edmilson botelho
performer | dancer | teacher | choreographer
competitions and awards.
2023​
- Blues Fever '23 - Solo Blues 1st Place
- Blues Fever '23 - Open M'n'M 1st Place
- Blues Fever '23 - Strickly - Qualifies for final
- Virtual Solo Jazz Competition of ILHC - Qualifies for final, finishes 12th.
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2022​
- Royal Swing Festival (Turin) - Wins Solo Jazz competition.
- ILHC Europe (Sofia) - Qualifies for final in Solo Jazz Advanced competition, finishes 5th.
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2019​
- Double Shot Blues Festival (Valencia) - Participates in advanced class and competition.
- Bluesology (Valencia) - Participates in Blues dance teacher training.
- Blues Festival (Moscow) - Invited but later canceled due to political situation and pandemic.
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2018​
- Atlantic Blues Festival (Porto) - Wins 1st place in Blues Jack & Jill competition and reaches semifinals in Solo Blues competition.
- Drag the Blues Festival (Barcelona) - Places 2nd in Blues Jack & Jill competition and 3rd in Solo Blues.
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2017
- Lindylicious Festival (Paris) - Finalist in the advanced Lindy Hop Jack & Jill competition.
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2014​
- Atlantic Swing Festival (Lisbon) - Finalist in Jack & Jill competitions in Lindy Hop and Solo Jazz.
teaching and invitations.
2025 (regular classes)
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- Bounce Swing Lovers (Padua)
- Blues Workshop (Brescia)
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2025 (as a teacher)
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- Blue Monday Festival (Porto)
- Blues Workshop (Brescia)
- Da Blues (Darmstadt)
- Boogie Baren (Munich)
- Duke's Blues (Luxembourg)
- ESBF - Spring Edition (Madrid)
- Bounce Swing Festival (Padua)
2024 (as a teacher)
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- Blue Monday Festival (Porto)
- Breizh Blues Invasion (Rennes)
- Big Mama Swing (Madrid)
- Paris Midnight Blues (Paris)
- The Spoonful (Edinburgh)
- Sundown Blues (Genoa)
- Blues Spot Festival (Luxembourg)
- Good Time Blues Festival (Guglionesi)
- Blues Dose Retreat (Prague)
- Bluesila Festival (Vilnius)
- Beijing Blues Bash (Beijing)
- Boulevard Blues (Hasselt)
- Duke's Blues Festival (Luxembourg)
2023 (as an organizer)
- Blues Juke Joint Porto ​​​
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2023 (as a teacher)
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- Blue Monday Festival (Porto)
- Breizh Blues Invasion (Rennes)
- Shall We Play (Grenoble)
- Slow Town Blues Fest (Turin)
- Paris Midnight Blues (Paris)
- Good Time Blues Festival (Guglionesi)
- Porto Swing Jam Exchange (Porto)
- Policoro in Swing (Policoro)
- Blues Dose Retreat (Prague)
- Blues Celebration 2nd Birthday Shout (Warsaw)
- Festival SwingDom (Utrecht)
- Boulevard Blues (Hasselt)
- Bluesology (Valencia)
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2022 (as a teacher)
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- Spanish Blues Fest Spring Edition
- The Blues Room (online)
- Blue Monday Festival (Porto)
- Swing on SEA Festival (Vigo)
- Good Time Blues Festival (Guglionesi)
- Porto Swing Jam Exchange (Porto)
- Sofia Blues Festival (Sofia)
- Boulevard Blues (Hasselt)
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2021 - present (as a partner and manager)
- Hop Dance Studio (Porto)
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2016 - present (as a teacher)
- Hop Dance Studio (Porto) - Lindy Hop, Blues, Solo Blues, Authentic Jazz, Aerials Steps​​​​​
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2015
- Swing Station - Lindy Hop
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