About Ybra
Charisma. Integrity. passion for culture.
“My focus in teaching is social dance to preserve the true essence of the dance, to feel the music, to understand musicality, to differentiate styles and their dances, to show respect for the dance, harmony, to learn the history; to show that Africa is much more than just music and dance and most importantly to convey the passion that runs through my veins.”
Ybra Sany was born in Guinea-Bissau, where he lived until the age of 21 before moving to Portugal. He has been passionate about music since childhood and grew up listening to various African, Latin American, West Indian, American and more rhythms. He learned to dance by watching his parents and friends at house parties and watching videos of dancers. For him, dance is a means of expression, communication, connection - a feeling of freedom.
In 2012, he took part in the first kizomba parties in Portugal. Encouraged by friends who wanted him to share his unique style, he started teaching. In 2015 he gave his first workshops at international festivals and continued to do so in various countries such as Spain, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Andorra, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Malta, Lithuania and the UK.
​
At the same time, he studied pedagogy and developed his own teaching methodology, which focuses on ballroom dance, the connection and harmony of bodies and, above all, musicality. Being able to distinguish between different styles of music is an important part of the learning process for him.
​
Would you like to discover a new dance style, learn, have fun and meet new people? Sign up directly online, we have different offers for couples or individuals.