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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Teresa Freitas (Angola, Luanda)

DJs:
DJ Dasmara (Angola)

DJ Dotizinha (Poland)

Singer:
Małgorzata 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. Małgosia 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 Małgosia will sing, but we can say today already that for the first time it will be a 100% LIVE MUSIC CONCERT !!
Małgosia will come with her band in the composition: acoustic guitar, cajón, violin, cello.
You can’t miss it!

http://www.AngolanFestival.pl