles of leader and follower are defined, which responsibilities...

O que faz um condutor ser um dos favoritos na pista de dança? Aquele forrozeiro que várias pessoas querem dançar com? Ao longo de mais de 20 anos dançando forró, participando de festas semanais e dando aulas por quase uma década, aprendi que a essência dessa dança vai muito além da técnica e do repertório. E é sobre isso que eu falo neste artigo! Antes de tudo, devemos entender que o que mais importa é a experiência social do forró. É a sensação e a emoção que se cria (para você e para a...

On the dance floor, almost nothing is random. Who we invite to dance, who we want to stay with for more than one song, and who, for some reason, we do not want to repeat the same experience with are choices shaped by subtle and deeply personal perceptions. This blog was born as a reflection inspired by a series of videos produced for the Forró New York YouTube channel. The series was built from interviews conducted at a forró party in Campinas, in the countryside of São Paulo state, at a...