As soon as other teachers confirms their assistance, we will keep on updating this secction.
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 Born in Barcelona and graduate in Teaching of Physical Education for the University of the same city, Montse has been a jazz and contemporary dancer since she was a child. Her steps along the ballroom dances led her to discover her real passion: the Salsa and later on the Lambada. In a short time, she reaches a feminine and very sensual style. Montse has been a member of three Salsa companies and nowadays she is still immersed in new projects, including the lambada. She founded, together with her last two dance partners, two schools of dance; Evidanza S.C.P. and Mythical Mambo Academy of Dance, presenting shows in the most recognized stages of the world (New York, Berlin, Slovenia, Stockholm, Toulouse, Tromso, etc.) and giving masterclasses and Workshops in multiple and prestigious congresses and events. She has been the official dancer of the recognized Barcelonian orquestra of salsa La Sucursal, S.A. and has had the privilege of sharing scene with very important artists as Gilberto Santarosa, Cheo Feliciano and others.. |
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Dikla was born in Israel in 1979, and is recognized as one of the conspicuous figure in the Latin-Brazilian dance in Israel. She started her career 12 years ago, and has since performing and teaching Brazilian and Latin rhythms, such as salsa, samba, lambada, forro and axe. Dikla is certificated aerobics, dance and Zumba teacher. She has participated in a famous TV program "Born to Dance", won a salsa competition at 1st place and ran a samba school. Her varied experience over the years created a unique style that's inspiring her students and everyone who sees her!Three years ago, Dikla was swapped away by the Lambazouk, and made her first steps with the professor Gilson Damasco. She taught in Brazil for tow years and won at 3rd place professional zouk competition, at Berg's congress 2009. Today, she teaches in Holand with Gilson Damasco, and participates in several zouk congresses. |
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Luís Florião pesquisa las danzas brasileñas desde 1987 y, junto a Adriana D’Acri, enseña danzas sociales desde 1993. Especializados en samba, forró y lambada (también llamada de zouk carioca), ministraran talleres y presentaran-se en los más importantes encuentros y congresos de danzas brasileñas – en la mayoría de los estados de Brasil y también en varios países: Alemania, Argentina, España, Inglaterra, Holanda, Perú, Portugal y Suiza. Dedicanse a la difusión y a la enseñanza de las danzas que más representan Brasil; con gran cuidado en lo referente a las tradiciones originales así como en la búsqueda del movimiento y de las técnicas modernas del área, también actuando en presentaciones, demostraciones, talleres y organización de eventos. Consultoria técnica y la representación en las agencias de la categoría complementan su perfil artístico. |
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Luís Florião pesquisa las danzas brasileñas desde 1987 y, junto a Adriana D’Acri, enseña danzas sociales desde 1993. Especializados en samba, forró y lambada (también llamada de zouk carioca), ministraran talleres y presentaran-se en los más importantes encuentros y congresos de danzas brasileñas – en la mayoría de los estados de Brasil y también en varios países: Alemania, Argentina, España, Inglaterra, Holanda, Perú, Portugal y Suiza. Dedicanse a la difusión y a la enseñanza de las danzas que más representan Brasil; con gran cuidado en lo referente a las tradiciones originales así como en la búsqueda del movimiento y de las técnicas modernas del área, también actuando en presentaciones, demostraciones, talleres y organización de eventos. Consultoria técnica y la representación en las agencias de la categoría complementan su perfil artístico. |
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Joseph Koniak is one of the leading authorities on Salsa and Lambada in the UK today. Having trained in all aspects of dance at the London Contemporary School of Dance, Joseph brings a unique style to the world of Latin rhythms.Joseph started dancing at a young age and since becoming a professional dancer has performed and choreographed all over the world. He has been involved in many different projects, ranging from musical theatre to solo dance productions , television and film. Winner of the World Lambada Championships in 1994, he then also became the first officially recognised winner of the UK World Salsa Championships in 1997 and then again in both 1999 and 2001. Qualified with the UK Alliance, Joseph is also a highly respected teacher and he is known for his inspiring teaching techniques, generating enthusiasm and self-belief in his students. |
