Course Details

Zouk is a beautiful and intimate partner dance, evolved from Lambada and danced to Zouk rhythm music. A modern and slower version of Lambada, it is sensual, trance-like, involves lots of turns and dips, and close body movement.

Unlike Salsa, which is led with the hands, Zouk is led by more parts of the body, particularly by the hips. However, in various moves, partners are also connected by eye contact, legs, arms, shoulders, head, etc.

Two of the most distinctive movements in Zouk for the ladies involve arching of the back (the cambré) and head movements, most noticeably the rolling of the head during turns. These movements lend an air of sensuality to the dance.

Zouk is immensely popular in cities such as Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Spain, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, London and Amsterdam, and is gainly much popularity in Singapore.

Brazilian Zouk can be danced to all kinds of Zouk music. One of the reasons it is gaining popularity is because Zouk can also be danced to R&B music, such as music from Rihanna, Neyo, Craig David, etc. as well as chill-out music such as those you'll find on Cafe Del Mar albums. This helps to keep the music, and thus the dance, relevant and addictive. As long the there's a strong beat that isn't too fast, you can dance Zouk to any song.

Zouk is not only an elegant, graceful and beautiful dance, but it's also a good form of exercise. Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to be very flexible to do Zouk. On the contrary, when you do Zouk, you will become more flexible and stronger, especially in your core, back and thigh muscles.

In this 2-hr x 4 lesson introductory workshop, you'll learn the basic steps, turns and partner moves of Zouk, as well as some of the beautiful dips that are common to the dance. The steps and body movement are different from Salsa, Bachata, etc. so they will take some getting used to.

Spaces are limited, so register today! Get ready to fall in love with Zouk! Register now!

To view the latest Zouk performance by the Two Left Feet dance team, click here!

To view a video a Zouk dance by Alisson & Wendy in Perth, click here!
 

Please note: You do not need a partner to join the class. Classmates will be partnered up with each other, and partners will be rotated frequently. As Zouk is a fairly intimate and physically-close dance, you have the option of staying with a specific partner during the workshop. However, we do recommend rotating partners and partnering with all your classmates during the workshop. For greater mobility, please wear pants and proper dance shoes. No skirts allowed.