Forró - London
Forró - The Brazilian, now very much European, hip-swivelling, dance floor-filling, popular music and dance originated in Brazil’s north-eastern states. Spreading smiles and well being are common signs and symptoms identified on dancers.
It ranges from a slow rhythm called xote to a faster version called arrasta-pé.Simple put, "It's less competitive than salsa and less pedantic than tango..."
Traditionally, it’s a couple's dance and the music involves only three instruments (accordion, zabumba and a metal triangle). Check-out our live radio selection.
Forró Festival in Stuttgart 2012 - 7 - 10 June 2012
Europe's greatest Forró Festival is closer… This time even bigger!
Forró de Domingo Festival 2012
From the 7th until the 10th of June 2012 you get the rare chance to learn and experience Forró in Stuttgart - four exciting days!
Confirmed presence of the following renowned teachers: Marinho (Rio de Janeiro), Evandro (São Paulo), Cesar and Lucas (Belo Horizonte), Pablo (Belo Horizonte/Lisbon), André (Santos/London), Marion (Paris), Junio (Belo Horizonte/Aachen), Rudolfo (Olinda/Köln), Terra and Jidu (São Paulo/Stuttgart) you will have plenty of opportunity to gain knowledge of different Forró styles and techniques. The talented dancer and musician Teco (Recife/Thonon-les-Bains)willl also gives you the chance to learn Coco, Xaxado and Cavalo Marinho - three Brazilian dances, which also have their roots in the North-East of Brazil. Futhermore, Brenda (Campinas/Stuttgart) will teach us how to dance Samba no Pé – one of the most popular Brazilian dances at all.
Click here or contact Cesar(cesar@forro.co.uk) / Andre(andre@forro.co.uk) for more information.
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Secret Forró Sessions
Forró pé de serra all night - invitees only. Interested? Secret Forró Sessions now open to new guests. To join us, please fill up the request form#1 - The first rule of Secret Forró is, you do not talk about Secret Forró.
#2 - No high heels.
#3 - Vá bem bonitinho e perfumado. *no translation needed*
#4 - Sessions will go on for as long as they have to.
#5 - If this is your first night at Secret Forró, you have to dance.
#6 - Invitees only.
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Where to dance in London
| Where | When | How Much | Classes | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Forró Family |
Tuesday |
free after 20:00 |
£6 / £4 conc |
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Etrusco |
Wednesday |
free |
£ class - 18:30 |
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Corbet Place |
Thursday |
free |
£5 class - 18:30 |
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Guanabara |
Sunday |
free - £5 after 20:00 |
free - 18:30 |
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Forró - Etrusco
Every Wednesday, from 07:00 pm - Etrusco - Basement/ 1 Hurdwick Place NW1 2JE ( Next to Mornington Crescent Tube) London
Beginners Class - £5 class - 18:30 to 19:30
Advanced Class - £5 class - 19:30 to 20:30
PORQUE DANCAR TE FAZ MAIS FELIZ...
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Videos
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Photos
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Radio
Forró radio:
Tip: click play to start
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Forró - Corbet Place
Every Thursday, from 06:30pm - Corbet Place - The Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury st, E1 6QR (10 min. from Liverpool Street tube)
PORQUE DANCAR TE FAZ MAIS FELIZ...
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Parisian Forró
“Ah, forró is magical...” and yes, it's spreading! We heard from dancer's in Germany, France, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland and even "upside down" forró in Australia. In Paris, Prior to the Forró movement, local knowledge of Brazil was limited. “Eight years ago, Parisians only knew football, samba, fans and beaches,” said Rubens Pinheiro, the producer of Jota, a forró band originally from Rio de Janeiro that now calls Paris home.To accommodate the growing swell of fans, Bizz’Art (167, quai de Valmy, 10th; 33-1-4034-7000; bizzartclub.com) a dining and dancing club on the fringes of the chic Canal St. Martin quarter, also devotes one Saturday a month to forró and other Brazilian dance styles.
If you are visiting Paris, you can also dance in the Studio des Rigoles (46, rue des Rigoles, 20th; 33-1-4366 7600), a dance association run by volunteers, started offering large forró dance classes. Another dance and concert venue,Studio l’Ermitage (8, rue de l’Ermitage, 20th; 33-1-4462-0286), in a former biscuit factory, holding monthly forró evenings since March. And in Paris’s 10th Arrondissement, several bars have lured an artsy crowd with their own forró nights. Also, Cabaret Sauvage, a club nestled in Parc de la Villette in the 19th Arrondissement (33-1-4209-0199; cabaretsauvage.com), under a scarlet circus top. (Sauvage typically will host a battle of the forró bands during the summertime Feast of St. John, as well as the autumnal Festa de Cachaça, an evening of Brazilian dance.)
See also The NYTimes full report and slideshow.
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Calendar
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Video - Por amor ao Forro
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