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Carolyn
To become known as ‘the Australian that taught the Brazilians how to dance’ in Brazil was not an easy task for Carolyn to achieve. After moving to Brazil in 2005, Carolyn was soon shown how her previous five years of learning Latin dance in Brisbane was no where near enough to be considered a good dancer or teacher. She made it her mission to make this happen and to be seen as a great Latin dancer in Brazil. For Carolyn this would be the ultimate achievement in her dancing career. Carolyn commenced her full-time dance scholarship at the famous Centro de Danca Jaime Arôxa in Rio de Janeiro in 2005. During these three years, Carolyn's studies included Tango, Samba de Gafieira, Samba no Pé, Zouk (Lambada), Salsa, Forró, Bolero, Soltinho, Ballet and stretching/strengthening classes. She worked 10 - 12 hour days, 6 days per week. She was given many opportunities to teach weekly & perform with other teachers of the school (including Jaime Arôxa).
She danced in various TV mini-series & commercials in Brazil, and also was also the only foreigner chosen to perform in a spectacular 6 month Brazilian Folklore and traditional dance show in Rio de Janeiro. A real career highlight for Carolyn! At the end of 2007, Carolyn and Daniel decided to move back to Australia and start their own dance school in Brisbane. It is their dream to share their passion and extensive knowledge of Latin dance in Australia.
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Television appearances
- Dancing Samba de Gafieira in a Brazilian television series "Estrelas", Rio de Janeiro - 2007
- Dancing in a Magnum ice-cream TV commercial in Brazil - 2007
- Dancing Zouk/Lambada in the Denmark reality show, Nerds F.C., filmed in Rio de Janeiro - 2006
- Dancing Tango in a Brazilian mini-series "JK"- Brazil - 2005/2006
- Dancing Salsa and Samba in the "Big Brother" TV series on the Gold Coast, Australia - 2004
- Dancing in the opening of the "Goodwill Games" held in Brisbane - 2001
Other highlights
- Taught and performed Samba de Gafieira and Forró at the 'Viva Brazil' Festival in Melbourne, Australia - January 2008
- Auditioned, trained and performed in the Dance Show Spectacular ´Viva Brasil´ during six months in Rio de Janeiro. Carolyn was the only foreigner who passed the audition and joined another 54 Brazilian dancers to perform weekly in ´Viva Brasil´, Rio de Janeiro – 2007
- Performed Samba de Gafieira with Jaime Arôxa in the famous ´Copacabana Palace´, Rio de Janeiro – 2007
- Taught workshops in Tango, Forró, Zouk, Samba & Bolero in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast & Gold Coast, Australia with Daniel in March – 2007
- Performed and taught Samba and Forró for a group of directors from ´Disney´, Rio de Janeiro – 2006
- Performed Forró with Daniel for the opening of a sister school of Jaime Arôxa´s in Vila Velha, ES Brazil – 2006
- Taught Forró and Soltinho (Brazilian Swing) workshops with Daniel in Brisbane and Sunshine Coast, Australia – April 2005
- Dancing Samba, Samba no Pé, Zouk and Salsa in the South Bank ´Latin Festival´ Brisbane – 2004
- Dancing Samba no Pé and Zouk at the Gold Coast Indy Carnival Parade – 2004