ERNANE FERREIRA - AFRO DANCE EDUCATOR
Ernane Ferreira holds a degree in Commercial Management and specializes in Strategic Business Management from Pitágoras College in Minas Gerais. He is the General Coordinator of Casa Amarela, responsible for proposing and ensuring the implementation of educational and emancipatory projects, supporting initiatives, coordinating actions between managers, educators, the team, and residents, all while staying connected to the territory and overseeing these actions.
A disciple of Marlene Silva and Evandro Passos (Traditional Afro), Carlos Afro (Afro-Brazilian), Ernane has researched under masters in Rio de Janeiro, such as the late Carlos Mutalla and Charles Nelson, the latter being a prominent figure in Afro-Brazilian dance and a major partner and supporter.
Ernane is the creator of the ICAB Project, a cultural integration proposal focused on Afro-Brazilian heritage, and the founder of ColErê Providência, an Afro dance collective for children and teenagers, which was born out of an educational proposal and is a pioneer in the territorial focus.
He fosters partnerships with Afro-referenced initiatives aimed at preserving and valuing Afro-Brazilian traditions rooted in terreiros (Afro-Brazilian religious spaces) and African legacies. Ernane is a permanent dance educator at Casa Amarela Providência and continues to believe in the transformative and political power of popular dances, rooted in educational processes.