Swing Dancer
Swing Dancer
Swing dancer (Lindy Hop & Authentic Jazz), Clàudia Fonte explores and embraces all kinds of playful ways in her dancing. Her main source is Swing music. Furthermore, she likes to connect and communicate with the other dancers and get inspired by them in partner dancing, as well as in solo dancing.
Taking the classic rhythms and moves as the foundation she challenges herself to keep them alive through her own perspective and interpretation.
Even though swing dance has a great historical tradition she believes in its evolution and expansion; respecting but also transforming the roots she tries different ways and communication styles, like in the partner dance. The traditional roles established in Lindy Hop are subject to this lively and spirited approach, as well.
Where she really expresses herself and shows herself is solo dance. Improvising creates a fruitful and joyful environment to find new movements and to set creativity free while providing the dancer with a cheerful atmosphere. Authentic Jazz enables her to achieve and explore challenges proposed by Swing music. Essential to her approach is promoting solo dancing in the context of social dancing, as well. Dancefloor is where everything starts and where the magic happens.
Solology was created with curiosity and excitement to find inspiration in the differences among individual dancers . The project has been shaped by finding and developing tools for individual improvement and growth while encouraging self-confidence and responsibility towards oneself and towards the group. The group started as a platform to share ideas in the context of a regular class but has grown into a group of more independent dancers full of life, ideas and vision to learn and dance as much as possible.
Solo, Duo and Trio. All dynamism needed to make a fluid and rhythmical movement. Having different qualities, these three work as a whole. As one unit. Looking for challenges to achieve, here they are: Jazz Messengers.
