Artist Souls Pty is a company officially signed on 2022 which started as a cultural exchange initiative in 2018 and has been leaded by Paola Díaz since then. She is from Colombia & has been humanitarian worker in the Middle-East & African continent. Through her company, Paola Díaz is a:
- Dancer & Choreographer
- Certified Instructor of: Kizomba Soul Secrets© method; Cali Salsa -Basic, Intermedia
te, Advanced- by “Full Pack Salsa Caleña”© based in Cali, Colombia; Traditional Colombian dances (Cumbia, Mapalé, Champeta, Salsa Choke); Latinamerican Dances: Dominican Bachata, Dominican Merengue.
- Certified Spanish tutor, translator & interpreter.
- Video designer, editor for video production. Her favorite styles of dance are traditional Latin-American and African dances include Kizomba, Bachata, Cuban Salsa, Cali style Salsa, Salsa Choke, Merengue, Cumbia, Maple & Champeta. Paola grew up in the arts performing on stage in the theatre. As a young woman, she was into gymnastics, singing & traditional Colombian dances. Apart from her routine dance classes, Paola’s philanthropic personality took her to teach for particular communities of refugees, migrants, pregnant women, children & adults with special needs and/or disabilities. Since her childhood in Colombia, Paola has been part of artistic activities like theatre, artistic gymnastic and singing choir groups. She performed Colombian traditional dances as cumbia, mapalé, bullerengue, contradanza, pasillo, sanjuanero. She participated in singing festivals representing her home school academy. Paola’s passion for Kizomba began in Maputo, Mozambique in 2012. Here, she started her training during 2014 in Ezulwini, Swaziland. In 2016, Paola took up Urban Kiz and Kizomba fusion and became a certified Kizomba Instructor in Bogota, Colombia. She also was part of the Souls Secrets method, which was the social change mission of the dance school. In this program, dancers and instructors work together to make a difference through dance in their local communities. In 2021, Paola became profesionally certified in Cali Salsa -Basic, Intermediate, Advanced- & as Cali Salsa Instructor in 2022, by Stilo y Sabor Dance School from Cali, Colombia. She strengthened her self-confidence & empowerment through the arts way while appreciating every difference in culture & societies wherever she is. She believes in a common space of diversity, inclusion, positive thinking, wellness & the possibility to become change-makers through the heritage and culture exchange of the arts.”
She frequently collaborates with the Colombian Embassy in South Africa for the cultural exchange of traditional Colombian dances. Her native language is Spanish but she is also fluent in English and Portuguese. Artist Souls PD offers:
- Dance classes (Group and Individual). Individual classes are highly personalised, designed, adjusted & prepared according to the different ways of learning & learning skills for each student.
- Choreography creation, coaching & performance
- Video Production, Designing & Edition for Final Product.
- Cultural Exchanges for Heritage awareness
- Singing classes
- Creativity & Innovation skills development
- Spanish Classes, Spanish-English/English-Spanish Translation & Interpretation.
- Individual empowerment through Cultural Exchange
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You can find her Bookings, Portfolios & Contact Media at:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRI-Gj5LYJGoSY3zD3nL0XQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artist_souls_pd/
page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtistSoulsPaolaDiaz
Indigenous, African & European Dancing Souls Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/390711341938529
