Forró Portsmouth is a social group of people that enjoy the music, dance, and culture of Forró, that originates from Brazil and is becoming more and more popular around the world.
What's on?
Intro to Forró Courses:
[Sign Up Now] Thursdays from the 20th Feb at 7pm-8pm. (4 weeks)
[Sign Up Now] Thursdays from the 27th Mar at 7pm-8pm. (5 weeks)
[Sign Up Now] Mondays from the 7th Apr 6:45pm - 7:45pm (4 weeks)
[In Progress] Mondays from the 10th Feb 6:45pm - 7:45pm (6 weeks)
Forró Improvers Courses
[Sign Up Now] Mondays from the 7th Apr at 8pm-9pm. (4 weeks)
[In Progress] Mondays from the 10th Feb 8pm - 9pm (6 weeks)
Forró Drop-in Improvers Classes
[Pay on the door] Thursdays from the 13th Feb at 8pm-9pm.
We run Intro to Forró courses on Mondays and Thursdays to help you improve and enjoy more forró! Classes are run by our teacher Alex, and occasional guest teachers. Check out our Instagram to see forró in action and our Facebook page to see the upcoming events! Our regular weekly 'drop-in' classes are on Thursdays from 8pm-9pm where we learn something new every week.
What is Forró?
Forró dancing is a form of dance originating from Brazil, characterised by its infectious rhythms and close connection between partners. It's typically danced to the the varies types of forró music, featuring mainly the accordion, drums, and triangle.
In forró, each dance is different and changes throughout, partners move together in a close embrace, blending smooth steps with energetic movements, creating a dynamic and enjoyable dance experience. It's easy to learn and perfect for beginners, offering a fun way to socialise, exercise, and immerse yourself in Brazilian culture. Give it a try and discover the joy of forró dancing!
Classes and social dancing every Thursday night
Beginners focus on basics and confidence, while improvers pick up the pace, requiring a solid foundation from beginners. We're here to equip you with skills and confidence in beginners, so you can dive into the challenges of improvers with gusto! On Thursdays don't forget the free social dancing time after the classes from 8:30pm. You don't need a partner for any of the classes as you will rotate with the other dancers. Please wear comfortable clothing, flat soled shoes and be clean.
What to expect at our Intro to Forró course
In this class we will take you know knowing nothing to understanding the basics and enjoying the dance floor! This is the class for you if you are absolutely new to Forró, you don't need a partner and can come on your own, we're all very welcoming and a lot of people come on their own! Forró is more than just a dance, it's a lovely community where you can have fun, relax, and learn something new at your pace.
Maybe you have done other styles of similar dance (Kazumba/Salsa) or you have enjoyed Forró years ago and want to refresh your knowledge. This class will take you from no dancing experience at all to enjoying the dance floor with some simple steps! We will walk you through the partner hold, how to lead and follow the basic steps and if we're lucky a simple turn.
If you enjoy the class, find the steps quite straight forward and fancy pushing yourself, there is improvers classes on Thursdays and we also run improver courses!
What to expect in our Improver Course
If you are comfortable with the basics and want to explore more of what Forró has to offer then these courses are for you. We will be covering aspects of different styles of Forró and where they came from, the tools available within the dance such as communication, techniques for both leading and following, playing with the aspects of presence and absence, sequences and repertoire growth.
We aim to learn a little sequence that is repeatable but concentrate on the concepts to improve leading and following in the social setting so you can enjoy forró with new partners and be able to understand their communication.
