Zouk Classes

Elements Level 2 4-week series with Tom & Molly is back for Sunset Zouk at the VMFA Tuesday evenings starting May 27. This series is open to all, designed to introduce Brazilian Zouk to students with experience in other dance styles.

Come learn and mingle with our welcoming community dancing under the sky in one of the best spots in RVA to catch the sunset. We gather on the upper deck above the sculpture garden behind the VMFA, no partner required.

Schedule:
7-7:15 pm -> Arrive, warm up
7:15-8 pm -> Class
8:30-10 pm -> Practice social

Class schedule:
May 27-> Earth 2

June 3-> Water 2

June 10-> Fire 2

June 17-> Air 2

Note: Each Level 2 workshop is beginner friendly. This is not a progressive series’, each workshop is unique but we encourage you to come to as many as you can.

We have alternate indoor locations for each date in case of rain. Join the WhatsApp Class Hub chat for this series to get updates and class recap videos.

Donation-based series via cash or Venmo. Suggested amounts:
- First time to an Elements class: $0
- All others: $5-$10
All donations go directly to teacher up-skilling.

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.

**This summer you have the opportunity to fast-track your training journey with Sat-Sun weekend bootcamp-style versions of each training block. Basico will be offered June 28-29, Lateral July 26-27, and Capstone: Connections August 23-24. All bootcamps include 6 hours of training & guided practice time split over Saturday and Sunday, 1-4pm each day.**

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. For summer bootcamp versions of our courses, enrollment in any block includes complementary admission to the following Tuesday's weekly kizzouk practice social.

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.