Giedre & Joao

JOAO ROCHA

Joao was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Since 1999 Salsa was his first love, and in 2007, Kizomba came into his life. Having inspirations such as Master Petchu, Kwenda Lima and Afrolatin Connection he has developed his own style!

In May 2010 he was invited to perform Semba at the prestigious “Africadançar”. In October 2010 he moved to London to teach and contribute to the growing Kizomba scene in the UK. In February 2012 he moved to Stockholm and created 1st Kizomba Scene there under the name of “Kizombafeber” along with his current partner Giedre. The same year he started practicing dj-ing and was called DJ “Rock”.

GIEDRE LAPAITE 

Giedre was born in Lithuania, her first love was ballroom dances along with salsa, later on in 2010 she discovered Kizomba. In 2011 she met Joao Rocha, who has given her love to Semba and invited her to teach together. In 2012 Giedre deepened her knowledge of Angola’s history and culture with Master Petchu and Vanessa in Lisbon (Portugal). In 2012 she moved to Stockholm (Sweden) where she contributed in developing Kizomba community. 

JOAO & GIEDRE 

In 2015 Joao and Giedre decided to bring their Kizomba love into Frankfurt, where they are based at the moment. They have taught and travelled the world together since 2012. They are as well know as organisers of prestigious kizomba festival - LIKE LISBON. Their biggest dance project in Frankfurt is called LIKE FRANKFURT.

Their classes are known as very detailed and highly technical, they focus on authentic kizomba and semba, pay a lot of attention to the Angolan culture, but also introduce modern kizomba music and steps along 3 years program. They teach not only kizomba, semba, tarraxinha, but also they give classes of old school kizomba flow, leading and following techniques and musicality. They also created a modern class of kizomba with tango influence, which has become one of their most popular classes.

Courses by this teacher

Name Level Release Date
Kizomba Beginners - Full Course 24-03-2020
Kizomba Beginners - Basic Steps 24-03-2020
Kizomba Beginners - Basic Variations 24-03-2020
Kizomba Beginners - Saídas 24-03-2020
Kizomba Beginners - Syncopated Turn & Virgula 24-03-2020
Kizomba Beginners - Balancé 24-03-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Master Class - April 2020 06-04-2020
Kizomba Improver 1 - Master Class - April 2020 24-03-2020
Dancing Kizomba on Different Rhythms 07-04-2020
Semba Intermediate - Master Class - April 2020 08-04-2020
Semba Beginners - Master Class - April 2020 09-04-2020
Tarraxinha - Master Class - April 2020 09-04-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Master Class - April 2020 09-04-2020
Semba Beginners - Full Course 09-04-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 1 v1 09-04-2020
Tarraxinha - Part 2 09-04-2020
Semba Basics - Masterclass - May 2020 09-04-2020
Kizomba Improver 2 - Master Class - May 2020 03-05-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Master Class - May 2020 03-05-2020
Semba Intermediate - Master Class - May 2020 03-05-2020
Giedre's Ladies Body Movement Course - Fundamentals 06-05-2020
Tarraxinha - Master Class - May 2020 06-05-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Master Class - May 2020 06-05-2020
Giedre's Ladies Body Movement Course - Hip Movement 07-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 1 - Full Course 13-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 1 - Volume 1 13-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 1 - Volume 2 13-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 1 - Volume 3 13-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 1 - Volume 4 13-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 1 - Volume 5 13-05-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 1 09-04-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 2 09-04-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 7 09-04-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Vol 3 09-04-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Vol 4 06-05-2020
Semba Intermediate - Master Class - June 2020 01-06-2020
Kizomba Improver 2 - Master Class - June 2020 01-06-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Master Class - June 2020 01-06-2020
Giedre's Ladies Body Movement Course - Circles 03-06-2020
Walk, Weight Transfer and Marca 03-06-2020
Tarraxinha - Master Class - June 2020 06-06-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Master Class - June 2020 06-06-2020
Semba Improver 1 - Masterclass - June 2020 06-06-2020
Mens Course with Joao - Fundamentals & Musicality 07-06-2020
Kizomba Improver 2 - July 2020 26-06-2020
Semba Improver 1 26-06-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - July 2020 26-06-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - July 2020 26-06-2020
Semba Intermediate 1 - July 2020 26-06-2020
Giedre's Ladies Body Movement Course - Advanced Tarraxinha Moves 26-06-2020
Mens Course with Joao - Banga and Swag 26-06-2020
Tarraxinha - July 2020 09-04-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 3 09-04-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 4 09-04-2020
Kizomba Improvers 3 - Full Course 13-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 3 - August 2020 13-05-2020
Kizomba Improvers 1 - August 2020 13-05-2020
Giedre's Ladies Body Movement Course - Footwork and Body Movement 31-08-2020
Kizomba Improvers 2 - Full Course 16-09-2020
Kizomba Improvers 3 - September 2020 13-05-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 5 01-10-2020
Kizomba Improvers 3 - October 2020 13-05-2020
Tarraxinha - Vol 6 23-10-2020
Kizomba Improvers 3 - Oct/Nov 2020 02-11-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Oct/Nov 2020 03-11-2020
Semba Intermediate 1 - Oct/Nov 2020 03-11-2020
Kizomba Fusion - Oct/Nov 2020 03-11-2020
Kizomba Basics - Oct/Nov 2020 04-11-2020
Kizomba Beginners - Virgula 04-11-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Oct/Nov 2020 05-11-2020
Tarraxinha Vol 8 10-11-2020
Tarraxinha Vol 9 10-11-2020
Tarraxinha - Nov-Dec 2020 09-04-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - November 2020 12-11-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 3 - November 2020 12-11-2020
Semba Intermediate 1 - November 2020 13-11-2020
Kizomba Fusion November 2020 15-11-2020
Tarraxinha Bundle 16-11-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Vol 1 12-11-2020
Giedre's Ladies Body Movement Bundle 29-11-2020
Semba Improver 1 - Volume 1 06-12-2020
Semba Improver 1 - Volume 2 06-12-2020
Kizomba Improver 1 - Volume 3 06-12-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Vol 6 06-06-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Vol 2 12-11-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 - Vol 5 12-11-2020
Semba Improver 1 - Bundle 20-12-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 1 Bundle 21-12-2020
Kizomba Fusion 15-11-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 3 - Volume 1 12-11-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Volume 1 26-06-2020
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Volume 2 26-06-2020
Kizomba Roots - Music and Dance 22-02-2021
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Volume 3 10-03-2021
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Volume 4 08-04-2021
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Volume 5 03-05-2021
Kizomba Intermediate 2 - Volume 6 31-05-2021

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