Afro Brazilian Dance
express feelings in a creative and positive way

The focus of my class is the development and encouragement of the rhythmical perception. The aim is to enable my students to regain the contact to the element „earth“. Various exercises will help conciliate the own rhythm. This facilitates a conscious perception of the self and strong relationship to the own centre of the body, the stomach.
All cultures relating to African cultures, are very bond to the the four elements in nature: earth, air, fire and water. The topic of this workhop is: earth and water.
In daily life the element of the earth is corresponding to the present moments, the consciousness
and target objects. The element of the water is corresponding to the flow of life.
In my class participants will experience how to open up; not only external movements shall be perceived more consciously but it is of great importance to me that these movements are felt and sensed in the inner self.
Through this conscious dancing we will learn how to permit this energy flow and how to use it for ourselves. Thus we will experience on how to express feelings such as bliss, joy, aggressiveness, love, fears and dreams in a creative and positive way.




Regina Ribeiro
Regina Ribeiro, singer, composer, dancer and teacher, was born in São Paulo, Brazil. She was educated in Brazil, USA, France, Austria, the Ivory Coast, Ghana and Switzerland. She studied and delved into Afro-Brazilian, African, Modern, Modern Ethnic (K.Dunham technique) and Jazz Dances as well as Ballet, Barre au Sol, Butoh, Tai Chi, Yoga and anatomy.
She toured with her various choreographies, dance pieces and music through Brazil, the USA, Japan and numerous European countries. Since 25 years she is living in Switzerland where she worked as a trainer at the University of physical education of Bern for 12 years and where she lead the International Black Dance Center (Bern) from 2001 to 2006. One of the many projects and organisations she is involved in, is the central office for teachers education in the canton of Bern, department of Culture and Development, the École Paris Centre, the Festival d’Avignon and varioous dance fstivals in Europe, South America, Africa and the US.