Forró Bristol is a social group of people that enjoy the music, dance, and culture of Forró, that originates from Brazil and is becoming more and more popular around the world. We hold regular weekly classes to help you improve and progress your forró dancing, with our teacher Denis Veloso, and occasional guest teachers. We run beginners courses for those looking to learn the fundamentals of forró through a series of structured lessons. And we also organise regular forró parties throughout the year.
O Forró Bristol é um grupo social de pessoas que apreciam a música, a dança e a cultura do forró, que tem origem no Brasil e está se tornando cada vez mais popular em todo o mundo. Oferecemos aulas semanais regulares para ajudar você a aprimorar e progredir na dança do forró, com nosso professor Denis Veloso e, ocasionalmente, professores convidados. Oferecemos cursos para iniciantes para quem busca aprender os fundamentos do forró por meio de uma série de aulas estruturadas. Também organizamos festas de forró regularmente ao longo do ano.
Our next forró party will be an all dayer that starts at 1pm and goes on until midnight. We are busy finalising the arrangements for this and will let you know the details in due course. Put the date in your diary, it will be our last part for 2026!
We are back to regular classes on Monday evenings from 7pm, from the 14th September 2026. There is the normal drop-in class at 7pm, and the two courses at 8pm - Roots 2, and 8:45pm - Beginners 2. Please enrol on the course before attending to help things run smoothly on the night.
Our next Beginners level 1 course starts in November 2026. It is a seven week course for those new to forró or dancing in general, it is designed to teach you the skills need to dance at a forró party as a leader or a follower (not both) such as the two main basic steps, turning left and right, and follower and leader turns.