Meet the teachers!
Dance Teacher
Camila Alves
Born in Lisbon to a Brazilian father and Cape Verdean mother, Camila grew up immersed in dance. From tango to kizomba, hip-hop to salsa, her journey was already rich when she discovered Forró at 17 - from that point it became her main focus.
Since then, she’s been teaching and traveling worldwide, sharing her work in over 20 countries across four continents.
Her approach combines clear, grounded technique, deep musical connection, and a strong focus on balance between leader and follower.
In her workshops, Camila brings a bold and energetic presence, creating space for freedom and real expression in the dance.
Dance Teacher
Gisa
Originally from Minas Gerais, the land of “cafezinho” and pão de queijo, Gisa brings together strong technique with warmth, connection, and creative freedom, making Forró a true celebration of life. She trained at the renowned Pé Descalço school, where she later became both examiner and dancer. Over the years, she has developed a rich and diverse career, working as a teacher and researcher at Pira Escola de Forró, performing with Forró das Bonita, and touring across Brazil with Ícaro Abreu.
Now based in Lisbon, she leads “Forró da Gisa,” organizes the immersive “Tonelada de Forró” in Alentejo, teaches at Espaço Baião, and shares her vibrant energy at festivals across Europe.
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Dance Teacher
Felipe Murgel
A native of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Felipe discovered Forró by chance fifteen years ago, and it quickly became a defining path in his life.
He began dancing in 2016 at Pé Descalço, but it was within the roots style that he truly found his expression. His dance is grounded, intimate, and deeply connected, focusing on weight, body awareness, and musicality guided by the beat. For Felipe, Forró is about presence rather than performance, a dance rooted in feeling and connection.
In his workshop, Felipe will guide participants into the swing and cadence of roots style, helping the body connect more deeply to rhythm, weight, and flow.
Dance Teacher
Dóri Czakó
Dóri is a forró teacher with a background in contemporary dance and partner work. She discovered forró in Porto in 2015 and was immediately drawn to its playful energy and contact-based, improvisational world.
She lived in Brazil for four years, where she immersed herself more deeply in forró culture, music, and dance. She taught in a local forró project, while traveling across southeastern Brazil to learn from renowned dancers and teachers. In Budapest, she founded the first forró community in 2018 and is still one of its main organizers and regular teachers.
Her classes blend different forró styles, with a focus on playful, experimental learning and dialogue in dance, where both partners actively shape the shared experience.
As one of the festival hosts, she will open the festival with a warm-up workshop, inviting participants into arrival, awareness, and connection, helping set the tone for the days ahead.
Consent Facilitator
Ágnes Grélinger
Ágnes Grélinger is a dancer, choreographer, and somatic therapist born and based in Hungary. Her work focuses on body awareness, relational presence, and embodied communication.
Over the past five years, she has led workshops in improvisation and somatic practices in performing arts programs and festivals in Denmark, UK, Germany, Italy and Hungary.
Her practice integrates dance and somatics through participatory and touch-based approaches, creating spaces where participants can explore consent, connection, and communication with greater awareness and care.
At the Budapest Forró Festival, she will be leading a workshop focused on consent in couple dancing, inviting participants to develop clearer communication, mutual respect, and embodied listening within partnered movement.
Music Teacher
Matheus Borges
Matheus Borges is a Brazilian musician, composer, and educator based in Budapest, with over a decade of experience.
His work moves between guitar, pandeiro, and bandolim, shaping his musical language. He performs with Matear and Arrasta Pest and has released two pandeiro jazz albums.
As an educator, he focuses on making rhythm accessible and hands-on, helping dancers connect more deeply to music.
In his workshop, he will explore rhythm, instruments, and musical perception in Forró, using rhythm games, body percussion, listening exercises, and group interaction, bringing dancers closer to the music they dance to.