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Learn Brazilian Zouk's fundamentals and social dance skills to join a growing local and international community of dancers. Each 8-week course will cover a series of techniques and patterns, as well as body movements, musicality, floorcraft, connection and more.These courses are structured to provide time for you to practice in class. Our instructors and assistants will help you by giving you specific feedback. That way you'll be ready to go to the parties and just enjoy it!
OUR CURRICULUM
Our main goal at District Zouk is to provide the tools to help you become a comfortable and versatile social dancer. That includes the techniques behind creating a comfortable dance both as a leader and a follower; solid foundations; musicality; use of the space and floorcraft; social dance dynamics, etiquette and safety.
We built our curriculum to develop your social dancing skills beyond the knowledge of the movements, providing time to practice in class with the help of our instructors and assistants.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Our curriculum presents 24 fundamental patterns in Brazilian Zouk, along with their direction changes, lead/follow principles and other body movements. We divided this content into progressive courses of 8 weeks each:
- Basics 1, 2
- Fundamentals 1, 2A, 2B
Each of these courses covers a set of fundamental patterns, floorcraft, body movements, musicality, lead and follow principles, plus social dance dynamics, etiquette and safety. We’ve incorporated these other important elements into the curriculum to provide a complete learning experience.
In addition to these, we're offering:
- Head Movement Conditioning (solo training for leaders and followers)
- Body Awareness & Connection (for students in Fundamentals 2A/2B or higher levels)
- Head Movement 1A (for students who have completed the fundamentals and Body Awareness & Connection)
- Study Group (for students who have completed Head Movement 2)
- Tilted Turns & Spinning Technique (a special offering for this cycle for those who've completed at least Fundamentals 2A/2B or higher levels)
HOW ARE THE COURSES STRUCTURED?
Each course is 8 weeks long (with the exception of some Wednesday courses). Out of these 8 weeks, 6 are dedicated to teaching new content and 2 are dedicated to practice, feedback, and discussions about connection, music, social dance dynamics, etiquette, safety and other exercises and challenges that will bring all the course’s content together. For additional details on each course, see: https://www.districtzouk.com/pages/progressive-classes-for-brazilian-zouk
This time we've adjusted the length of each class to 75 minutes and we are bringing back something from years ago - a 30-minute practica between our classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. This way students will get extra time to practice what they have learned in class and ask questions or get feedback from instructors. Students are encouraged to stay after the earlier classes or come earlier for the later classes to make use of the practica.
SCHEDULE
June 17 - August 7
Mondays - 8-week series
- Head Movement Conditioning w/ Raven - 7:15-8:15pm
- Study Group w/ Gui, Raven & Ashley - 8:15-9:30pm
Tuesdays - 8-week series
- Basics 1 w/ Gui, Jamiel & Hermela - 7:15-8:30pm
- Basics 2 w/ Alisson & Brenda - 9:00-10:15pm
- Fundamentals 1 w/ Alisson & Brenda - 7:15-8:30pm
- Fundamentals 2A w/ Gui, Jamiel & Comfort - 9:00-10:15pm
Wednesdays - 8-week series
- Body Awareness & Connection w/ Gui, Ashley & Sarah - 9:00-10:15pm
- Head Movement 1A w/ Gui, Ashley & Sarah - 7:15-8:30pm
- Tilted Turns & Spinning Technique w/ Alisson & Hermela - 7:15-8:30pm
PREREQUISITES
- No partner required for any of the courses. You sign up as a lead or a follow.
- No experience required for Basics 1.
- For Fundamentals courses and above, we ask that you do an assessment with one of our instructors to get feedback on which level would be best for you.
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
REGISTRATION
- $190 for 8-week partner courses
- $136 for Head Movement Conditioning (since the class is shorter than the others)
- 5% discount for two courses, or 10% discount for three courses
- 30% discount if you retake a course you've taken before
- Discounts for college students and District Zouk team members. Contact us for details.
- Get your tickets at: https://www.danceplace.com/ticket/buy/13475
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
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.
Raven (She/her) began her dance journey 13 years ago in Latin Ballroom dances in Boulder, CO. She discovered the joy of Brazilian Zouk in 2015 and began teaching in Seattle at Salsa Con Todo Dance Academy in 2017. After placing first in the Zouk US Open in 2018, she taught with District Zouk in DC for a year and helped establish their first Safe Spaces committee. Raven focuses on connection and enjoyment of zouk for social dancing; working to build bodily awareness and empathy grounded in a careful exploration of foundational Zouk technique with her students. She also pulls from her training in yoga to incorporate healthy alignment, muscle control, and personal safety into her teaching.
Other instructors to be announced soon.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
DanceSport DuPont Circle, 2201 P St NW, Washington, DC 20037-1033, United States,Washington D.C.
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