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adriano oliveira

@adrianooliveiradanza

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A week ago today, we moved determinedly with a smile on our faces in a community empowered environment.
Axé MAMAWE ✨

#mamawe
#afropeandancefestival
#mulembasdafricadance
#sheffieldartist by @adrianooliveiradanza

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12 days ago

Mamawe2026🎉

We firstly thank our ancestors for the opening of doors and forming of truthful creative collaborations✨

Mamawe 2026 felt truly amazing with visible support to our beautiful dance community.

Mamawe has been running since 2013, each edition taking us on unique journeys but 2026 felt special with a rare purity to it.
We intended to embody joy whilst understanding that we must also create a safe space for our friends/students to exist and just be.

A space where everyone can understand that we move together, rebuild communities while being kind to ourselves individually.

We thank all that have joined Mamawe 2026 and we look forward to continuing this magical dance journey with you.
Axé Mamawe!

Founded and organised by @mulembasdafricadance forming a beautiful 2026 team with @adrianooliveiradanza and @joanaperes__ .
The community came together and we were supported by @capoeira_senzala_sheffield, the wonderful @livinginsheffield and @stevecollinsonrivers.

Obrigada @devon.m.francis for sharing space with us through movement and through your unique voice.

I want to thank these independent creatives for understanding the challenges and reminding me that there's nothing like true community spirit. More photos and moments to come!

We have more for you Sheffield, we will be back soon enough. 1🫶🏾 by @adrianooliveiradanza

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18 days ago

SPECIAL GUEST CONFIRMED | PROFESSOR ADRIANO

A powerful presence is joining our roda! Professor Adriano is officially confirmed for our Black History Month 2026 Cultural Resilience celebration in Croydon. 🪘🔥

This event is about more than Capoeira as movement. It is about recognising where it came from, the people who carried it forward, and the resistance, identity and culture that live within every game, song and toque of the berimbau.

Professor Adriano joins us to bring his Axé, knowledge and energy to this celebration of our living heritage. ✊🏾🔥

📅 16–17 October 2026
📍 Croydon, London
🥋 Workshops • Rodas • Culture • Music • Batizado

Our guests are coming together. Our roda is taking shape. Now we need YOU inside it. 🔥

🎟️ Spaces are limited. Secure your place:
bhmcapoeiraclubcroydon.life

#BlackHistoryMonth #Capoeira #CapoeiraClubCroydon #CulturalResilience #CapoeiraUK taken in Capoeira Club Croydon by @adrianooliveiradanza

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22 days ago

Here's a glimpse into the JOY we experienced at our last Brazilian dance workshop weekend with @adrianooliveiradanza @chloetrimaille2018 - we have many more weekends like these planned for 2027

Don't miss out on the next one - stay tuned 🔥

#retreatsinjersey #braziliandance #wellbeingjerseyci #glampingjerseyci #visitjersey🇯🇪 taken in Joy Retreat by @adrianooliveiradanza

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a month ago

Meet Trainee Professor Adriano, your gateway to Capoeira in the UK! 🌟

Immerse yourself in the world of Capoeira with Trainee Professor Adriano, the only representative of Capoeira Sul da Bahia in the UK, under the prestigious guidance of Masters Pedro and Railson. Capoeira — a rich combination of martial art, dance, music, and culture — offers a holistic approach to physical and mental well-being. It's not just a sport; it's a complete workout that requires no equipment, only your determination and stamina. This unique art form enhances strength, agility, flexibility, and coordination, while promoting respect, teamwork, self-confidence, musicality, and rhythm. Plus, you'll embark on the exciting journey of learning Portuguese!
@capoeira_suldabahia_london @ocalondonbridge #capoeiralondonbrig by @adrianooliveiradanza

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a month ago

One Love filling the road. ❤️💛💚

@reggaechoir voices over Dendê drums, a special snap from the legendary @paimmarivaldo , children jamming, agbê section in pure flow, and bodies answering every beat — @hawahsambafro & AKOWMI, @rosariagracia ’s Baianas from Brighton, and @adrianooliveiradanza Afro-contemporary section.

Bahia meets Jamaica. Samba-reggae meets reggae. Voices meet drums, dance meets ancestry, and everything becomes one beautiful exchange.

Shining people, happy people in layers of colour, rhythm, movement and pure joy.
Including special participation of the groups @oya_batucada @batukatabatucada @community_drumming @sambasisterscollective and our regulars from Vauxhall and Hastings!

This is Dendê”s community!
One Love on the road.

Axé! 🌿🥁

Produced by @gandaiaorg
Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly
Costumes by @sustentacarnaval.br

#dendenation #reggaechoir #nortinghillcarnival #nhc26 taken in Notting Hill Carnival by @adrianooliveiradanza

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a month ago

RHYTM & ROOTS | THIS WEEKEND!

Full schedule on EVENTBRITE - link in bio

Several ticket options available!

