Brazilian Zouk Lambada Intensive Progressive Weekender w Ry'el Part 3

Get ready for Part 3 of our Brazilian Zouk Lambada Journey with Ry'el!!! 💃🏻🕺🏻🔥🔥🔥🤩 We are so excited 🤩 to announce that world-renowned instructor Ry'el Velandia is coming BACK to Albuquerque to offer a third weekend of Brazilian Zouk Lambada workshops!!! In this "Fundamental Intensive Progressive Weekender," dancers will have the chance to express and progress through the core Zouk Lambada curriculum created by the genius dancing mind of Ry'el himself! The April workshops will build upon the foundations that Ry'el has shared during the February and March weekenders. If you attended those events, please keep practicing! If you did not attend the last weekender with Ry'el, please check out the Brazilian Zouk Lab & Practica each Monday in Albuquerque! Each weekender is a progressive series where each class will build upon the other throughout the weekend. For this reason, we are offering full weekend passes only. 🎫 We hope you will join us for an incredible weekend of Zouk where passion, expression and precision meet! Level up your dance journey with Ry'El Zenzouk—Let's dance!! 🕺 *Workshop Schedule* 📆 Day 1 - Zenzouk Calligraphy curriculum continued Date: Saturday, April 6th Time: 1-5pm (3 hr workshop, 1 hr practica) Location: AlleyKats Studio Address: 222 Truman St NE Albuquerque, NM 87108 Day 2- Zenzouk Calligraphy Curriculum continued Date: Sunday, April 7th Time: 1-5pm (3 hr workshop, 1 hr practica) Location: AlleyKats Studio Address: 222 Truman St NE Albuquerque, NM 87108 💸 *Cost* In order to ensure that we can cover our weekend expenses while also being sensitive to everyone's different wallet sizes, we are offering a sliding scale for these six hours of workshops plus two hours of practica. Please contribute whatever financial offering between these two numbers that works best for you. 💰Sliding scale cost: $75-$135 In order to reserve your space for this weekender, please send payments in advance via Venmo to Rachel Ashley @embodied and indicate whether you plan to take the workshop as a lead or follow. 🚨**We have only 30 spaces available for this workshop!! Please register ASAP to reserve your space!!**🚨 🌟 Ry'el will also be available for private lessons throughout the weekend. His rates are $150/hr 1 person and $160/hr 2 people. Please reach out Yasmin to schedule your private lesson! _________________________________________ 📣📣 📣 Weekend Opportunities for Zouk Social Dancing 💃🏻🕺🏻🔥 1st Fridays SBKZ social: https://www.facebook.com/share/33fghi13cghYbRWD/?mibextid=9l3rBW Zoukchata @Sabor Terrance Brian will be performing LIVE bachata! https://facebook.com/events/s/sabor-latin-nights-presents-te/3262095557417951/ Come dance Salsa and catch Zouk after 10pm here! @Lana’s event! https://facebook.com/events/s/-salsa-sundays-in-santa-fe-/1451850642116807/ ______________________________________________________ 📷The Larger Picture Our hope is to have enough interest in our community to bring Ry'el down to New Mexico each month to train our dancers in his ZenZouk Curriculum! We are committed to at the least three months of training followed by a Lambada Weekender in Jemez Springs! 💫Get ready to groove through the heart of Brazilian Zouk Lambada with our awesome 3-month Zenzouk Calligraphy dance journey! Ry'el put together a killer curriculum to take your dance skills to new heights. Dive into the basics, all laid out in an easy-to-follow order. Ryel's vibe is all about the essence of dance - expressing yourself freely and feeling that sweet connection. He will be putting a spotlight on our legs because, let's be real, they're the foundation of any dance. Learn the dance structure secrets with our Ry'El Zenzouk Calligraphy exploration. It's like learning the ABCs of dance architecture with geometric kinetic alphabets. Watch your moves transform from strict precision to smooth cursive, creating a dance story that flows effortlessly. Ready for some mind-blowing skill upgrades? We're keeping the sequence hush-hush, but get pumped for a mix of exciting dances that'll challenge and thrill you like never before. ______________________________________________ Ry'el Velandia Dance Bio Ry’el is a performer, choreographer, instructor, and dance coach. He is also the creator of ZenZouk, a method of teaching Brazilian Zouk-Lambada and overall body movement through multiple exercises and philosophies based on the “elements," including earth, water, fire, and air- as symbols for analyzing dance and personal movement. Ry’el’s main aim is to educate and cultivate the appreciation for each one of these different styles of Brazilian Zouk-Lambada , building a strong foundation of versatility by embracing evolution through the classic techniques found in the origins of our dance (Lambada). ​ His rich formal dance training in classical ballet, jazz, World Jazz, modern dance, international Latin, and social dances like Salsa, Bachata, cha-cha and different Brazilian Zouk styles enables him to understand, share & create flavorful and fluid organic movement in each of his works as well as in his teachings. His expressive sensuality and trained eye for technique through his Body and mind connections and philosophies makes for a unique and unforgettable class experience.