She started dancing at the age of 12, training in ballet, jazz, lyrical, musical theater, competitive cheerleading, and hip hop. Her first partner dance was Brazilian Zouk, introduced to her by her now-husband Tommy Loalbo in 2016. That’s when she fell in love with both Zouk and Tommy. Together, they teach locally at Zouk Atlanta and recently won 🏆 2nd place in the Novice Jack & Jill division at the world-renowned competition at ZoukMX 2025. They also won 2nd place in the Amateur Rising Stars division at the Brazilian Zouk World Championships in 2023.
Thao is also known for performing at various Zouk competitions, including a 🏅 2nd place win at Zouk16 with Walter Fernandez in May 2023, and a 🥉 3rd place at Zouk16 at ZoukMX with Otavio Kanashiro in February 2025.
Thao loves to perform and shine her brightest, and she brings that same energy to Atlanta. She helps teach the follows how to bring out that performance energy and be the best Zouk Babe they can be.
When Thao isn’t dancing, she’s an endoscopy nurse by day—and a Zouk Babe by night.