Exploring Variations of Fundamentals
Do you know how many Viradinhas, Laterais or Simple Turns exist to lead and follow? Let’s find out by exploring as many variations as we can fit in each class!
Do you know how many Viradinhas, Laterais or Simple Turns exist to lead and follow? Let’s find out by exploring as many variations as we can fit in each class! Then, when we go out to social dance locally or anywhere in the workd, we’ll be able to dance with as many people as possible 👍
HOW DOES IT WORK?
This course has 7 hour-long classes recorded live and 1 pre-recorded class. Classes are structured with a mix of breakdowns for leads and follows, moments to follow along, feedback, and guided practice.
Every Unit is structured with sequences that’ll help you train and ingrain good habits to safely explore and combine variations of Brazilian Zouk Fundamentals. The focus of this course is to experiment and grow your social dancing to be more connected and flowy, and to learn which variations work best for your way of expressing those moves and feelings in your body.
DO I NEED A PARTNER?
You don’t need a partner for this course. You’ll be able to practice all of the concepts solo. However, if you have a partner, you can benefit from doing it together.
IS THIS FOR LEADERS OR FOLLOWERS?
This class is intended for anyone interested in learning more about the dance, regardless of roles when dancing. The most comfortable and confident dancers are those who have learned and experienced all sides of the dance, and here at District Zouk, we highly recommend every dancer learn them all!
WHY SHOULD I JOIN?
Brazilian Zouk is a quickly evolving dance style and every time we dance with people from other areas, we find out that they have variations of the Fundamentals. This course will help you learn or refresh to be on top of the trends and most common combinations and variations out there.
Most importantly, you'll get to practice a lot of good habits to build up your confidence and consistency. The best dances happen when we're not thinking about the moves and when we focus on the connection and feeling in the dance.
Prerequisites
In order to get the most out of this course, we recommend you have at least 6 months of experience with Brazilian Zouk and are comfortable with all of the basic fundamentals, such as:
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Basics - in place, linear (Passo Básico) and side
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Lateral
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Simple Turn
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Lunge
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Traveling Turn
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Cuddle
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Yoyo
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Bonus
NEED A REFRESHER?
Learn from one of the multiple Solo Training from Foundation Footwork, Fundamental Moves, Body Movement, and more!
WHAT IS THE CURRICULUM?
In this course we'll cover the following topics:
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Lateral (Regular/Reversed/Shadow)
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Elasticos (Linear/Travelling/Cuddle)
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Yo-Yo (In place/Reversed/Inverted)
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Lunges (In Place/Changing Lines)
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Soltinho (Linear/Circular)
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Viradinhas (Changing lines/Circular/Reversed)
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Travelling Horizontal Axis Turns (Propeller)
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These will challenge your creativity and open doors for new ways to enjoy your social dancing.
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Instructors
Senior Instructor Alisson Sandi
Alisson Sandi began his dance career at the age of 15 in São Paulo, Brazil, where he was born. Over the years he trained in Brazilian, Latin and International Ballroom dancing with Jaime Arôxa, Renata Peçanha, Alex de Carvalho, Rodrigo Delano, and others. In 2007, he joined the Juan Rando Dance Academy (JRDA) in Perth, Australia, and stayed in Australia through 2019 teaching in multiple cities and around the world. Alisson has held performances and workshops in over 41 countries, and holds titles including 2x Pro World Champion, 3x Australian Pro Champion, and Winner/Finalist of various BZDC All Stars/Champions Jack and Jill Comps. He is one of the the founders and the first choreographers of the International Zouk Flash Mob. He has also been an official judge for the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council since its first competition event. Alisson has a passion for teaching and is known for his attention to detail and effective instruction in dance techniques. Recently Alisson completed the 50-hour lambada certification course with Master Braz, and is looking forward to practicing and teaching more lambada and sharing it with the dancers and community here and in Washington, DC.
Guest Assistant Monica Weng
Monica Weng is the founder of Zouklove Dance School in Melbourne - Australia. She is a passionate Brazilian Zouk instructor, and enjoys helping others learn and grow and learn techniques required to take their dancing to the next level.
Her training consists in years of learning closely with Alisson Sandi, also accumulated with many hours of training with Leonardo Neves, Becky Crystal, Arthur Santos, Layssa Liebscher, Jessica Lamdon, Ryel Zenzouk and many more others. She has grown her knowledge through different flavours of zouk to help her students dance with versatility.