Zouk Classes

Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to start or expand your zouk education with ARTIST in RESIDENCY Camilla from Brazil! This 4-week weekly Tuesday series will explore the power of touch, connection and presence within the container of dancing Brazilian Zouk.

With over 15 years of expertise in Brazilian Zouk and partner dances, Camilla is one of the rare professionals who has mastered both leading and following at a top level. Her deep dedication to dance has taken her across three continents and over 15 countries, teaching and performing with an approach that's both technical refined and genuinely transformative.

Camilla's teaching focuses on connection, touch quality and depth of presence. Known for creating a comfortable and safe dance experience, she empowers her students to explore the joy of movement through authentic connection, grounded flow and a precise awareness of energy. Her unique dual expertise as both a lead and follow allows her to provide unique insights into the dance partnership, catering to a wide range of people from very beginners to advanced dancers. She emphasizes in every class the importance of honoring boundaries, building trust, and moving with intention. Her holistic approach transforms dance into a space for personal expression and growth, helping her students tap into both the joy and healing potential of dance.

Tuesdays Sept 23rd thru Oct 14th, 7-8:30pm at The Ox - private home - email/DM on FB/WhatsApp/IG for the address.

$140 for the 4-week series. $40 for single class drop-in. Drop-ins after class 1 require organizer permission. Fee includes admission for weekly Kizzouk practice social immediately following class 8:30-10pm - all students are encouraged to attend!

Develop a firm technical grasp of Brazilian Zouk with our modular beginner training program made up of 3 blocks in 2 levels. This program was designed by Will Russ and is taught by Will and Jennifer for Dançarina Events.

Basico Level-1a block is usually delivered via a progressive 4-week series with 75-min classes.

Lateral Level-1b block is usually delivered via a progressive 5-week series with 75-min classes.

Basico & Lateral are stand-alone blocks that can be completed in either order.

Capstone: Connections Level-2 block is usually delivered via a progressive 4-week series with 75-min classes. Both Level 1 blocks must be completed before taking Level 2.

Enrollment in any of these blocks as a progressive class includes admission to the weekly Tuesday kizzouk practice social (8:30-10pm) during the run of a class series.

We recommend not missing more than 1 class in a progressive series in order to keep up and be ready to advance to the next block. Students who miss more than 1 class may be required to take a private (at extra cost) in order to complete remaining classes in their series'. All students are required to join the Class Hub via WhatsApp to get updates from instructors and class recap videos.

All blocks are lead/follow role balanced and subject to class-size minimums. If a class does not reach its minimum enrollment number, classes will be cancelled and refunds issued. No refunds will be given for any other reason.

More about roles: in this partner social dance both partners have very important roles to fill. One partner (the lead) directs the dance by listening and interpreting the music; suggesting and guiding their partners movement's in time to the beat thru physical, visual and energetic connection points; and navigating traffic on the dance floor. The other partner (the follow) co-creates the dance by listening physically, visually and energetically to the lead's signals and interprets them in time to the music. Both partners have the ability to interject their own ideas, style, and voice into the dance. In Brazilian zouk dance roles are not predominately based on gender, people of all genders are welcome to choose the role they prefer, and many people choose to learn and regularly dance both roles (we call these switch dancers). Most dancers at the highest levels of BZouk are switch dancers. In this program you will select and train one role at a time. We welcome you to repeat each block to explore the opposite role as well.

What shoes to wear? You can train in socks, soft-soled dance shoes, or clean sneakers that were not worn in from the street. Brazilian Zouk dancers usually dance in flats rather than heels.