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Bella has been dancing since she was a child; she started with Ballet at the Royal Academy of Dance (UK) and continued with contemporary, salsa and modern as part of her performing arts studies. She has been dancing Zouk-Lambada for nearly five years and was taught by Berg and inspired by Solange. Bella has been performing and teaching with Berg at international dance congresses and workshops since 2005, such as; the 2nd Lambazouk Congress in Barcelona (2006), Dansabrasil's 3rd Lambazouk Congress in Barcelona (2007), the 3rd Cizoub Congress in Brasilia (2008) and Brazil's Zouk Congress in Sao Paulo (2008). Bella is the Co-director of Berg's Zouk-Lambada Congresses in Porto Seguro, Brazil and has seen most of the Lambada scene that's exists today. Bella is a creative, sensual and powerful dancer. |
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JOSY was born in Porto Seguro, cradle of the lambada. She's been dancing for 19 years, not only in Brazil but in countries such as China, Chile, Argentina, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain and some more, spreading the lambada and other Brazilian rythms like axé, samba and forró. She is considered to be one of the best dancers of LambaZouk in the world. Nowadays she lives in Spain working as a teacher of Latin and Brazilian dances and doing spectacles. With her way of dancing she captives and magnetizes everyone who sees her. |
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The starting point of Adilio Porto's worldwide career came in 1988, when he met Jaime Aroxa. Now, after 16 years of working with dance, Adilio has become a well known dancer, teacher and choreographer. Afterwards, Adilio started to spread the rhythm of Zouk Love not only all over Brazil but in the rest of the word too. He has participated in a lot of different international events, such as congresses, movies, television, theater and shows. Adilio currently works in Europe. It is his goal to use his experiences from Brazil to make the knowledge of Brazilian dances grow in Europe. At the moment he is working in Holland, with Claudia of BrasaZouk, Salsa Dance Explosion, Salseros and recently opened his own dance academy: 'Mirror Zouk Centre' in Amsterdam. Adilio is known as one of the most important Zouk teachers. |
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 Dancing with a style as only he can, Pasty brings a new flavor into the Caribbean dances. Starting on the Caribbean island of Curacao, Pasty’s dancing career involves a wide array of different dances, from the local Tambu to the Brazialian Zouk on which he now focuses his main attention. In his 13 years of professional dance experience Pasty has worked with the most respected zouk and salsa artists and developed a unique dancing and teaching style. Currently Pasty teaches and performs under his own name Pasty Dance and for Zouklovers in the Netherlands, where Pasty is a famous face in the Zouk scene. He performed at the 2nd Brasazouk congress in Amsterdam and won 2nd place at the Brasazouk lambada/zouk competition in 2005. Furthermore he has performed and taught at numerous national congresses and parties. As an artist Pasty values emotion, technique, innovation, body movement and musicality, both in his shows and his classes. His classes are full of energy, so his students have to be prepared to work it! In his shows he always aims to add something new to the dance and create a mixture between the traditional Caribbean dance and his own interpretation of what the dance could be. Pasty is very well known for his innovative style and supple movements. He keeps surprising his students and audiences. |
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- Coreógrafo y profesor de baile formado en el conservatorio de teatro nacional de Guinea-bissau durante 15 años de experiencia. Ganador de varios campeonatos de Kizomba en África y Europa. Participación en varios congresos como profesor en los países de Portugal, España, Francia, Holanda, Inglaterra, Bélgica, Cabo Verde, Angola, Mozambique. Trabajo como profesor y coreógrafo de baile en diferentes escuelas como Edsae, Proyecto Latino, Havana Das Docas, Círculo de Dança, Discoteca B.Leza, Atneu Comercial, Barrio Latino de Lisboa, Discoteta Sarabanda, Discoteca Mussulo. Participación en varios eventos de baile de Portugal y España. Actualmente trabajo como profesor en España, (Barcelona), en la Discoteca Barrio Latino en el puerto de Masnou., donde realizo las clases de ritmos africanos y latinos. |