#joyretreat #Afrodance #braziliandance #dance #retreat taken in Mont de la Rocque by @adrianooliveiradanza

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a month ago

From the shake of the agbé to the heartbeat of the drums… 🪇🥁✨

Our parade unfolds through the many layers that make Dendê Nation a community.

We start with our beautiful agbé section, bringing to the streets the energy built through an amazing series of sessions with @ursula.tuca.milan rhythm, movement, learning and connection coming together on Carnival day.

Then come the Dendê drummers, led by @mac_dende @paimmarivaldo and the wonderful @stella_kia_ carrying the pulse forward, alongside our incredible children and families and the guest groups who travelled and came together to make this parade bigger than any one city or community. ❤️

And then the dance sections bring their own languages to the rhythm:

✨ @hawahsambafro with her powerful AKOWMI movement section
✨ @rosariagracia and the beautiful Baianas, carrying grace, ancestry and tradition
✨ @adrianooliveiradanza bringing the strength and expression of Afro-contemporary dance

Different generations. Different groups. Different movement and musical languages, all meeting in the same parade, rooted in Afro-Brazilian culture and moving together through the streets of Notting Hill Carnival.

This is Dendê Nation. 🌿💛
Ijó Ìdílé — Rooted & Rising

Huge love to every drummer, dancer, child, family, choreographer, teacher, guest group and crew member who brought their energy to the road.

Produced by @gandaiaorg daia arts
Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly

#DendeNation #ReggaeChoir #NottingHillCarnival #AfroBrazilian taken in Notting Hill Carnival by @adrianooliveiradanza

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2 months ago

RHYTHM & ROOTS | SAT 5th & SUN 6th

An Afro-Brazilian dance weekend happening this weekend at JOY Retreat Jersey Channel Islands!

We’re so excited to be welcoming @adrianooliveiradanza from overseas bringing his passion, knowledge and culture!

Don’t miss out on this annual event!

For TICKETS follow the link in our BIO or MESSAGE us 🫶🏼

#joyretreat #afrobraziliandance #dance #retreat #afrobeats taken in Mont de la Rocque by @adrianooliveiradanza

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2 months ago

FINAL REHEARSAL ❤️💛💚🥁

Today it all came together.

@reggaechoir bringing those beautiful voices, Dendê drums bringing the heartbeat, our singers, dancers, musicians, children, families, choreographers, partner groups, stewards and participants from across the UK — all sharing the same space before we take it to the streets of Notting Hill Carnival. ✨

After months of rehearsals, workshops, travelling, learning, making, singing, dancing and building together, there is something very special about finally seeing all the pieces become one.

Different cities. Different generations. Different rhythms, movements and stories. One big Dendê family. 🌿

A huge thank you to Fola Philip & Reggae Choir, Mac Preto Velho, Marivaldo Paim, all our singers & choreographers, every participating group and every single person who has given their energy to this journey.

Tomorrow we carry it onto the road. 🥁💃🏾🎶

Rooted & Rising: Ijó Ìdílé — Your Ancestral Dance.

@nhcarnivalldn 2026, we are ready! 🔥

Produced by @gandaiaorg
Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly

#DendeNation #ReggaeChoir #NottingHillCarnival #NHC2026 #AfroBrazilianCulture SambaReggae Community Carnival RootedAndRising IjoIdile taken in Brixton, London, UK by @adrianooliveiradanza

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2 months ago

🚨 Want to dance with @adrianooliveiradanza section at Carnival? This is your final call!🚨
Tonight, Adriano Oliveira leads a special final rehearsal dedicated to his section for Notting Hill Carnival 2026 — and our last dance session of the season before our final rehearsal where all forces align!

Adriano brings his experience as a dancer, choreographer and movement artist into a powerful Afro-contemporary practice, connecting rhythm, expression, grounded movement and the energy of the African diaspora.
This season, he has been developing a section that brings his own movement language into dialogue with Dendê Nation’s Afro-Brazilian rhythms and Carnival energy.

Tonight is the moment to learn the choreography, deepen the movement and get ready to take it all onto the streets together. 🌿🥁
📍 Pergola Brixton – Brixton Village 📅 Tonight, Monday 24 August ⏰ 7–8:30pm 🎟️ £10

This is also the final session of our beautiful season of collaboration with @brixtonbuzz . A huge thank you to Diana and the whole team for welcoming us and creating space for our community to dance, make music, connect and prepare for Carnival. ❤️

Sign up via the link in bio for both tonight’s session and Notting Hill Carnival.

See you tonight!
Produced by @gandaiaorg Supported by @aceagrams @bigyellowselfstorage @blk_butterfly taken in Brixton Village by @adrianooliveiradanza

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2 months ago

A journey through Lusofonia. 3 classes, 3 teachers, 3 countries - Angola - Portugal - Brasil
Join us in movement with Mamawe

#danceworkshop
#africandance
#sheffieldculture
#movement
#healthandwellbeing by @adrianooliveiradanza

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