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I fell in love with forr贸 in London..


picture of forro band and dancers

What is Forr贸

The term forr贸 refers to a musical genre, a rhythm, a dance and the event itself where forr贸 music is played and danced. Forr贸 is an important part of the culture of the Northeastern Region of Brazil. It encompasses various dance types as well as a number of different musical genres. Their music genres and dances have gained widespread popularity in all regions of Brazil, especially during the Brazilian June Festivals. Forr贸 has also become increasingly popular all over the world, with a well-established forr贸 scene in Europe.


Today various musical instruments are used in the various styles of forr贸 (although always with a reference to the traditional combination of:
  1. Accordion
  2. Triangle
  3. Zabumba
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So how did I fall in love with forr贸...

One day I went to a portuguese language meet up and after they invited me to go and dance. I am not a dancer at all, but I said why not. When I walked in to the dance hall I felt like "Baby" from Dirty Dancing when she held the watermelon.


girl holding watermelon

I had an amazing night. The people were so friendly and I danced almost every night I could after that. I went to festivals all over Europe. The two styles I dance are called Roots and Universit谩rio. Met amazing new friends from all over the world and now no matter where I go there is always a friendly face. Anyone can lead and anyone can follow, forr贸 is not a strict dance. If you mess up, you just laugh and keep going. Unfortunatly due to covid, I did not dance for three years. I've also moved home to Bermuda where there is no forr贸 but last month I was in Toronto and I was able to dance. And there was a friendly face to reconnect with.馃挌馃挌馃挌

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