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Gabi discovered the Brazilian dances thanks to Rita Stylus, in the year 1999 in Samba Brasil, an exotic place in Barcelona were people could dance Axé, Pagode, Samba and Lambada. Some years later, with the Fabio's arrival to Barcelona in 2001, with the Zouk music from Argentina and his style from Porto Seguro, he fell in love even more with this dance, and and he continued his training with Fabio.Gabi became excited with this rhythm after his participation in several international congresses like Barcelona 04, Porto Seguro 05, Amsterdam, 05, 06, 07, DansaBrasil 06, 07, 08 and 09 and Porto Seguro 09. Gabi is member of the DansaBrasil team, as organizer, dancer and choreographer, realizing the dansabrasil shows 2007, 2008 and 2009. He's also member of ZoukLambada BCN group since the year 08 and he’s givin classes at Zich, Barrio Latino and in the Coreographic courses. In last Berg's Congress was an active teacher in workshops with ZoukLambada Bcn, and was in their show too. |
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Pasty's dance partner, we will add her curruculum very soon! |
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Josy's dance partner. We will publish more information as soon as we get more details |
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Solange is a native dancer from Brasil, and is recognized in the world of zouk Lambada as one of the most sort after dancers of today!Solange experience has expanded almost two decades, with a reputation known worldwide for her incredible passion, both for her teaching and her breathtaking performances. Her passion for dance illuminates whether she is teaching or performing, with out a doubt there is no equal! Seeing is believing! |
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Patty was born in Santos-Sao Paulo and arrived to Porto Seguro in 1990, where she became enthusiastic with the city and the natives too, not only dancing lambada but axé. She went regularly to the discos just to impregnate with the energy of Porto Seguro and it’s lambada. She worked in 1992 in Barra Point, Tôa-tôa, Alcatraz, Axé Moi and other local places of the area. From 1995 she dedicated herself improving her dancing with the native’s help. But it wasn’t until 1992, when she met Didi, that she really began to dance lambada. From the year 2000 was the Didí’s partner and together travelled around Brazil and Argentina giving workshops and doing performances until 2006 when they arrived to Europe, specially in Lisboa where the live. |
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Vicky is a professional dancer. She finished her dance studies in 1996 with specialisation in ballet and modern dance. For many years she danced with various modern dance companies performing in many countries arround the world. She started to play capoeira in 1998. Since that time she was catched by the brazilian spirit. She developed a strong passion for zouk and other brazilian dances. Currently she is working with Adilio Porto, Josta Ruby, Pasty, MafieZouker and others. Lately she is performing aerials (acrobatics in the air,english;silks/spanish;tecido. Vicky also works with physiotherapy. |
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David was born in Barcelona twenty years ago. His dance began at fifteen, when he starts to dance lambada in Barcelona. After that he learn more and more, and in 2005 he participated with Laura in the zouk/lambada international contest in Holland and they won. Then the real lambada life starts, and after that, they participate in congresses as a teacher like the DansaBrasil congress in Barcelona, the Uppsala salsa congress in Sweden, and more (London, Amsterdam, Pontin’s ...). He is in the DansaBrasil organization for the lambada congress in Barcelona, a new mundial reference for the lambada dancers. David already dances salsa since seventeen, and he won the second prize of an amateur competition in Barcelona. Now he is dancing in the world known salsa company called “Salsa del Barrio”, and teaching classes of salsa and lambada in Barcelona. |
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Gilson Damasco was born in Sao Paulo, Brasil. In 1990 he was introduced to Lambada Zouk and fell in love with this dance immediately. Gilson became a pioneer of Lambada Zouk in Argentina, where on 1991 he started to teach for the first time. As a result of his efforts, Lambada Zouk soon became the favorite dance for many Argentineans. Gilson taught at various international dance congress, like: During last years Gilson have been teaching and performing in many other countries, between them Brasil,United Kingdom,Germany,Switzerland, Spain and Israel. This year Gilson working, teaching, performing and choreographing in Holland, as a part of his mission to spread Lambada Zouk all over Europe. |
