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.




Afro Brazilian Dance Advanced

The technique mediated in this workshop is based on the dance style developed in 28 years of my experience as a teacher. Additionally to the fundamentals in Afro-Brazilian Dance, I studied various dance styles in Africa, the US, Asia and Europe. Today my work is exemplary for the African Contemporary Dance of the beginning of the 21. century.

My advanced workshops are aiming for:

- improvement of the feeling for rhythm through choregrafic work with changing rhythm
- higher movement quality through differentiated use of the whole energy range
- higher control of the movement energy through the strengthening of the connection to the centre of the body
- finding the identity as a dancer and the own style through improvisation
- facilitation of the energy flow through the efficient use of space

Significant schools and teachers:
Escola Ballett Ismael Guiser, São Paulo
Alvin Ailey Dance Center, New York
Marise Matias, Mestre Liu, Herta Bammert, Anne Le Pord, Paco Yé, , Maroussia Vossen, Jorge Watutzi, J. Peters und Othella Dallas.



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 about 20 years she is living in Bern (Switzerland) were she works amongst others as a trainer at the University of physical education of Bern (since 1993). 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.
Since 2001 she is heading the International Dance Center, which was founded by her together with her associate partner Anizio Lopes from the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
Over the course of her career she has been working with artists including: Arthur Beat, Talib Kibway, Billy Summers, Teddy Bärlocher, Glaucus Linx, Fábio Freire, Sérgio Otanazetra, Noel Ekwabi, Jon Otis, Mauro Martins, Luis Ribeiro, Dudu Penz, Susanne Daeppen, Paco Yê, Othella Dallas.
With her beautiful voice, a great performance and an impressive presence on stage, Regina Ribeiro charms and enchants with great sensitivity the young as well as the more mature audiences.
For more information see: www.regina-ribeiro.com