DANCE CLASS TIMETABLE IN LONDON

TUESDAY

　

ZUMBA CLASS- LA FITNESS WALDORF,5.45 to 6pm.

@ Hilton The Waldorf Aldwych, London, Greater London WC2B 4DD. Nearest tube: Covent Garden or Holborn Station

　

FORRO CLASS- BAR SALSA,

@ 96 Charing Cross Road London, Greater London WC2H 0JG,020 7379 3277. Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road or Leicester Square Station

　

WEDNESDAY

ZUMBA CLASS- SOHO GYMS CAMDEN TOWN - 5.45pm to 6.30pm.
£10non members. 

@ 193-199 Camden High Street,London, NW1 7BT,Tel. 020 7482 4524. Nearest tube: Camden Town Station

　

THURSDAY

FORRO CLASS - FORRO DO GALPAO- 7 to 8pm, £5.

@ CORBET PLACE,The Old Truman Brewery 15 Hanbury Street, Ely's Yard, E1 6QR. Nearest tube: Liverpool Street Station or Aldgate East. Overground:Shoreditch High Street.

　FRIDAY

　

FORRO CLASS - TIA MARIA TAPIOCA HOUSE- 8.30 to 9.30pm, £5.

@126 South Lambeth Road,SW8 1RB,Tel. 020 7622 3602. Nearest tube: Vauxhall Station
 
SATURDAY

ZUMBA CLASS - SOHO GYMS BOROUGH -1.30 to 2.30 pm.£10 non members.

@Empire Square,Long lane,London, SE1 4NL,Tel. 020 7234 9390. Nearest tube: Bourough Station

SAMBA DE GAFIEIRA CLASS- 4.30 to 5.30pm, £7.

ZOUK LAMBADA CLASS - 7.30 to 8.30pm, £7.

@183 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7PE. Telephone. +44(0)20 7631 3618. Nearest tube: Goodge Street Station or Tottenham Court Road Station (THESE CLASSES START FROM MAY)

SUNDAY　

　

SAMBA DE GAFIEIRA CLASS -  4 tp 5.30pm. £8 + £1 non members.

@ISLINGTON ART FACTORY,2 Parkhurst Road London, Greater London N7 0SF,020 7607 0561. Nearest tube: Caledonian Road or Holloway Station.

　

PS: SAMBA, FORRO & SAMBA DE GAFIEIRA WORKSHOPS REGULARLY IS COMING. IF YOU WANT BE UPDATE SEND ME A E-MAIL TO GLADYSLATINART@GOOGLEMAIL OR CONTACT ME BY FACEBOOK ( GLADYS CAVALCANTE)

BIOGRAPHY

Gladys Cavalcante is a professional Brazilian Ballroom and Latin Dancer & Performer, Choreographer and Zumba Instructor. From Rio de Janeiro, she began her training in 1993 in Brazilian Ballroom Dance. She has travelled around the world with performances to presidents in Africa, Middle Eastern and mostly recent Asia (Hong Kong). Also She had performed for Britain's Got Talent 2010 semi-final. Most Recently She got the prize with Douglas Gomes, one of her dance partners, for the best latin dance performers of 2011 for the LUKAS- Latin UK AWARDS.


Gladys starts her trainning at the most traditional Brazilian Ballroom Dance School, ‘Jaime Arouxa Centre of Dance.’ She is specialized in Brazilian dance styles like Samba no Pe, Samba de Gafieira, Forro, Bolero, Lambazouk, Brazilian Zouk and Salsa. She is qualified as Fitness Instructing from YMCA and Zumba Instructor. Recently She had joyned Afro Contemporary dance company, Nutempo.


Currently based in London Gladys has been teaching regular classes & workshops around UK, for all ages and dance performing all over England and Abroad including television (BBC, ITV, Star TV...) English Awards events, Brazilian Embassy envents, Dance Congresses, London School of Samba, Paraizo Samba School, Gyms, West End clubs, Carnivals and many festivals.


