Nelly Caldeira is a passionate Philosophy teacher and Zouk instructor from Niteroi/Brazil who started dancing with Rodrigo Goncalves (from Renata’s Pecanha School) at the end of 2014. In 2016 she had the honor to be invited by her inspirational muse, Paloma Alves, to be a Zouk intern in her school in Rio de Janeiro, same place where one and a half years later she would meet Val Clemente & Vanessa Bonilha and had her (Zouk) life completely changed. Nelly Caldeira has currently been living and teaching in South Bay, California representing proudly the ZNY team. She is dedicated to bring Zouk and self-development together. She believes that dance is an essential part of human’s self-discovery, which promotes internal and external connection, self-confidence, body awareness and emotional healing. With this vision, she is working on a project that connects both dance and non-violent communication (NVC). Her idea is to help the Zouk community to grow not only in dance quality but also inspire zoukers to grow emotionally by unleashing their authentic and responsible self.
