Paulo & Lanna
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Lisa & Mandela
Take some firm base in ballet and Latin dances, mix it up with hard work and talent and add a bit of Portuguese charm and Angolan roots and you'll get an amazing couple specializing in kizomba, tarraxinha, semba, kuduro, Afro-house etc. Meet Lisa and Mandela, for the first time in Rovinj - cause they'll rock your world!
Lisa and Mandela are dancers and teachers of African rhythms. They spread the African culture, travelling around Portugal and throughout the world, displaying their great experience in different rhythms like kizomba, semba, huduro, Afro-house, tarraxinha, kizomba and semba techniques, funaná, and traditional dances. They also give workshops, perform show dances and group animations. They've danced together as a couple since 2004, representing and introducing a bit of the African roots to the world, beginning with the music, and going through history and culture, until the dance finale. Their work stands out for their professionalism, experience, and freshness, reflected on their teaching skills, their knowledge of the African history and culture, and the evolution of music and dance. Expressing themselves in several languages, they offer their trainees/audiences a clear and true insight into what dance really is and how it evolved until today.
