6 – 9 July, Leonidio

Cristina Baptista

Christina Baptista

Cristina Baptista, who was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with roots in Indian culture of Africa and Portugal, began dancing at an early age. She tried different kinds of dances like jazz, classical, afro. She traveled and taught dance in various countries such as America, Japan, Cuba, Venezuela, etc., with different groups of traditional dances of Brazil.

Her love for dance, theater, poetry and all forms of artistic expression that contribute to deeper human development led to the study of dance therapy. She believes that anyone can learn the samba in a creative way, thus improving the psycho-physical features of a pleasant and harmonious way. She lives in Greece for 20 years and teaches Samba-therapy.