In 2009, Gladys & her partner were runners-up in the 1st Forro Competition held in London. Engagement and conexion with the audience are Gladys’ hallmarks. She has also produced a Brazilian dance show ‘Brazil: Rhythms & Colours’ that was showed in Britain in 2010.



TRULY A BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE

 

A highly professional Brazilian Ballroom and Latin Dancer, Stage Performer and Zumba Instructor. From Rio de Janeiro, trained from 1993 at the most traditional Brazilian Ballroom Dance School, Jaime Arouxa Centre of Dance. Constantly performing high standards on stage and with students, keen on creativity and determined to achieve personal and professional excellence.

 

SAMBA DE GAFIEIRA - FORRO -

SAMBA - BOLERO - ZUMBA - SALSA - MERENGUE - TANGO　

Selected work projects

 

2012

LUKAS Awards - Got the prize The Best Latin Dancer from 2011 together with my dance partner Douglas Gomes, Samba de Gafieira performance.

Petrobras – Samba de Gafieira performance, co-ordination and choreography .

Art In Fusion - Launch party of TV Chanel, performing with my dance partner Davi Lira Samba de Gafieira, Brazilian Zouk & Samba. (See link below)
http://youtu.be/Tg_UAFNSjiQ

Hong Kong – 7 days Dance Congress, teaching Samba de Gafieira, Samba and Forro.

Rugby Club - KPR ball, Samba performance & co-ordination.

ART IN FUSION

RUGBY CLUB - KPR

BRAZILIALITY - NUTEMPO CONTEMPORARY COMPANY

2011

World Food Awards - Choreographer, Co-ordinater & Dancer of Samba performance team. (See link below)
http://youtu.be/XP5ncyAiU0o

Pizza Express Awards - Choreographer, Co-ordinater & Dancer of Samba performance team.

Barcelona, SPAI Carioca Dance Congress - Samba de Gafieira demo, Perfomance of Forro & teaching Zumba.(See link below)
http://youtu.be/xVGRqWkzzzs

Various Events for Embratur – Perfomance of Samba de Gafieira, Samba and Forro.

Braziliality Event - Nutempo (Afro Contemporary dance company) dancing Afro-

Brazilian Contemporary with Samba de Gafieira.

London Dance Congress - Teaching Forro & Zumba.

1st Forro Fest UK - Teaching in the workshop & performing Forro.

International Capoeira Festival II - Teaching Samba, workshop.

BATUKE, biggest afro festival in UK - Teaching Samba de Gafieira & Tango.

ABC Trust – Volunteering Brazilian dance workshop for charity.

ROCKS PIZZA EXPRESS AWARDS

1ST FORRO FEST UK

BATUKE

INTERNATIONAL CAPOEIRA FESTIVAL II

2010

Britain’s Got Talent - participated dancing Latin Jazz, Bollywood & Samba , Semi-final. (See link below)
http://youtu.be/2r6UAPdrVwk

Taste of London - Samba performance. (See link below)
http://youtu.be/s8XJkXjxMmg

London Dance Congress - Samba de Gafieira Performance.

Carnival Del Pueblo (The biggest latin american carnival in Europe) - Samba de Gafieira, Forro, Lambada& Samba performance. 

Stoke Newington Comomm, London - Performing with my dance partner Kleber Saude, Samba de Gafieira & Zouk Lambada.

POLAND, 1st Samba de Gafieira workshop -  Dance Teacher. 

CARNIVAL DEL PUEBLO, LONDON

SAMBA DE GAFIEIRA & SAMBA WORKSHOP IN POLAND

STOKE NEWINGTON COMMOM EVENT

2009

Workshop of Samba de Gafieira, London – planning, co-ordination of event including budgeting. (See link below)
http://youtu.be/ZE3MdqwhNvE

Ritmo Dance Company - Founder, co-ordination of the shows, Choreographer & Dancer. It was one hour dance show that was showed in Guanabara, London and Kilburn Castle, Glasgow. (See link below)
http://youtu.be/XwmxVfEFB9A

Forro Competition – co-ordination and support of London’s first forro competition held in London, 2009. (See links below)

http://youtu.be/dKltc7X3j_A

http://youtu.be/cNChlV8NB_4