Forro

Course with Regina Rodrigues

The course is aimed at anyone who is looking for an easily accessible couples dance and who enjoys rhythmic Brazilian music and would like to discover new dance styles. You can be a complete dance beginner or already have experience in other dances, you just shouldn't be afraid to get close to other people. Everyone is welcome, you don't need to bring a dance partner. The role of leader and follower is not tied to gender.

Forró - that's three in one: a style of music, a dance and a festival where you can experience both. The Forró Universitário dance style has spread throughout Europe and offers an open, family scene in which young and old, beginners and advanced people dance together. In Europe it is absolutely normal for women to lead and men to follow at Forró.
Basic Steps & Rhythm — Introduction to basic movements and musical timing.
Leadership & Connection — Techniques for pleasant, clear partner communication.
Turns & Figures — easy-to-learn variations that add variety to the dance.
Musicality — Dancing to a variety of tempos – from slow and sensual to fast and energetic.
Dance culture — insight into origins, music and different styles.

The course teaches the basic steps and first turns and movement sequences in Forró. We learn to distinguish between the most common rhythms in forró and dance accordingly. We change dance partners very often and the recommendation is to take part in the partner change so that what you have learned can be consolidated under different conditions.
• Relaxation, sense of rhythm, first steps in solo.
• Find connection, practice posture, lead & follow in a pair.
• Turns, step variations, balance and flow.
• short sequences of figures that work directly on the dance floor
• Exercise rounds with music to reinforce what you have learned in a playful way

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Regina Rodrigues

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Regina Rodrigues kam mit Mitte zwanzig zum Studium nach Düsseldorf – und damit begann auch ihre besondere Verbindung zu Brasilien. Über die Capoeira entdeckte sie die brasilianische Kultur, Musik und Lebensart. Zehn Jahre später verliebte sie sich in den Forró. Sie lernte bei Rudolfo Batista in Köln sowie auf zahlreichen Festivals in ganz Europa. Reisen nach Brasilien vertieften ihr Verständnis der portugiesischen Sprache und der Vielfalt brasilianischer Rhythmen und Tanztraditionen. Von 2013 bis 2018 unterrichtete Regina Forró in Düsseldorf und engagierte sich darüber hinaus für den Aufbau und die Förderung der lokalen Forró-Szene. Sie organisierte Tanzveranstaltungen und kulturelle Events, die Menschen durch Musik und Tanz zusammenbrachten. Regina vermittelt nicht nur Tanzschritte, sondern vor allem die Freude, Verbundenheit und Lebensenergie, die den Forró ausmachen.