Cokelicô Fulô
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she studied advertising and fine arts, Cokelicô comes from a family of musicians with a mother who is a dancer. From an early age, she found herself immediately engrossed in the performing arts.
Her journey is captivating, starting as a young samba dancer at the age of 5 in the Salgueiro samba school. She later dedicated herself to ballroom dancing.
In 2014 in France, she had her first experience as a teacher of popular Brazilian dances at the MJC in the city of Sète, where she taught for two years. After moving to Montpellier, she turned her attention to Tango. Influenced by a group of Brazilian musician friends, she gravitated towards Forró. With a shortage of leading dancers, she committed to learning how to lead. During her frequent trips back to Brazil, she honed her skills and pedagogically trained to teach Forró. In Rio de Janeiro, she received scholarships from renowned dance schools like KVS and Simas Dança, and initiated the gender-neutral dance project Danse+ where she taught Forró classes.
Cokelicô’s journey serves as a testament to the power of a passion for the arts and a commitment to inclusivity. She is not just a dancer or a teacher; she is an ambassador of Brazilian culture and an advocate for “Harassment-Free Forró” and gender-neutral dancing. Coklicô has managed to transcend traditional boundaries, continually adapting and evolving in her art.