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Berg Dias is a Brazilian dancer and instructor of Lambada. He holds a professional teaching qualification from the UK Alliance and has been performing and teaching to a high standard for 18 years along with his two sisters, Solange and Magda Dias. Many of their students have reached a professional level and won dance competitions. He has been giving classes at Danceworks in London for 14 years and had promoted Lambada around the world by giving lessons and doing shows in many different countries. He has performed on MTV and most recently on the BBC with Simply Red for Strictly Come Dancing. Berg's dance group, Viva Brazil, has performed all over the UK. |
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Teacher of spanish dances and flamenco She met dance at the age of six until she was eighteen years old in different styles like classic dance, contemporary dance, “escuela bolera”, Spanish classic, folk spanish dance, expression and corporal expression, and finally flamenco. She learned at the “Instituto del teatro” (theatre institute), one of the most important schools in Catalonia where she took classes from such a very famous dancers like Antonio Canales, Joaquin Cortes, etc. At about 4 years ago, she started dancing zouk with flamenco essence. She’s Gabi’s dance partner since one year ago and they give zouk particular classes. Both are the choreographers of the zouk part of DansaBrasil 2010 show. |
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 In 1984 he began his professional career as a founder of Lambaxé Group, with his brother Braz and their partners Gabriela and Belinha. They decided join the Lambada into their traditional afro-brazilian show with its different choreographies (lambada three, swing lambada, etc.) there is no doubt they were the first to spread the lambada in professional shows for tourists and afterwards for all the country. Was in 1984 (until 1988) that Lambada fever reaches its top. In São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte or in Brasilia everybody danced lambada everywhere and it was a part of the Brazilian culture forever. From 1989 to 1994 Didí participated as solo dancer and assistant of choreography for the French international group KAOMA (CBS-SONY Music), reaching in 1992 world success in 72 countries with their famous songs Chorando Se Foi , Jambe Finete , Melodie d'Amour o Tago Mago that quickly were part of the list of songs of all latin and Brazilian groups over the world. We must keep attention to the essential work of Porto Seguro dancers done with their particular choreographies showed in video clips, advertising spots, concerts and tv shows, because they were the columns that keeps the lambada alive until now in several dance places in Brazil, Argentina or also in European cities like Barcelona, London or Amsterdam. Nowadays, Didí lives in Lisboa and he gives classes and perform in shows everywhere in the country |
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 …He knows the lambadazouk in the year 1999, through the fault of Laura. But really, when he falls in love with this dance, it'is in Berg's congress, In PORTO SEGURO, in the year 2004/5. From there, he takes part in the 2nd international contest of lambadazouk in Amsterdam 2006. A sickly passion is born at the time for this dance and his music. From this moment and with Laura's help, he begins an intense study of the technologies of dance and musicality. With several demonstrations and shows for different discos, musical bars,… his vocation finds … the diffusion and education of this sensual and wonderful dance, and starts giving lessons in the year 2005 in PUERTO DEL MASNOU, BARENOSTRUM, BAJA BEACH CLUB, and nowadays in ZICH (Puerto Olímpico de Barcelona), musical Bar (+QCOPAS) , and Barrio Latino. Year after year, he is acquiring experience as choreographer, both in couple and in group, realizing the choreography lambadazouk DANSABRASIL 07, and 08, together with the friend and teacher Gabi. Also he experiments as DJ, (dj xavizouk) in Dansabrasil's different parties and nowadays in Zich.Recently he takes part as teacher in the congress of BERG'S and Co, in Porto Seguro, Brasil with Laura as couple and the team ZoukLambada BCN, composed by friends and professionals of this dance (LAURA, NURIA, HELOISA, GABI, EDU, DAVID and GABI). XaviZouk, idea and create the DANSABRASIL TEAM, which there is born in the congress of Amsterdam 2005 astonished by the congress at Claudia and your brilliant team Brasazouk … From there, a group of friends and companions of dance, together, they make possible, every year that our dream is a reality … the best dancers of the world of the lambadazouk in Barcelona !! |
