Brigitte Wittmer

Brigitte is an international dance instructor, performer and transformational movement guide.

Originally from Switzerland, she has taught in over ten countries and studied with world-renowned programs at Broadway Dance Center in New York and Faculdade Angel Vianna in Rio de Janeiro.

Brigitte connects contemporary dance, Brazilian social dances, somatic education, contact-improvisation, body mechanics, Yoga, Gyrokinesis, and transpersonal psychology to guide people on their path to embodied movement and expression.

Using dance as a tool for awareness and expression, Brigitte melds the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual together. In doing so, she offers a place to play, experiment, live, adapt and create different realities.

Building on the flow and framework of Brazilian Zouk, Brigitte breaks the traditional roles of lead and follow, giving both parties the ability to speak and listen fluidly throughout the dance.

This "Liquid Leading" allows for a freedom of self-expression while still remaining engaged and receptive to the needs of your partner(s). Each person can explore their full range of structure & flow, developing an ever-evolving dynamic of exchange and true authenticity of relation.

Brigitte's teaching focuses on creating an experience, guiding movers through a container designed for safety, emotional vulnerability, and inner transformation. From delicate care to primal power or sinuous sensuality to childlike joy, Brigitte cultivates a language and environment for curiosity driven movers to express themselves with and through others in a deeply fulfilling and transcendent dance of life.