The most comprehensive training for those who wish to grow Brazilian Zouk in their communities.

The District Zouk Professional Development Week is designed to those who teach or wish to teach Brazilian Zouk, as well as those who build or intend to start building a Brazilian Zouk dance community.

Between June 27 and July 2, we’ll be holding District Zouk Professional Development Week (DZPDW) in Washington, DC—a 30+ hour professional development course designed to help teachers and community leaders tackle their most challenging tasks by:

  • developing new teaching skills,

  • learning about curriculum building and class planning, and

  • improving their personal dance skills through drills, challenges, and exercises.

During DZPDW, you’ll gain access to decades of combined community-building and teaching experience. District Zouk alone has been growing the DMV community for over 10 years. Today, District Zouk offers 13 classes a week, Monday through Thursday—an offering that’s rare in the USA.

Our team of instructors is known nationally and internationally for excellence in their craft. By joining DZPDW, you’ll receive valuable information that has been tested, applied, and refined over the years.

A Practical Approach

What to do, when, how, for how long, and according to your circumstance.

DZPDW blends clear teaching theory with lots of guided practice. But more importantly, everything we share is tools and systems we actively use in our progressive class program—week after week. These tools have been tested in real classes, observed in real students, and recalibrated repeatedly based on what actually improves learning, retention, and community growth.

DZPDW guides you through practical aspects of teaching and running a Brazilian Zouk community, such as:

  • attracting and retaining new dancers,

  • planning a syllabus and progression,

  • designing different class formats (and knowing when to use each).

When you join DZPDW, you won’t just hear “what works.” By joining the full program, you’ll see how we implement these tools inside our regular progressive classes, and you’ll learn the decisions behind them—what we do, how we do it, for how long, and why.