District Zouk was founded in 2014 by Amy Abbott, Ashley Kent, Bianca Desroches, and Valentine Luu because of their common love of Brazilian Zouk and commitment to expanding the zouk community in Washington, DC. District Zouk offers weekly and monthly classes and events in the DC area.  They have taught at a variety of venues and festivals including the White House Kizomba/Zouk Summit, the Midwest Kizomba Zouk Afro-Fusion Festival, the Interfusion Festival and the DC Bachata Congress.