Born in Portugal, parents from Mozambique and Angola, Ivo Vieira has devoted his life to spreading African and Latin-American dance throughout the world.

     Since 1998, Ivo has trained in Brazil, USA and throughout Europe brining his unique style, singular passion and unparalleled experience to hundreds of dancers. While working as a choreographer and dancer in various performances, festivals and events, Ivo has risen to become one of the world’s premier instructors in the African styles of Kizomba and Semba and recently Brazilian Zouk.

     With great respect for the traditions and history of these dances, Ivo brings his vast knowledge of the Afro-Latin idiom from around the world to expand and explore what they can become.

     Ivo Vieira currently live in the US where he aspire to innovate and share his love of Zouk and Kizomba around the world.

     Ivo Vieira is the international Pioneer of Kizomba in USA and is the Producer of the first and the biggest Zouk w/ Kizomba congress in North America located in Los Angeles.