Aquarela Dance is a Brazilian dance company founded in Birmingham, the first of its kind, dedicated solely to authentic Brazilian dance. It was established in 2008 by Vero Leopoldino with the aim to promote, perform and teach Brazilian dance and culture in the U.K.
Aquarela Dance currently holds regular drop in classes in Birmingham as well as running specialist workshops and shows across the U.K.
The company specialises in Afro-Brazilian dance fusion. We promote & can provide workshops & performances in many styles including: Rio Carnival Samba Passistas, Bahian Samba de Roda, Dança dos Blocos Afro, Samba Reggae, Axé and Dança Afro.
We are always open to contributions and discussion of our arts. If you would like to give us your feedback
please contact us.
Our Dancers
Vero Leopoldino
Founder of Aquarela Dance.
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Frances Jane
After many years as a trained Cuban Salsa dancer, in 2008 Frances joined
Aquarela Dance. She has trained under the guidance of Vero Leopoldino
as well as with the London School of Samba and Element Dance.
She is now a full-time dance student at London Metropolitan University studying
Afro-Caribbean and Contemporary dance.
During her gap year Frances dedicated her time to studying traditional dance and percussion in Guadeloupe, Cuba and Argentina.
She has many years of performance experience including in the carnival in Santiago
de Cuba, T4 television, b.BRAZILian Birmingham as well as various cultural community projects across the UK.