Silvestre Technique Intensive

4 Days
16+ Hours of Focused Training
28 Sep - 1 Oct

The Silvestre Technique Intensive is a rare opportunity to train with Rosangela Silvestre, master teacher, choreographer, and creator of the internationally recognised Silvestre Dance Technique.

This four-day intensive is an additional advanced learning opportunity, offered to compliment the Australian Samba Retreat weekend. It offers a deep, embodied study of movement as expression, symbolism, and connection - supporting dancers to move beyond form and into presence, clarity, and authentic expression.

Rooted in contemporary dance and African Brazilian cultural knowledge, the Silvestre Technique conditions and prepares the body to access its expressive potential through a refined dialogue between physical structure, intention, and imagination.

The Intensive is limited to 40 participants.

Capacity is intentionally capped to support focused study and meaningful exchange.
We encourage early booking.

What You Will Study:

Across four days, participants will work through -

• Silvestre Technique Practice
  Daily technique sessions to condition the body, refine alignment, coordination, and expressive clarity.

• Movement Analysis
  Understanding how movement is organised, perceived, and communicated.

• Symbolism of the Silvestre Technique
  Exploring the symbolic structures that support intention and personal expression.

• Symbology of the Orixás
  Study of African Brazilian archetypes, gestures, and rhythms, and their relationship to the elements - Earth, Water, Air, and Fire - as sources of movement inspiration.

• Integration & Reflection
  Sessions to consolidate learning and integrate technique, symbolism, and expression into individual practice.

• Composition
  Participants will move through a guided creative process to develop a short composition during the intensive. This work will be shared within the group as part of the process, integrating new learnings of technique, symbolism, and personal expression.

Participants will also have the optional opportunity to share this composition during the Australian Samba Retreat weekend as a performance.

Intensive Pricing:
Four-day training - $500
Purchased as a package with Australian Samba Retreat - $400*

*If booking in the same transaction as your Retreat ticket, your discount will be automatically applied on checkout. If you have already purchased your Retreat ticket and booking separately, contact us at hello@australiansambaretreat.com.au to receive your discount code.

For your planning:
Training will run daily from 10am - 3pm (including breaks).
Please allow time in your scheduling to arrive by 9:30am on Day 1.

Full schedule released in July including details of optional Performance opportunity which will take place on either Friday 2 or Saturday 3 Oct.

Venue to be announced.

Accommodation and meals not included.