For some September means the back-to-work blues, but not us. We're jumping up and down with excitement because the 2019-2020 Forró Season starts TONIGHT!

Get your diaries ready, here's a quick summary of all the September events.

Parties & Concerts:

 - Fri 6th Sept (TODAY!): Forró party at Cellule with live music by Sanfona Sentida

- Sun 8th Sept: final Forró Guinguette of the season at Parc Georges Henri with Pé na Jaca live!

Classes:

- Mon 9th & Wed 11th Sept: Free Trial Classes for beginners and Orientation Sessions for students who need to select their level

- Thurs 19th Sept: Return of the Thematic Workshops!

Practices & Workshops:

- Thurs 12th & 26th Sept: Assisted Practice at Salle Dublin with NEW 3 hour format!

- Sun 29th Sept: Workshop with guest teacher Tau Macedo

Other events going on in Brussels and around:

- Fri 13th Sept: Trio Balancê live at Salle de la Jeunesse (organised by Ai Que Bom)

- Fri 20th Sept: concert in Lille with Forró Mangaio (organised by Forró Dine Dine)

- Sat 21st Sept: Pé na Jaca playing live at Cellule (organised by Pé na Jaca)

Find all the forró events in and around Brussels on the Forró in Brussels google calendar. View it here, or add it to your calendar with this link!

Fri 6th Sept: Sanfona Sentida live at Cellule 133

To open the 2019-2020 season, we have the very great pleasure to welcome Sanfona Sentida all the way from Australia to heat up the dance floor especially for you!

Video of their live show | Click here for more information | Facebook event

Sun 8th Sept: Last Forró Guinguette of the season!

What an amazing summer season it has been! To close with a bang, we have one final afternoon of sun, fun and forró* at Georges Henri with the magnificent Pé na Jaca.

* Forró and fun guaranteed. For the sun... Well, we're crossing our fingers!

La Rentrée! Classes restart this week...

For a new school year, a new set-up! We have restructured the levels and the schedule to make it even easier for each and every student to develop at the rhythm which suits them best. Learn more here!

Orientation Sessions

To help you select the level which will benefit you most, join one of the Orientation Sessions:

Mon 9th Sept at 20:15 | Wed 11th Sept at 19:00

Starting Forró? Free Trial Class!

Thinking about starting a new, fun, sociable activity that gets you moving every week? Join one of the free trial classes:

Mon 9th Sept at 19:00 | Wed 11th Sept at 20:15

Click here to REGISTER for the classes!

More information at this link | Facebook event

Thurs 19th Sept: Thursday Thematic Workshops

The thematic workshops will continue two Thursdays each month this season! These workshops are open to all dancers who master the basic steps, and a great way to deepen your knowledge of specific topics within forró.

The programme will be available very shortly, so keep an eye on the link below...

Thurs 12th & 26th Sept: Assisted Practice

Thanks to your amazing feedback, we have a new structure for the assisted practiced classes this season!

Twice a month, we have 3 hours at Salle Dublin just for you!

Sun 29th Sept: Workshop with guest teacher Tau Macedo

For our first workshop of the season, we are very excited to welcome guest teacher Tau Macedo! He's an expert in roots style and one of the most musical dancers around. There will be more information coming very soon - stay tuned!

Fridays in Leuven: Forró Dancing at Belgaleiro

Organised by Maristela Rocha & Belgaleiro.

Forró dancing at Belgaleiro Café in Leuven, free entry.

Goudsbloemstraat 50, 3000 Leuven | Facebook group

Tuesdays and Sundays in Ghent: Classes and Practice

Classes take place in Ghent every Tuesday at the Shoonya Dance Centre.

For information and registratons click here.

Every 4th Sunday there is also a Sunday afternoon of dancing!

Upcoming events: September | October

Be Forró Parties at Cellule 133

For 2019-20 we continue, dancing at Cellule 133 on the first Friday of every month!

Save the dates...

Where? Avenue ducpétiaux 133a, Saint Gilles 1050

October - date to be confirmed

1st November 2019

6th December 2019

3rd January 2019

7th February 2019

6th March 2019

3rd April 2019

1st May 2019

June - date to be confirmed

If you have any questions, contact us at info@forrobrussels.com :)

Upcoming forró festivals

We used to copy and paste all the upcoming forró festivals in this section. But Forrozin Freiburg are doing it so much better than we can, so we're going to redirect you to their amazing page with the dates and links of all the forró festivals going on!

Get in touch!

You can reach out to us in lots of different ways:

- visit forrobrussels.com

- like the Forró Brussels Facebook page

- join the Forró Brussels Facebook group 

- or email us at info@forrobrussels.com !

On parle français, falamos português, wij spreken (een beetje) Nederlands!

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