Sofie Toris- Brazilian Zouk Variations & Samba De Gafiera NoPe

Nola Zoukers is INCREDIBLY excited to host the amazing Sofie Toris in Nola! She is a master of Brazilian Zouk (lead and follow, variations), Samba Carnival and Samba De Gafiera! Sofie Toris - a passionate woman who became a pioneer of Brazilian dances in the Czech Republic. She travelled the world to be able to bring the best of latino dances into her native Prague. In 2006 she and her partner opened the first dance school in the country to focus on latino dances and her responsibilities extended from teaching, choreographing and performing to also running the dance school. She started to acquire her dance skills as a child with ballet, tap dance and ballroom dance. As a young adult, she continued studying scenic arts, Musical Theatre and besides contemporary, afro, jazz, tap, ballet and ballroom, she went on to study in Cuba to learn Cuban modern and folkloric dances. She continued her dance journey with a trip to Brazil where she learned zouk, samba de gafieira, samba no pé and forró. Although she lives in Europe now, she continues studying dance to be able to be a better dancer, a better dance teacher and performer and enrich the dance scene in whichever way she can. Since 2005 she has been active as: - an organizer (she is the co-founder of the Prague Zouk Congress, the Prague Zouk & Samba Congress, the founder of Bachata Sí! Festival and countless weekenders, bringing international artists to enhance the European dance scene), - a dance teacher (2006-2015 at her school DANCE PLANET. Dance styles: zouk, samba no pé, samba de gafieira, forró, bachata, salsa, ladies classes, core & balance classes, specified courses on dance technique, choreography etc.) and - a performer (as the main choreographer she has been running the dance company BRAZIL SHOW since 2005. The company focuses on Brazilian and other latino dances) Since 2015 she resides in Galicia, Spain and continues her work as a teacher, performer and choreographer. Read more: https://www.lucianosofie.com/about-us/ Pricing Details: Two Items: Brazilian Zouk Styling Choreography Challenge and Video Shoot- $40 - only 8 Spots available! Brazilian Zouk Styling Lead/ Follow & Carnival Samba Workshops -$65 Both together $55 Venmo @TinaBobina89 PayPal [email protected]