Brazilian Zouk Fundamentals (Level 1): 6-Week Series on Tuesdays

District Zouk offers Brazilian zouk classes and events in the Washington, DC area and online.  Founded in 2014, District Zouk is known as the leading source of Brazilian zouk instruction in this region. We offer a comprehensive curriculum, and also focus on community building.

District Zouk

INTERESTED IN LEARNING BRAZILIAN ZOUK?! This beautiful partner dance has been growing in popularity both in the DC area and around the world.  Learn the fundamentals with <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/DistrictZouk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">District Zouk</A>'s Gui Prada & Julissa. This progressive series will cover zouk foundations and prepare you to get out on the dance floor.
 
Tuesdays at DanceSport Dupont Circle 8:45-10:15pm 6-week series April 23 - May 28
 
Each week will build on what you learned the previous week.  Topics will include:
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<LI>Basic Steps</LI>
<LI>Connection</LI>
<LI>Viradinha</LI>
<LI>Lateral</LI>
<LI>Simple Turns</LI>
<LI>Waves & Sways</LI>
<LI>Close Embrace</LI>
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These classes will provide a good foundation for dancers new to Brazilian zouk and the opportunity for experienced zouk dancers to refine their fundamentals.  The small class environment will allow for personal attention and a cohort to learn with as you explore this dance.  Also, before each class there will be a practice session from 8:15-8:45pm so students can come early and practice what they've learned with students from the other Tuesday series classes.
 
Enrollment: 
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<LI>$102 for the 6-week series</LI>
<LI>No drop-ins - you must sign up for the full 6-week series</LI>
<LI>No partner required (but you can encourage your friends to sign-up too!)</LI>
<LI>When purchasing your ticket we ask you to decide if you'd like to lead or follow in the classes so we can keep the lead/follow ratio fairly even.</LI>
<LI>Note: DanceSport Dupont Circle class cards cannot be used for this series.</LI>
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Location: 
DanceSport DuPont Circle 2201 P St. NW (GPS 1520 22nd St. NW) The Church of the Pilgrims Fellowship Hall  (Entrance from the south side via stairs going down)  Washington DC 20037  Between P & Q St's, 2 blocks west of the Q St exit of the Dupont Circle red line Metro. Directions and unlimited adjacent Embassy Row parking info available at:  <A HREF="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.DanceSportDuPont.com%2F&h=ATMR2gta5FO7n9sAV9QfdAKdaBUkUWPs1qtJPokKMEgUaU8OAzmqUvdIV2w9HUZcOuZlgYAKzmPa3R8T0JXx042z5HjbT2gcuke2fuHdGc76485QMweFa9XgO4OQBFti3cVK_EFxhhSuQhNQYPsoC_XV1NH8B8UGtb7-EDOTcF-NY9TP8Vs" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.DanceSportDuPont.com/</A> Nearby bus lines: G2, D2 & D6, 42, N line to Friendship Hts, S line from Silver Spring & downtown and Dupont Circle Circulator from Georgetown 
 
The Instructors: 
 
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011319694170" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A>Gui Prada started dancing in 2004 inspired by the movie "Shall We Dance?". He began to dive deep into dance in 2006 as a work-study trainee of the Jaime Arôxa Dance School in Rio de Janeiro. Jaime Arôxa, one of the creators of Brazilian Zouk, was the head instructor and was a mentor for the most accomplished dancers in Brazil. During his 6 years as a member of the school's team, he learned all Brazilian partner dances (Forró, Samba de Gafieira, Soltinho, Bolero and Zouk) as well as Argentine Tango. After he left the school, he continued dancing and learning from other remarkable instructors, including Fabiano Vivas, Kelly Reis, Érico Rodrigo, Guilherme Pimentel and many others. Since then he has focused his training and research on taking the best of each of these dances and applying it to the close embrace, with the purpose of conveying a sense of well-being and relaxation to dance partners. In 2016 he attended the first Zouk Retreat in Valencia, led by Xandy Liberato, Brenda Carvalho and Anderson Mendes. After that, his research on partner dancing took a new direction, as he continued working with Brenda and Anderson to seek for the application of the concepts explored at the retreat in different ways by using the references of the other Brazilian partner dances and Argentinian Tango. As a result, the importance of the basic steps and concepts became evident, since it is through them that all dances reach another level. Ghee is looking forward to sharing his technique and training with students here in Washington DC to help them improve their basics, comfort and confidence on the dance floor.</DIV>
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Julissa, a Washington DC native, was formally trained for over a decade in classical ballet and several years in modern dance (Alexander Horton technique). She discovered Zouk while traveling in Brazil in 2012, but did not begin to learn it until the NYC Zouk Festival in 2016. Since then she has traveled to various festivals in the states and internationally to learn and dance as much as possible. Her biggest sources of inspiration have been Kuna Malik Hamad, Anderson & Brenda, William & Paloma, and Hudson & Jessica. She has taught alongside artists such as Kuna Malik Hamad, and Jerry Lai. She is eager to grow as a student and teacher, and help inspire more dancers in this community.
 
District Zouk’s mission is to offer regular opportunities to learn and dance Brazilian zouk, and to nurture and grow the Brazilian zouk community in DC.  Ashley and Valentine co-founded District Zouk with Amy Abbott and Bianca Desroches, and they have been teaching weekly Brazilian zouk classes at DanceSport Dupont Circle since June 2014, as well as organizing workshops and other events. District Zouk received an award at the New York Zouk Festival in October 2017 for their contributions to zouk in North America. 
 
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For some examples of what this dance looks like, check out: 
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