Paulo Victor nasceu em São Paulo, Brasil. Foi músico por 10 anos e após isso, iniciou os seus estudos na Dança de Salão brasileira e logo apaixonou-se pelo Zouk Brasileiro, gênero este que ensina há 10 anos.
Em 2012, integrou a Cia Bombox by jefferson Dadinho e foi campeão do Campeonato Zouk Day em São Paulo e neste mesmo ano foi campeão do Brasil Zouk Open – Etapa São Paulo.
Em 2014 encontrou Luisa Teston e iniciaram a parceria. No mesmo ano, Paulo entrou para Cia Okan dirigida pelo bailarino, ator e cantor Rafael Machado e aMaitre de Ballet Geysa Ruiz, a qual Luisa já fazia parte. Foram anos de imersões diárias no processo de montagens de espetáculos de danças a dois, criações coreográficas e desenvolvimento corporal com aulas de Ballet Clássico, Jazz, Danças Urbanas e Contemporâneo.
Em parceria com Luisa iniciaram em 2016, uma maratona de competições em diversos festivais de danças, e hoje são atuais Campeões Brasileiros de Zouk.
– 1stplace – Brasil Latin Open 2018 (Brazilian Zouk Championship)
– 1stplace – Prêmio Desterro – Festival de Dança de Florianópolis SC 2018
– 2ndplace – THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS “Cabaret” – Los Angeles, US 2018
– 2ndplace – Brasil Latin Open 2017 (Brazilian Zouk Championship)
– 1stplace – Festival de dança de São Paulo 2017
– 1stplace – Festival Campos do Jordão SP 2017
– 1stplace – Festival Equilibrium de Dança SP 2017
– 1stplace – Festival Fragmentos de Dança SP 2017
– 1stplace – Litoral Dance Festival SP 2017
– 1stplace – Prêmio Desterro – Festival de Dança de Florianópolis SC 2016
– 1stplace – Festival Campos do Jordão SP 2016
Atualmente desenvolvem um trabalho com aulas e organizações de eventos em Miami, onde moram. Além de desenvolver um trabalho com o Coach Billy Fajardo, para elevar o nível da performance. É um casal reconhecido mundialmente, onde já estiveram em mais de 10 países, entre eles, Rússia, Austrália, Estados Unidos, Londres, Holanda, entre outros. Representando o zouk brasileiro em diversos festivais de Dança (Zouk, Bachata, Salsa e WCS) como professores, competidores e performers,proporcionando o desenvolvimento e crescimento do zouk brasileiro pelo mundo.
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Paulo Victor was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He was a musician for 10 years and after that he began his studies in Brazilian Ballroom Dance and fell in love with Brazilian Zouk. He has been teaching this style for 10 years now.
In 2012, Paulo was part of the Cia Boombox by Jefferson Dadinho and took home the medal of two Zouk Championships in Sao Paulo. Zouk Day and Brazil Zouk Open.
In 2014 he started his partnership with Luisa Teston and joined Cia Okan directed by dancer, actor and singer Rafael Machado and Ballet Maitre Geysa Ruiz, which Luisa was already part of.
The following years were filled with daily immersion on the process of assembling dance shows, choreographic creations and body development with Classical Ballet, Jazz, Urban Dances and Contemporary classes.
In 2016, Paulo and Luisa started a marathon of competitions in various dance festivals. Today they hold the following Brazilian Zouk Champion tittles.
– 1st place – Brasil Latin Open 2018 (Brazilian Zouk Championship)
– 1st place – Desterro Award – Florianópolis Dance Festival SC 2018
– 2nd place – THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS “Cabaret” – Los Angeles, US 2018
– 2nd place – Brazil Latin Open 2017 (Brazilian Zouk Championship)
– 1st place – Sao Paulo Dance Festival 2017
– 1st place – Campos do Jordão SP Festival 2017
– 1st place – Equilibrium Dance Festival SP 2017
– 1st place – Festival Fragments of Dance SP 2017
– 1st place – Litoral Dance Festival SP 2017
– 1st place – Desterro Award – Florianópolis SC Dance Festival 2016
– 1st place – Campos do Jordão Festival SP 2016
Today, Paulo and Luisa hold classes and events in Miami where they currently live and work with Coach Billy Fajardo in raising their level of performance skills.
This worldwide recognized couple have been to more than 10 countries, including Russia, Australia, United States, London and Netherlands, representing Brazilian zouk in various dance festivals (Zouk, Bachata, Salsa and WCS) as teachers, competitors and performers, providing the development and growth of Brazilian zouk around the world.