What is Brazilian Zouk? - Arthur Santos from Brazil

Dance Specific TALKS

Time to talk about Brazilian ZOUK with no one else than ➡️ Arthur Santos!
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ARTIST: Arthur Santos
COUNTRY: Brazil 🇧🇷 based in Madrid 🇪🇸
STYLE: Brazilian Zouk
WEBSITE: ArthursSantos.com
Arthur was born in Goiânia, Brazil and at 12 years old discovered his dance passion at high school with jazz and contemporary. Performer, teacher and choreographer, he started dancing Latin and Brazilian ballroom in 2007 and after 3 months was invited to become part of Sport Dance’s Company where he learned Brazilian zouk, salsa, samba de gafieira, bolero, chachacha, forró and one of his favourites, Argentine tango.
He met Paulina Posadas in Mexico – today the 8 times World Champion on Salsa On2 – and she invited him to be part of her dance company MoreSalsa where he learned and improved his dance, especially salsa. In 2013, followed by his dance partner – the world-renowned dancer, Layssa Liebscher – they moved to Adelaide, Australia where they have been building a strong Brazilian Zouk community as well as teaching other Brazilian dance styles. They have also spent their time traveling interstate around Australia and touring overseas in countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, China, Holland, Finland, Poland, England, and the USA.
In March 2020 Arthur moved to Madrid to start a brand new life with his love one and where began working to improve the growth of Brazilian Zouk in Spain, and also invest in his own dance.
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