Artists
Instructors:
Dasmara
& Iolanda (Angola / Portugal / UK)
Dasmara Dos Santos (living in Portugal) & Iolanda Rangel
(living in United Kingdom), two Angolan dancers, began their
partnership in 2013 and immediately attained their first
international recognition by winning the international competition
“Africa a Dançar”. Holding the title for World champion Kizomba
and Semba competition they have since, been teaching and
performing all several countries in Europe. Passionate about
teaching, spreading the joy that dance brings to life and
spreading the Angolan culture, Dasmara & Iolanda have become
the favourite among dance events and festivals both in Portugal
and the rest of Europe as they bring both knowledge and joy to all
their performances and classes.
Mário
Jordão & Laury Esmeralda (Angola / France)
Mario Jordão and Laury Esmeralda have won various
kizomba/semba competitions. Mario was the 2015 National Champion
of Kizomba & Semba dances in Angola. Laury Esmeralda won 3rd
place at the Africadançar 2013 competition and was winner of the
2013 Semba Show Competition in France. They started working
together at the end of 2015, the public start to love them with
their videos on social medias and they started to get invitations
to teach all over the world. In 2018, they decides to represent
Kizomba and Semba, in the France National Competition recognized
by France Dance Federation, and they became France Kizomba
Champions in May 2018. They, more recently, received the price of
"BEST SEMBA DANCERS", in the new event named "World Kizomba Award"
based in Lyon, France.
Laury is the founder of the Esmeralda Company Kizomba School in
Paris, France. Working alongside Mario, the two have traveled
across the world sharing their passion for kizomba, Semba and
dancing in general with all the dancers who wants to learn those
dances from their Angolan origin. They are organising trip to go
to Angola since 2016, to make people understand better why Kizomba
is part of a culture and not just a dance, and also discover the
country and understand a little more about it.
Dúnia
Pacheco (Angola / Poland)
Native Angolan, dancer and dance instructor. Founder of
the African dance revue “Mulemba” - Poland’s Got Talent
semi-finalist; organiser of the first festival of kuduro in
Europe “KuduroMania Festival”, author and coordinator of the
cultural project "Zungueiras". Dúnia is a frequent guest at
various festivals and cultural events in Poland, USA, Hungary,
Lithuania, Czech Republic, Russia, Portugal. She is the first
dance instructor in Poland to teach the secrets and techniques
of kuduro and mapouka.
African dances have been a very important part of Dúnia’s life
since childhood. She grew up in the family of sportspeople and
dancers, and learnt such Angolan dances as kabetula, semba,
kizomba and kuduro at home. She began her professional dancing
career in 2006 and has since been developing her techniques in
various dance styles, including carnival samba and traditional
and modern African dances, both in Poland and abroad. A number
of instructors have influenced her, notably Joanna Marków, Lécio
Leal, Gladys Cavalgante, Mohamed Kouyaté, Mestre Petchú, Aranha
da 11.
Dúnia is constantly evolving as a dancer, perfecting her skills
and expanding her knowledge of new forms of movement. She finds
cooperating with others inspiring. She has performed with the
Brazilian band Unha de Gato from Niterói and has worked with
Muleketu, the French samba-reggae group and the largest of its
kind in Europe. She has also cooperated with Polish artists and
bands performing African and Brazilian rhythms, like Iza
Kowalewska, Ryszard Bazarnik (with whom she conducts the
so-called “harmony creation workshops”) and Afro Carnaval (with
whom she performs in Buffo Theatre spectacles). Dúnia has also
been the leader and choreographer of Danca Brasil. She has
worked with Angolan stars, too, including Semba Masters, Maya
Cool, Kituxi, and Banda Maravilha. As choreographer, she
co-organised artistic programmes of the following festivals:
Samba Festival in 2008 and 2009, and Afro-Brazilian Drums
Festival in 2008 and 2009.
Dúnia shares her knowledge and skills every day at workshops she
runs all over Poland and at regular classes at Warsaw’s dance
schools. Through her revue Mulemba she is trying to promote her
own work and that of dancers of African and Latin American
origin. She also participates in TV programmes, music videos and
commercials. She is fascinated by extraordinary people,
travelling, foreign languages and, of course, dancing.
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Instagram: duniadancer
Teresa
Freitas (Angola, Luanda)
DJs:
DJ Dasmara
(Angola)
DJ
Dotizinha (Poland)
Singer:
Ma³gorzata Skrzyniarz (Poland)
Vocalist,
artist who loves dance, smile, activity, fascinated with kizomba
and semba for 3 years. She decided to combine her musical and
dance world, because this is a perfect reflection of her
personality.
Her experience gained during performances on Warsaw stages and in
restaurants allows her to build a unique relationship with an
audience. She can't imagine any other way than music, because it
gives her true happiness and fulfillment.
She has performed at the 10th edition of the Warsaw Kizomba
Festival 2019, performing with the Vamula dance group. Ma³gosia
sang during a dance show, and describes this day as a
breakthrough in her music and dance career.
She appeared on previous year's edition of the 7th Angolan
Festival in Krakow performing "Volta amor" from Yola Semedo,
which led to a lot of positive emotions. How will she surprise
us this time? We will not reveal yet what Ma³gosia will sing,
but we can say today already that for the first time it will be
a 100% LIVE MUSIC CONCERT !!
Ma³gosia will come with her band in the composition: acoustic
guitar, cajón, violin, cello.
You can’t miss it!
http://www.AngolanFestival.pl