Calendar

Every Tuesday (February 6th to June 11th): Forró Beginners & Samba de gafieira classes
Every Wednesday (February 7th to June 12th, except May 1st): Forró Continuers & Forró Continuers Plus classes
Every Wednesday (February 7th to June 12th, except May 1st): Forró social, 20:00-21:00 at iDance Studio Söder.
April 13-14: Workshop weekend with amazing Marilia Cervi!
July 4-7: Stockholm Forró Festival, Alegria do Norte!

We recommend you to check out Stockholm Forró Project, Chama Brazil, and
Republica Brasil, these are other forró initiatives in Stockholm. We also have a
few local forró bands which indulge us with occasional gigs: Banda Gameleira and Banda Kalur.

Stockholm Forró Festival

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Alegria do Norte 2024

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Who we are

We, Forró Stockholm, are a non-profit, non-religious, non-political organisation with the main purpose of spreading the knowledge of the Brazilian dance and music style such as forró and samba de gafieira, as well as the Brazilian culture in Sweden

What we stand for

Forró Stockholm stands for openness, inclusiveness, mutual respect, ethnic, sexual and gender equality, and see the dance as a way to express these values to create a prestigeless and welcoming environment.

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Dance Classes

Samba de gafieira and Forró

Learn Forró and Samba de gafieira progressively with Ian Martinelle. Click “Learn more” for more information on registration, schedule, and location.

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Refund Policy

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Our Dances

Samba de gafieira

Samba de gafieira is a popular saloon dance from Brazil. Samba has its roots in Africa, and gafieira is the name for the place where the sambistas dance to live music. The elegant dance Gafieira is also called samba a dois (samba between two) or samba de salão (saloon samba).

Forró

There are many stories about the origin of the name. Some say forró comes from the word forrobodó, which means “commotion” or “great party”. Some say it comes from the English words “for all” when immigrants saw the locals dancing it. Anyhow, forró became a popular dance in Brazil.

Gallery

Have a look at some pictures of our previous events

Testimonials

What People Say

Algeria do Norte was the best festival ever, we had a lovely weekend full of joy & happiness surrounded by lovely people from everywhere.

We had the chance to meet incredible teachers & the fabulous band was the best part of the festival!

Many thanks to our Forrò Stockholm community for organizing the festival in such a nice way, they worked so hard to make sure everything is going well!
Shaima Mohammed

One of the most welcoming Forró communities in Europe.

Forró Stockholm organises amazing events with great attention to the details, making sure that the attendees always have a positive experience.

If you are looking to learn to dance, listen to traditional Brazilian Music or make new friends, look no further!.
Chinedu Gravata Okoye