Fabio Bonini started dancing when he was 10 years old, by participating in rehearsals of Samba Schools for the Carnival. He developed most of his awareness in body balance, movement and control as he was training in gymnastics from 14 to 21 years old. At fifteen he experience partnering dancing for the first time when the Lambada fad started in Brazil, he then became a passionate dancer. He kept training in gymnastics and also learned different forms of ballroom dancing. All while studying Metallurgical Engineering. In 1995, after graduation he lived in Sydney, Australia for six months, where he decided to quit his promising engineering career and follow his true passion
Fabio worked for some of the most well-known Ballroom dance schools in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He got his first professional certification to teach Ballroom at Cia Brasileira de Danças de Salão, Cia, Aérea do Rio, Centro de Dança Jaime Aroxa. He performed all over Brazil from 1995 to 1999 for their dance groups. In the same period of time Fabio:
- Won the Sao Paulo’s championship of Samba Pagode in 1996.
- 1996-97 Coordinated the dance team of the Costa Crocciere Cruises.( Choreographing the shows , training the dance group, teaching and entertaining the guests)
-Fabio has choreographed dance segments for several TV shows such as Ana Maria Braga..s Show, Note e Anote, Video Show, Mulheres, etc.
- Participated in many variety shows and activities of entertainment for diverse production and entertainment agencies of Sao Paulo working all over Brazil (Pimentel Artistic Productions, Messages and CIA, DAV Artistic Productions, etc.).
- Performed and taught in many different resorts in Sao Paulo’s coast.
- Studied Ballroom dance with the best dance masters in Brazil, Argentina & USA.
-1998: He started to visit the USA to coach Argentine Tango, Samba and Brazilian Dances. Mostly in independent dance studios in Dallas, Texas. (Strictly Ballroom, The Ballroom of Preston Center, Tangos and Cha-cha’s, I dance two)
-2000 Fabio started competing in Rhythm and Theater Arts. At the same time he organized the first Sao Paulo International Dance Competition in Brazil followed by two more Ballroom Competitions organize and directed in Rio Janeiro & Sao Paulo.
-2003 As a highly respected Ballroom Competition organizer Fabio continue his career as a dancer and move to the USA hired by the Ballroom Dance Company in Washington, DC as a performer, coordinator of the group classes program and to train and coach the staff.
-The happy customers of his competitions motivated Fabio to keep creating international events. In 2004 The “Dancing Trips” project was born taking small groups of amateur dancers to vacations designed for dancers in Brazil and Argentina.
-In 2005 Fabio was invited to join force with the New Alliance Dance Institute where he worked for over 2 years as a Special Event Coordinator, dance instructor, designing and coordinating many special events for the studio.
- Recently Fabio has participated in the professional Ballroom Dance Show “American Dance Montage”, by Frank Reagan for the past 2 years.
-Fabio is the owner, founder and director of Foreverdancing L.L.C., where him-self and a team of dance instructors conduct beginner to advanced American & International ballroom dance, Argentine Tango and a variety of Social dances.
Tango biography and experience
Since Fabio got his professional certifications (12 Years ago)he decided to study Argentine Tango. This dance is considered the most challenging dance for the Brazilian Ballroom Dance Curriculum besides Samba.
Fabio has always kept learning and teaching Tango since he became a professional dancer, and had to start performing Tango very early in his professional tango carrier, in 1996, because the Brazilian Ballroom Dance Company he used to work for had many Tango numbers in its show.
During his work in a Costa Crucciere Ship Cruise as a dance group leader he was around the port of Buenos Aires for six months and could develop better tango skills and learn from many different coaches and practice in all of the milongas around the city.
Here is a list of some of the instructors or studios where Fabio has intensely trained in the art of Argentine Tango for the past 11 years. Currently , every year he continues going to Buenos Aires for new and updated material.
Suzuki Avellaneda
Aurora Y Jorge Firpo
Norberto Pulpo Esbrez
Estudio Mora Godoy Tango
Zoraida (el abrazo Tango Club)
Junior Cervila
Paula y Adrián Beiro (from Tango Mio)
Esther y Mingo Pugliese
Carina Losano
Pablo y Dana
Fabián Salas
Also Fabio has attended so many others classes and milongas of so many different instructors in Brazil and Buenos Aires that is not enough room here to describe.
Fabio is always recognized as one of the top dancers and instructors and became known for helping promoting Argentine Tango in Brazil, Hawaii, Dallas,Washington, DC. and wherever he passes by with his art.
Fabio has toured with “Quintango” performing and teaching all over the USA.
Fabio taught and performed for many Tango Communities which may be also a reference of his work.
Boston Tango Community
Pittsburg Tango Comunity
Maui Tango Community
Here goes a brief list of places where Fabio has performed or taught Tango:
-Elan Dancesport Ballroom.
-The Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts - January 2006 – Washington-DC
-Professional Show of United States Dance Championships 2005- Chantilly-VA
-The First Milonga Live in Maui at Hapa’s 2004 – Maui-HW
-Alliance Dance Institute-Alexandria-VA
-American Ballroom Club – CharlotteNC
-Fort Meyer - Washington DC (for the Argentine Embassy)
-Metro Dance Awards –Washington DC- Lisner Auditorium
-Sole Restaurant - Washington DC
-Virginia Ballroom and Dancesport – Virginia – Fairfax
-I Dance 2 – Plano TX
-Strictly Ballroom – Dallas-TX
-The Ballroom of Preston Center – Dallas-TX
-Tangos and Chacha’s Dance Studio – Dallas-TX
-DanceMagic II – Oklahoma City - Oklahoma
-Costa Crucciere – Costa Alegra Theater- South America’s Cost
-Sesc (Servico Social do Comercio) theaters – Sao Paulo and Bertioga – Brazil
-Many TV shows and Theaters in Brazil
If you want to learn fast and look your best while having lots of fun dancing, Foreverdancing, L.L.C. is your answer on the Fairfax, Alexandria & Washington, DC. area for Ballroom, Argentine Tango and a variety of social dancing style!!!!
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