Fall in love with Close Embrace

We are extremely happy to invite you to our workshop in London "Fall in love with Close Embrace" 📔14-16 November London 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈: 6 h of workshops and social! What is a CLOSE EMBRACE concept developed by Gui Prada? In 2009 Gui traveled for the first time to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he was introduced to the authentic tango hug - the close embrace - and all of its complexity and power to create the ultimate feeling of “conforto, cuidado e entrega” - comfort, care and surrender. After that, he continued learning from other remarkable instructors in Brazil and went on to research the close embrace and its application to all partner dances, with the purpose of conveying a sense of well-being, relaxation and ease of movement between dance partners. His investigation of the close embrace continued over the years, and through sources both inside and outside of the dance world. These studies guided him to form a multidisciplinary understanding of dancing and connecting in close embrace as a healing and therapeutic experience.. Due to its versatility, Brazilian Zouk became the perfect dance to apply this concept and explore the possibilities. Over the course of the years, Gui developed special workshops called “The Universe Behind the Hug”, Embrace Zouk Weekender, Embrace Zouk Online, Partner Dancing through the Eyes of Non-Violent Communication, and the Leaders Intensive Training. Gui became a reference in the execution of clean, comfortable fundamentals and its understanding of close connection, both from a physical and mental perspective. This workshop will help you to build better connection, smoothness and playfulness in your dance and will show you how to incorporate close embrace ideas in many steps that are constantly used on the dance floor. Watch Gui dancing :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRRmYrw5m_Q ⏰ 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲: Tuesday 19.30 - 21.30 - Embrace & Footwork Part 1 / Open Level Wednesday 19.00 - 21.00 - Embrace & Footwork Part 2 / Open Level 21.00 - 23.50 - Social Thursday 19.30 - 21.30 - Head Movements in Close Embrace / Intermediate + Advanced *This workshop isn’t dedicated to Newcomers. We are inviting everyone who has already a good knowledge of Brazilian Zouk Fundamentals 💥 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Batch 1 - only 10 Passes 3 days - £90 2 days - £65 Batch 2 - 20 Passes 3 days - £100 2 days - £75 Batch 3 - 10 Passes 3 days - £110 2 days - £85 Social - £10 *We aim to sell 3 and 2 days passes if for any reason you can join only 1 day please inquire individually. 📌 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Email us at [email protected] :) 🏠 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Posk (Polish Social and Cultural Association POSK) 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF 3RD Floor ATRIUM Closest stations are Hammersmith and Ravenscourt Park. More about Gui: Inspired by the movie "Shall We Dance?", Gui Prada started dancing in 2004. However, it was only in 2006 that he really began to dive deep into dance as a work-study trainee of the Jaime Aroxa Dance School in Rio de Janeiro, one of the most prestigious dance schools in Brazil, which trained some of the most renowned dancers in the country. During his 6 years as a member of the school's team, he learned all Brazilian partner dances (Forró, Samba de Gafieira, Soltinho, Bolero and Zouk) and Argentine Tango. As he matured more as a dancer, he found he preferred to focus less on the steps and more on turning partner dancing into a relaxing experience for the mind and body. In 2009, on his first visit to Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was introduced to the authentic tango hug - the close embrace - and all of its complexity and power to create the ultimate feeling of “conforto, cuidado e entrega” - comfort, care and surrender. After that, he continued learning from other remarkable instructors in Brazil and went on to research the close embrace and its application to all partner dances, with the purpose of conveying a sense of well-being, relaxation and ease of movement between dance partners. His investigation of the close embrace continued over the years, and through sources both inside and outside of the dance world. These studies guided him to form a multidisciplinary understanding of dancing and connecting in close embrace as a healing and therapeutic experience, and a way to connect with Brazilian culture. Due to its versatility, Brazilian Zouk became the perfect dance to apply this concept and explore the possibilities, which he has been doing since 2016, when he attended the first Zouk Retreat in Valencia, led by Xandy Liberato, Brenda Carvalho and Anderson Mendes. After that, his take on partner dancing took a new direction, as he continued working to seek for the application of some of the concepts explored at the retreat in different ways by using the references of the other Brazilian partner dances. Currently, he develops the idea of partner dancing as a true social experience, and a way to experience Brazilian culture, having the close embrace and the mastery of basics as the focus points. Over the course of the years, Gui developed special workshops called “The Universe Behind the Hug”, Parts I and II, Finding Zouk, Embrace Zouk Weekender, Embrace Zouk Online, Partner Dancing thorugh the Eyes of Non-Violent Communication, and the Leaders Intensive Training, which together toured many cities around the US and the world. Gui is based in Washington DC, US, developing the local community with regular, weekly and progressive classes. He became a reference in the execution of clean, comfortable fundamentals and its understanding of close connection, both from a physical and mental perspective. Gui is also one of the regular instructors of Alex de Carvalho’s MAC program, where he teaches new instructors how to learn, talk about and teach connection. About Joanna Joanna Zwierzyńska is a professional dancer, internationally qualified dance coach, dance judge, choreographer, and actress. She has a very clear understanding of human motor skills and constantly educates herself in new techniques. She has taught dance in over 30 countries, and has been teaching, performing, and dancing her heart out at international zouk festivals for over 11 years. She pioneered zouk in Poland in 2011 in Warsaw, and she is a qualified judge of the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council. Finalist of a famous TV Show So you Think You Can Dance in 2012 where she showed Brazilian Zouk for the first time on the national TV. She has taught zouk together with Pasty, Kamacho, and William dos Santos, and in recent years found success and immense pride in teaching popular solo follower classes at international festivals, attracting zoukers wanting to learn her unique and expressive style of dancing in order to enhance their partner dancing. Her methodology combines a high level of technique with expression and playfulness. She fell in love with Close Embrace technique in 2021 and started slowly to study it and spread it among London Zouk dancers. She has invited Gui to TED Retreat 2023 where she had a chance to explore the close embrace concept deeper. Joanna Dancing: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkG3wXYjhux/... See you there:)