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 Laura Español was born in Barcelona (Spain). She started to dance Lambada thanks to her passion for Brazilian music and to her sister Nuria, who initiated her to it. She performs Samba, Axé, Lambada, Zouk shows and animations also she gives lessons in DIR gym of those kinds of dances, although she works in Marketing and Advertising. She has worked in the top clubs in Barcelona: “Palacio de la Salsa”, “Antilla”, “Bikini”, ”Baja Beach”, “Agua de Luna”, “Celebrity-Zich”, “Ball Center”, “Off- Dance”, “ Roxy”… as well as in Hotels such as “Hotel Juan Carlos I”. She won along David Cascón the 2nd Zouk/Lambada's Competition at the Brazilian Dances 05-06 Congress. Also she belongs to the group LambAxeBCN. She is a member DansaBrasil BCN association. During the past 10 years she has worked to expand Lambada in Barcelona giving lessons at "La Fiesta del Puerto BCN” all Sundays organized by ZoukLambadaBCN (Coreografic and organizer of parties and events and also they are taking care of "La Fiesta del Puerto in Masnou”. She has been guest at events and congresses in Cadiz, Ibiza, London, Amsterdam, Sweden and Brazil sharing classes and Shows with her big Lambada models; Gilson, Braz, Renato Dias, Josy, Rominita and Xavi, my love. Her goal is to teach and expand this dance, the contact with the people and pupils’ evolution keeps her going on. |
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Nuria is Spanish by birth, but has a Brazilian heart. She met Brazilian rhythms in 1997 and immediately began taking classes of lambada until 1999. Since then she has not stopped dancing, not only zouk and lambada, Samba and especially focus in axè which is an enthusiastic specialist. She has performed in lots of animation events,discos, nightclubs, campsites, hotels, etc.. with the Barnaxé group, which also included capoeira and batucada. Now she is currently a member of the group of animation Lambaxé Bcn. There is also a cheerleader "Porto do Brazil", Masnou (Barcelona) for 4 years, where she teaches lambada Level 1 and 2,classes already provided in "Esportiu Claror" and "Celebrity" Trendy clubs in the Olympic Port of our city. She has recently won the 3rd. award in the 2nd contest lambada / zouk in Amsterdam. Talking about Nuriaxé is feeling Brazil. |
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LAIA was born in Barcelona (Spain) in 1985, and has done all kinds of dancing during her life, but in 2000 she fell in love with the word of Brasilian dancing and she started to do Samba, Capoeira, Lambada and Axé shows in Brasilian bars and discos and privet parties. She was the first teacher with most success of Lambada/Zouk in Barcelona (six years ago) together with Hernán (a teacher from Argentina) , and further on she also gave Samba and Axé classes. Now a days, Laia still does shows and classes of Lambada/Zouk (with Papagaio) and Samba-Axé, she also gives Fitness classes, goes to University and is the treasurer of “Dansa Brasil Bcn Asosiation” |
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 Gabriel Papagaio is Teacher and DJ of Lambada/Zouk recognized in the Brazilian world of Barcelona. He was the first DJ to put ZOUK music in Barcelona; and he devised to do the first Lambada/Zouk classes in Barcelona with Hernan and Laia. He works with the support of "Esportiu Rocafort", "Así se Baila" Dance School , "Bye Bye Brasil" pub, Eu Amo Brasil Grup, "DJ's en Directo" Group, "Seven Dance" dance school, Cultour Music Group, and others... giving classes of Capoeira, Lambada-Zouk and Samba-Axé, also in International Congresses, discotheques, private parties and workshops. He is degreed in Physical Education, Method Pilates and Physiotherapy. Great experience with good references realizing shows and animation of Samba, Batucada, Capoeira, Axé, Lambada, Latin dances, Dj, etc ... in several types of events and parties in Spain, specially in Catalonia. Also been Dj in concerts with "Harmonia do Samba", "Banda Calypso", "Jeito Muleque", and won the 1 º Prize in the ' Contest of Brazilian DJ's 2006 ' organized by the "Baja Beach" discotheque. He gives Lambada classes following a good methodology with his couple Laia, and is part of DansaBrasil Bcn organization. |
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The most famous “Carioca” from Barcelona starts dancing African dance with only five years in their native Brazil. She learned all sorts of Brazilians dancings till 15 years old, when began to excel in the most famous theatres in Rio de Janeiro, as Obaoba, Plataforma, Escala or Teatro Hotel Nacional At the same time she worked for the Brazilian television "Rede Globo" and in films such as "Lambada sensuous, dance prohibited." Once in Europe she was established in Barcelona, where she highlighted as a component of the group "Força Barça", TV3, Catalonia’s TV. Her artistic activity is complete because she was part of the musical trio Coconut Batida. Currently teaches at Samba Brazil and in Ampuriabrava. She is recognized, and not only in our city, as one of the best samba dancers and teachers with a great burst of energy. |
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