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Kadu

Kadu Pires and Larissa Thayane are world-renowned Latin dance professionals. They began their dance partnership in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2007, they relocated to Australia and worked at the Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance School for five years. In 2012, they established their own dance school, K&L Dance.

Kadu, a native of Sao Paulo, began his Latin dance studies in his hometown. At the age of 18, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he began teaching and performing with the dance companies of Jimmy de Oliveira and Alex de Carvalho.

Kadu spends up to 46 weekends per year traveling to teach, perform, choreograph, and judge at the world's most prestigious dance events and competitions. He has played a pivotal role in promoting Brazilian Zouk and Samba de Gafieira on a global scale. His accolades include competition victories and television appearances in both Brazil and Australia, where he resided for a decade. His credits also include choreographing for "So You Think You Can Dance Australia" and judging at the World Latin Dance Cup.

In 2013, Kadu and his dance partner Larissa Thayne founded the K&L Dance School in Brisbane. The school has taught over 200 students. They also established the Casa do Zouk congress in the Gold Coast, Australia, which attracts over 500 participants annually.

Carolina

Carolina Fajardo’s passion for dancing started when she was a school girl. She joined and danced along to all types of music from Sevillanas, rhythmic gymnastics to ballet. After completing her studies and graduating from University in 2011, she began dancing a range of Latin dances such as bachata, salsa, etc. During this time, she discovered her true love for Kizomba.

In 2012, she began her career with Ronald Jara, forming the dancing couple Ronald and Carol. They worked together for 2 years and attended several international competitions such as the Kizomba Open and Africadançar, achieving the 6th place worldwide.

After completing her professional collaboration with Ronald Jara in 2014, Carolina began working with the international French teacher Enah Lebon. They traveled across five continents and taught in countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, Melbourne, Washington, and Europe, demonstrating and teaching their particular style of Urban Kiz.

During this time, Carolina became one of the Spanish pioneers in Kizomba Lady Style and taught Kizomba worldwide. At the beginning of 2016, Carolina and Enah ended their professional partnership. Carolina decided to focus her professional career in other dance areas but continued teaching her passion for this dance through her Kizomba Lady Style.

More recently, Carolina has begun teaching Brazilian Zouk with her partner Kadu Pires. The two have traveled extensively across Europe teaching their particular flavor of Brazilian Zouk. They will be teaching together for the first time in Asia and Austral Asia as a dance couple.

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