Teachers :
Rolando &Bella
Bella bio (She/They) (CH-Bern)
Bella’s dance journey started at age four, when she stood through an entire three-hour ballet performance completely mesmerized. Safe to say: she caught the dance bug early.
Since then, she’s explored everything from ballet and contemporary to Latin American and African partner dances, and later completed a three-year professional training in contemporary dance and dance pedagogy.
But somehow, her heart kept finding its way back to the soft, melty world of zouk—which she now happily calls her home dance.
This path continues to shape the way Bella moves, teaches, and connects: with a focus on artistic expression, playfulness, flow, shared creativity and a deep appreciation for the subtle conversation between two dancers.
Bio Rolando (He/They) (FRA-Paris)
It was in Costa Rica, his native country, that Rolando began his artistic journey through various disciplines: drawing, theater, hip hop, and dancing.
After arriving in Paris in 2014, he quickly fell in love with West Coast Swing. Later, in 2019, he moved to Lille and discovered Fusion. He dedicated himself to developing the local fusion dance community by organizing weekly classes and social parties.
Rolando is recognized for his dance style which prioritizes connection and harmony with his partner, as well as his rich teaching, where technique serves in the exploration of sensations and artistic expression.
Workshop program& schedule
Classes are tagged either "For All" or "Advanced"
Friday
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Opening 6-6:15pm
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"For All" Class # 1- Step and groove - 6:15-7:15pm
To cool for school - Never too cool for groove!
Groove is what turns steps into dancing. In this class, we'll explore how rhythm patterns and bouncing qualities create a shared groove, or as we like to call it, comfort pockets. First, we'll get the groove into our own bodies. Then we'll learn how to share it with a partner through our hips, frame, and weight shifts, creating a connection that feels natural and relaxed.
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"For All" Class #2 - Level up your balance - 7:30-8:30pm
Balance is key for everything we do together !
In this class, we'll explore how better balance makes us feel lighter, connected, and confident. These tools are great not only in turns, but also while traveling, supporting each other, and sharing dynamic moves. We’ll even discover how helping your partner balance makes dancing easier and more enjoyable for both.
Saturday
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Opening 2:15-2:30pm
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"Advanced" Class#1 - Adv Brazilian Zouk moves - 2:30-3:30pm
Open your wings and fly !
Have you ever seen a bird get stuck in the air? Neither have we! In this class, we'll explore how to create a greater sense of freedom, flow, and flight in your movement inspired by the world of zouk. By focusing on the relationship between your chest and head, you'll discover how subtle changes in their orientation can transform the quality of your dancing. Open your wings, and let's fly!
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"Advanced" Class#2 - Adv West Coast Swing moves -3:45-4:45pm
Stretch to impress
Let’s borrow a few secrets from the West Coast realm, where the magic happens between stretch and compression! We’ll discover how these tools can work with dancers of any background, even those who have a short experience with it. We will use stretch and compression to transform basic patterns into dynamic, playful power moves !
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"For All"Class#3 - Tasty movement qualities - 5:00-6:00pm
How can the same movement have many different tastes? Some moves taste spicy ! and some others taste crunchy, while others are like a sweet and soft marshmallow 🩷 We’re going to explore the tools we have in our body to create different textures and invite our partner into it. Fusion dancers are good at this, let’s now level it up! Let’s blend it to the music and let it color our moves !
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"For All"Class#4 - Contact In fusion - 6:15-7:15pm
Psst... want to know the secret to endless flow? In this class, we'll explore how to make movement feel continuous by learning to give, receive, and absorb impulses as they travel from one body to the other. Using the rolling contact technique from Contact Improvisation, we'll infuse our dance with sensory awareness. The result? Softer movement, subtler communication, and a more relaxed, connected dance that feels like it never has to stop.