Guy Darmet, a prestigious figure in world dance, has been among the curators of the show. In previous editions, the organizers of the event partnered with O Centro de Movimento Deborah Colker to create regular hip-hopand Dancehall courses to be run throughout the year.

in various locations throughout the city body tech centres offer dance classes for fitness purposes, including ballet fitness and classes for children in selected locations. body tech centres are conveniently located in ipanema and copacabana, and the class timetable can be accessed via their website on this link.

using dance for community strengthening the initiative 'dançar para não dançar' (losely translates to 'dancing not to trip'), a ballet and dance school for children from favela communities, that aims to give access to high quality instruction and training to those children, who are interested in persuing a professional career in children.

similarly, capoeira is also a powerful tool for community strengthening, that is deeply rooted in carioca culture - it is  one of rio de janeiro's primary cultural export - taught globally, individuals flock to the city to learn from the greatest masters. rio de janeiro is scheduled to host the 2nd world championship on sport capoeira, in 2017 - baku city, azerbaijan, organized the 1st world championship and over forty countries participated.