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Pablo Dias was born in Minas Gerais were he grew up between music and dance. He teaches forró since he was 16 years old  and dance since 14 years. At the age 18 years, Pablo started hes own project in Portugal, where Forró  was still unknown. He introduced the Forró in Lisbon as a co-founder of the portuguese Forró Association. Pablo is today a reknowned teacher , musician, composer and hosts the popular Forró de Lisboa Festival every year, since 2012.
 

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Margarida Pires, formation is in salon dances, as Kizomba, Salsa, Bachata and European dances.
Master in phisical Education, 5 years ago started to dance Forró whith Pablo Dias and she also organizers the Forró de Lisboa Festival.
 

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Rudolfo was born in Olinda, in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Even as a child Rudolfo Batista da Silva was passionate about the folklore, the culture but mostly about the dances of this region of the northeast of Brazil (Nordeste). During his childhood he participated in many of the typical parties called Festas Juninas, dancing in the cultural capitals of Pernambuco. At the age of 14 Rudolfo’s interest in Forró grew and he started learning the typical styles of the northeastern region. When he was 19 he was introduced to the Forró Universitário style, learning it and mixing it with his Forró Nordestino. In 2010 he moved to the city of Cologne in Germany, where he founded the group Forró de Colônia.

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Sarah Scherhag Cologne, Germany. In 2011 Sarah started dancing Forró in the group of Forró de Colônia and immediately fell in love with the music, the dance and the Brazilian culture in general. Since then she has been to more than 30 Forró-Festivals in Europe, Japan, United States and Brazil. As an assistant for many different Forró teachers she gained experience in teaching diverse types and styles in Forró and since 2015 she gives regular classes for Forró de Colônia. As a professional figure skater, she has the best references in teaching basics of balance and body control, as well as posture and elegance in dancing.

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Rafael Wilker began dancing in 2009, where he began to learn the first steps on the Forró, after a year began to learn other rhythms such as Samba, Bolero, WCS, zouk … and soon after in 2011 entered the school Pé Descalço, at the age of 19. In March 2014 he won the red collar, the highest level of the school. He began to teach at the Eldorado unit in 2012. Rafael Wilker likes to apply in his dance many variations of movements together and separated, Various displacements, figures, movements in reverse (exploring the dynamism of the dance and senses), likes to guide specific classes for slower songs, drag and fast (with Dynamics or focused study), to explore as much as possible what music offers (improvisation), and most importantly to help show how important the connection between partners is. In addition, he coordinates and is part of the presentation group Pé Descalço Eldorado, is one of the examiners of the school and one of the teachers with more highlights in their didactic classes. He has already held several workshops in many cities in Brazil (São Paulo, Montes Claros, Itajubá, Niterói, Ipatinga, Juiz de Fora, Uberlândia …) and abroad 3 times in Russia (St. Petesburg – 2016 and 2017 and Moscow – 2017)

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Babi Loira started dancing in 2007 in Pé Descalço at 16 years. In the following years also began studying other rhythms like samba, tango, zouk, bolero, west coast, lindy hop, salsa, samba rock, soltinho, and others. She has taught at Pé Descalço in the Savassi (Previous) and São Paulo (Current) Units. She also has taught workshops of forró in many cities in Brazil and other countries (Germany, Holland, France and Portugal). Her dance is characterized by aesthetics, Improvisation and precision of movements. Also was part of the Mimulus experimental group, and already dance tango and samba performances in other presentation groups.

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Terra Pasqualini was born in Minas Gerais and grew up in São Paulo. At the age of 15, he discovered the mid-90s strongly growing Forró scene in São Paulo, began to learn the dance and frequented the booming Casas de Forró of São Paulo. This new interpretation and development of Forró – the urbanisation of the traditional Forró Pé-de-Serra – is what stamps Terra’s dance style and also what he transmits to his pupils. Terra is co-founder and chief executive of the Brazilian cultural association Verein Brasilianischer Kulturen Stuttgart e.V. and of Europe’s greatest Forró festival Forró de Domingo Festival. Since 2002, he lives in Germany and is regarded as one of the main characters in the dissemination of Forró in Europe.

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Henni Pasqualini was born, grown up in Germany and she is already engaged in the Brazilian culture for more than 15 years. 2006 Henni started to dance Forró more intensively and in the same year she participated in the first Forró de Domingo in Stuttgart. Starting with a constant support to the Forró scene in Stuttgart, she is a fix part of the organisation team of Europe’s greatest Forró Festival. She accompanied all Forró de Domingo Festivals, working as editor, advertiser, teacher, and above all as organiser and contact person for the participants. With enthusiasm she devotes herself in the spread and support of the Brazilian couple dance in Europe.

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