What is forró?
Forró is a dance coming from the north east of Brazil. Pronounced as "fo-ho", many people say that it sounds like "for all" - which is true!
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Forró developed out of a two-step, danced bare feet. Nowadays we are dancing forró on with 3 simple steps like other latin dances - and now we usually also wear flat and comfortable shoes.
How to dance Forró?
Forró is a latin partner dance with a follower and a leader, danced in close embrace.
Although we have a follower and a leader, your role does not depend on your gender but rather your preference for the role.
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As forró has different music rhythms to dance to, the dance can be slow or fast according to the music which gives forró a great variety of moves and sound on the dance floor.
What styles are there?
There are two main styles for forró:
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Forró universitário which focuses more on arm figures and open turns.
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And forró pé de serra also known as forró roots, which focuses on leg/foot work and quick changes of weight.
