Larry Rohter of the New York Times calls forró music “something that sounds new and exotic but which you can still dance to in the old-fashioned way — close and tight.”
Join the forró “boomlet in New York” tonight in Damrosch Park at Midsummer Night Swing. Dance lesson starts at 6:30 and Mestres Do Forró Nordestino go on 7:30. It’ll be close and tight, and a lot of fun.
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