About Juliana

Brazilian born Juliana Braga is a dance teacher and dancer in Amsterdam. She teaches several Brazilian dances and she is officially acknowledged by the Ministerie voor Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap in the Netherlands.

With decades of experience in Brazil and abroad, Juliana has learned that the basis of all dance lies in musicality, body awareness and expression. Over the years, she has worked with organisations like CliniClowns, 5D festival, Uitmarkt Amsterdam, Mixmax Brazil, Samba Salad, Roots Festival and Buitenkunst.

In 2007, Juliana Braga established the Espaço Cultural. This cosy dance school is located in the heart of Amsterdam and Juliana uses it for much more than just dance classes. In Espaço Cultural she organises children’s activities and monthly cultural activities where she invites different dancers and musicians from The Netherlands and Brazil.

One a year Juliana and her team organize the Forro Amsterdam Festival

Read Interview With Anne Bugers here ( English)

Read Interview voor Dans Magazine here (Dutch)

Listen to the radio Interview during the Forro Festival in Freiburg here ( English)