Consulting

Consulting with Matheus

Do you relate to any of the points below?

  • I want to become a teacher.
  • I started to teach and I need assistance, or want to develop more.
  • I don't teach, but want to develop my local community in other ways.

If your challenge is to Dance, to Teach, or to Build a community, I can tell you: I've been there... (Take a short look at my journey in this page...)

Good news is: now I'm able to help!

  1. Send an email to info@forrowithmatheus.com explaining your context and what you want to achieve;
  2. I will evaluate how I could assist, then send you a proposal (no commitment until here);
  3. You decide if that works for you, then we can book a video call.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
Cheers,
Matheus

🕺 Dancer
👨🏻‍🏫 Teacher &
🔨 Community Builder

  • Autonomous Teacher, World 🌎 / Berlin 🇩🇪

    2024-present

    🕺 Studying (further) dance techniques that can be trained alone, then applied in couple dance

    👨🏻‍🏫 Spring: tour in 6 countries (total of 15+ visited now) over 3 continents. Autumn: back to Berlin

    🔨 Re-starting forró groups in Berlin (after long time travelling).

  • Balaio (founder/owner), Berlin 🇩🇪

    2022-2023

    🕺 Advanced studies in dance theory, followed by its application in couple dance, especially forró.

    👨🏻‍🏫 Developed a more wholesome teaching style, encompassing more social and cultural aspects of the dance

    🔨 Founded a company: Balaio - dance studio hosting my own classes and of other diverse dance teachers

    Teacher and J&J Judge at FENFIT (Itaúnas).

  • Forró de Colônia, NRW 🇩🇪

    2018-2021

    🕺 Exchange with multiple teachers, local & abroad, including 2x/year in Brazil / Itaúnas (until today, 2024)

    👨🏻‍🏫 (Back to) FdC, now as an autonomous teacher. Started teaching in numerous festivals in Europe. Several online courses for professional dancers & teachers at renowed institutions (Mimulus, 8-Tempos, Cardas, etc.)

    🔨 Became Vice-President of the association, besides founding & fully running my own branch in Duisburg

    Founder member and (ex-)Director of the European Forró Federation.

  • Forró de Colônia, NRW 🇩🇪

    2018-2021

    🕺 Exchange with multiple teachers, local & abroad, including 2x/year in Brazil / Itaúnas (until today, 2024)

    👨🏻‍🏫 (Back to) FdC, now as an autonomous teacher. Started teaching in numerous festivals in Europe. Several online courses for professional dancers & teachers at renowed institutions (Mimulus, 8-Tempos, Cardas, etc.)

    🔨 Became Vice-President of the association, besides founding & fully running my own branch in Duisburg

    Founder member and (ex-)Director of the European Forró Federation.

  • Simbora Dancar, BH/MG 🇧🇷

    2017

    🕺 Started to learn the 'Roots-style'. Improved dance techniques and drastically expanded repertoire of movements

  • Forró do G3E, UFMG 🇧🇷

    2016

    🕺 Exchange with other 2 teachers of the group, each of a different style.

    👨🏻‍🏫 First time teaching my own group autonomously.

    🔨 First time in charge of nurturing and growing a dance group.

  • Forró de Colônia, NRW 🇩🇪

    2014-2015

    🕺 Improved techniques and repertoire in the school and in festivals in Europe

    👨🏻‍🏫 Started training to teach, practicing under supervision of a mentor

  • Pé Descalco, BH/MG 🇧🇷

    2012-2013

    🕺 Started learning first forró steps - Universitário Style