Traditional Dancing
It’s the story of a ball, a big ball
It was on july 5th, the preview of Lætitia Carton's movie Le Grand Bal, in the small Luminor, cosy movie theater in the Marais, historical neighbourhood of Paris. It was followed by an amazing streetball organised by Paris Bal Folk, featuring Aurélien Clarambaux and Tony & The Sof. The screening was sold out,
Raiz d’Aldeia, Festival de Arte & Cultura Tradicional
Since my first excursion in Portugal in 2015 for Forrò de Lisboa and Andancas, I can’t help myself to go back every year to try a new festival. Portugal and especially Lisbon is beautiful, sunny and warm, and they know how to organise simple and joyful events full of friendly people. In
Mazurtango and romantic folk
The band announced a mazurka. The room is filled with people looking desperately for a partner. "I always dance the first and the last mazurka with my girlfriend / boyfriend" say some people. With years passing, I have the feeling that bal folk's couple dances, especially mazurka, are transforming under
Engager son corps dans la danse
Quand nous parlons de danse, très vite nous avons tendance à parler relations sociales, fun, musicalité, rythmique, passes, connexion, bons et mauvais danseurs, théories sur comment guider et suivre efficacement… Et de temps en temps, quelqu'un va dire “ Danser a changé ma perception au corps. Ça a influencé ma
Engage your body into the dance
When we talk about dancing, we come up with various subjects like social relations, fun, musicality, pulse, variations, spins, good or bad dancers, connection, leading, following… And from time to time, there is a person saying “dancing changed my way of holding myself and my confidence, made me think about
Why I want to try every dance
If you want to start something else but you don't know what, prepare yourself, I have A LOT of ideas. I started to dance 9 years ago and I couldn’t stop. I tried a lot of different dances, as a follower and as a leader, and even now when I
Prepare for festival Andancas
August 2015, after a short visit of Lisbon, I am on my way to an amazing dance festival in the mountains : Andancas. In the hotness of Portugal countryside lies a multidanse/multi activities festival lasting a week and full of hippie like people, ready to party. How to go there I