Verity Rose (she/her), originally from Seattle, WA, now based in Iowa City, IA, is passionate about dance, event organizing, and her 9.5 year old dog, Balou. Her dance journey began at age 3 with tap and ballet, sparking a lifelong passion for movement. For a couple weeks after her first class the first thing she’d ask her mom upon waking up would be, “Am I going to dance class today?” After nine years of training with Gotta Dance Company, she explored Lindy Hop and Balboa, eventually discovering a deep passion for Brazilian Zouk at Bailame festival in 2019.
In August 2021 she moved to Iowa City, and In April 2022 she founded V Rose Productions in order to bring Zouk to the community. Since then, she has successfully hosted over 13 dance weekenders in Iowa City, Fairfield, Des Moines, Chicago, Omaha, and Milwaukee. She prides herself on curating community-, growth-, and heart-centric events that are financially accessible and that gives intentional space for everyone (including featured artists) to take care of themselves.
The profound joy and positive impact she’s experienced from Brazilian Zouk drives her mission to share the art with as many people as possible across the Midwest and beyond through teaching and organizing. She dreams of soon teaching and organizing events and retreats around the world.