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Rafael Piccolotto de Lima is the Founder, Educational Director, and Producer of Forró New York in New York City. He teaches forró classes within the project and develops its educational programs, including online courses, with a strong focus on musicality and creativity.

 

His approach to teaching is informed by his background as a composer and music director, bringing a musical perspective to rhythm, phrasing, and movement in dance.

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Jul 9, 20268 min
How to Dance Arrasta-pé: Why It’s Different from Other Forró Rhythms
Arrasta-pé is danced with a simple left-right stepping pattern, transferring weight on every beat in a movement that feels much like walking or marching. Although it belongs to the forró tradition, its rhythmic structure creates a different movement logic from most other forró rhythms. Throughout this article, you’ll learn why that happens and how the music, culture, and history of arrasta-pé shaped the way it is danced today. If you’ve spent some time dancing forró, you’ve probably noticed...

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Jun 17, 20265 min
It Was Just a Dance: The Paradox of Connection in Partner Dancing
A Phrase That Stayed With Me Over the years, I occasionally came across an interesting expression in social media discussions and conversations within the forró community: “It was just a xote.” In other words: it was just a dance. Don’t read anything more into it. It’s not a particularly common phrase. In fact, I’ve only heard it a handful of times. Yet it stayed with me because it seemed to capture something interesting about the way many people experience dance. For readers unfamiliar with...

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Jun 17, 20265 min
Foi Só um Xote: Quando Duas Pessoas Vivem a Mesma Dança de Formas Diferentes
Uma expressão que ficou na memória Ao longo dos anos, encontrei algumas vezes uma expressão curiosa em comentários nas redes sociais e em conversas dentro da comunidade do forró: “Foi só um xote.” Não é uma frase particularmente comum. Na verdade, ouvi isso poucas vezes. Mas ela ficou na minha memória porque parecia condensar uma ideia interessante sobre a forma como muitas pessoas enxergam a dança. A escolha da palavra não é por acaso. Dentro do universo do forró, o xote costuma ocupar um...

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