The Approach

Any living being should experiment the best and become the best in its lifetime and just like a dancer one wants to balance these 3 elements, to become one with the universe, the music and the dance.

Your body will become skilful, more balanced and efficient as you learn the best movement patterns and techniques. Once in your muscle memory, these movements will become yours to use and express and more natural to perform, just like words of a new learned language. 

You will be encouraged to use all your 5 senses and more, to feel yourself, your partner, and your surroundings more completely: 

See where you are, were you are going, look to connect, spot to spin and keep balance and use your peripheral vision to be aware of the space that surrounds you, your partner and others...

Hear your inner sounds, the sound of silence the nature, the city, the room, sense the rhythm of everything, hear the music and dance...

Taste the dry and/or the wet, the sweet and/or the salty, the cold and/or the hot flavours of your body, the air, your partner, others and of your imagination in each moment of your dancing...

Smell everything, be aware of breathing and of the air going through your nostrils, your mouth, your lungs, your belly, your back and synchronize your breathing with your intension, your emotion and with your dance partner or dance group just like instruments and voices in an orchestra...

Touch, feel, connect and interact with the floor that supports you and physically connects you to the planet earth, sense your own body, your partner, the air, the pressure, everything.  Feel the temperature of a touch and the magnetism of an embrace...
Balance, Accelerate or Decelerate according to your intentions or needs...

Learn to have a better Kinaesthetic Sense of where your body and all its parts are in space...

Learn to have a better sense of time, learn about the beat, the tempo, the time signature of a bar of music, the rhythm, the musical phrase, the timing of dance figures or constructions, ...

Your mind will make sense and complete the puzzle as you learn about the history, character and essence of each different dance, how to listen to the music and ways of interpreting it, how to think ahead on the dance floor and how to prepare yourself for each stage of your dance journey. 

Your soul synchronizes your emotion, your mind, your body, your heart, your gut, … it ignites your body and inspires your dance, keeping it alive and real. 

Listen to your soul!

Pedro’s classes are bespoke and tailored to fit the individual needs of each student. He will take you on an incredible journey through the beautiful, amazing and magical world of dance. Become one with the music and unleash your inner dancer…

Pedro Coimbra

CEO of Soul Dance London 

Born in the city of Porto, Portugal, where he started dancing over 20 years ago, Pedro has been a prominent figure on the international dance scene for over 10 years. 

He has been passionate about movement and dancing from an early age.

Early in his adult life, Pedro felt the magical call of dance, its pleasure, passion and expression, and changed from studying engineering into studying dance, becoming a full-time professional dancer, competitor, teacher and performer.

Following an audition, he was awarded a European Union scholarship to study in England where he graduated from the NSCD in Leeds University, took his teaching qualifications with the UKA and the ISTD and further completed his studies in an MSC Dance Science Master in Laban, London city University. He has been a winner and finalist in many international competitions. While in London he worked in the Sadlers Wells and the Hippodrome Casino, amongst others. As a choreographer and performer, Pedro is an acclaimed teacher of styles, ranging from Argentine Tango, Ballroom and Latin Dances, Swing Dance, Spanish Dancing, Lambada/Zouk, Contemporary Dance and Salsa, amidst others.

Pedro has worked with various world champions and internationally renowned dancers and teachers and fitness professionals such as:

Tony Lycholat, Akash Sehrawat, Kazem Panjavi and Henrique Coimbra in Body Awareness and Conditioning.

Niall McMahon, Paul Figler, Eric Carpenter, Leesa Phillips and Sharon Donalson in Ballet, Jazz and Contemporary Dance.

David and Kim Benitez, Martin Ojeda, Ancizar Velasquez, Jennifert Arango, Diomar Giraldo Escobar, Edwin Leon, Pablo Veron, Leandro Palou, Alejandra Mantiñan, Fernando Carrasco and Jimena Hoeffner in Argentine Tango.

Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagorouitchenko, José Torres, Toni Pinto, Juan Manuel Gomez, Ralf Lepehne, Mauro Rossi, Serena Lecca, Carol Macraild, Sergey Nifontov, Karen Hardy, Paul Beeton and Paul Killick in Latin American Dancesport.

Kevin Leonardo Gallego, Angel Martinez Davila, Adrian y Anita, Oliver Pineda, Graça Pinto  and Ernesto Acosta Vegas in Salsa.

Christa Fenn, Paul Beeton, George Coad & Pat Thompson and Ronnie Lekoch in Standard Ballroom Dancesport.

Berg Dias, Ge Ge, Braz dos Santos, Xandy Liberato & Evelyn Magyari, Marisa Gulino, Renato Veronesi, Joseph Koniak, Solange Dias in LambadaZouk.