Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she trained as a contemporary dancer at the Angel Vianna Dance School and graduated with a degree in dance from the City University of Rio de Janeiro. Her training was deeply anchored in somatic education, permeated by practices that continue to guide her studies and her approach to this day.

 

Over the years, she has worked as a performer and dance teacher with different audiences, in diverse social and geographic contexts — including the largest favela complex in Rio de Janeiro, Maré, where she created and developed movement and body awareness workshops with young people, founding the group RuaC do Passinho . Her work culminated in the creation of AMARÉFUNK , a festival that celebrated the power of funk carioca within the community itself, bringing together debates, workshops and performances.

 

In addition to dance, Flora has explored areas such as music, cultural production and anthropology, including a master's degree at ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon), focusing on peripheral and decolonial artistic practices. These experiences broadened her view of the body and its relationship with the world.

 

Since 2015, she has been a collaborator at AND_Lab — Center for Research in Art-Thought and Coexistence Policies — where she finds political-affective tools that strengthen her practice. In 2018, she began her current research and body practice focused on the pelvis, support bases and anchoring movements. The proposal seeks ways to sustain expansion processes, cultivating presence, pleasure and joy in the body.

 

Her research is informed by diverse references, including Body-Mind Centering, Authentic Movement, Klauss Vianna Technique, Klein Technique, Laban/Bartenieff, Rolfing, TRE (Trauma Release Exercises), bioenergetics and somatherapy. She is currently taking the training "Birth in Motion: Somatic Practices for Pregnant Women" with Anne Sobotta .

 

Flora lived in Portugal for 8 years and currently resides in Budapest. Her work is born from deep listening to the body, the desire to sustain affects in movement and the commitment to expanding awareness and care through presence.