Honolulu Zouk Sunday - Karen's Birthday 2 19 17

HNL ZOUK SUNDAY PARTY 9 to 11pm Socialize, Dance, Eat, Drink and Be Merry! Celebrating Karen-Marie Amper's Birthday! Guest DJ Kierdre Kiki Howard! Feel free to BYOB and BYOF. Each week sample a rare and delicious Japanese Rice Wine (Sake). 6P Follower Styling 7p The Ins & Outs of Simple Turns 8p Social Dance Levelup: Zouk Flow! *NO HNL ZOUK SUNDAY NEXT WEEK FEB 26 2017* Sundays resume as usual the week after, March 5th ===PRICING=== $12 / Single Class Drop In $22 / Two Classes $30 All Three Classes $5 Party Donation to cover studio fees, alcohol, cakes, snacks. Please leave it in the Tip Jar. Party is free with any class. ===CLASS DESCRIPTIONS=== 6P Follower Styling Learn a combo with the little flourishes that will taking you from feeling like "I'm just doing the moves" to "I feel like a beautiful dancing butterfly!" If you are the follow who is panicking, "I don't know what the heck to do with my arms!" This is the class for you. These stylings you will be able to use during commonly led zouk partnerwork movements. All genders are welcome to this class. 7p The Ins & Outs of Simple Turns A simple turn can be your best friend. A simple turn can get you out of tough situations, and a simple turn can get you into a good time! What are the rules for what you can do before and after? Learn (or review!) some FUNdamental guidelines to simple Brazilian zouk turns: when you're allowed to turn one way or the other, leader and follower technique, hand mechanics, leg action, and how to make this an enjoyable experience for your partner. W 8p Social Dance Levelup: Zouk Flow! Leaders, what do you do when you lead your follow into a position you didn't expect? Follows, what do you do when you are being led into movement you don't know? During this hour, experience the freeing mindset of zouk flow! Relax into the dance and extricate yourself from complicated or unexpected situations while maintaining the flow of the social dance mood. ===ABOUT HONOLULU ZOUK=== Kimberly Loo founded Honolulu Zouk in 2015 as a vehicle for creating a dance family around teaching, performing, and choreographing Brazilian Zouk fused with other dances. Her dance philosophy is based around a desire for each dancer to celebrate awareness of their bodies, and to find joy in connecting with themselves, accepting their sensuality and ability to express themselves through movement. The Honolulu Zouk logo emphasizes how 'ono (delicious) zouk is, and how its dancers love to zouk always and all ways. Kimberly's teaching style is influenced by her ballet background and accepting of nonheteronormative dance roles. In its first year, Honolulu Zouk was invited to perform for "zouk royalty" at Zouk Night Love in Mexico and received a standing ovation! They have been gracing the Hawaiian Islands and the mainland US with dance instruction and dazzling performances every since! Honolulu Zouk is comprised of several performance teams, a weekly zouk fusion social, ongoing technique classes, and frequent visiting instructors. Please contact [email protected] and come join the family or if you're interested in a performance! ===ABOUT KIMBERLY LOO=== Kimberly Loo began dance training at age 4 just couldn't stop. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Dance with a Performance and Choreography emphasis from Pomona College in California alongside a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification from Mahatma Yoga in India. Kimberly's formal training encompasses 20 years of ballet, jazz, modern, international ballroom, salsa, bachata, and her favorite, Brazilian Zouk. Kimberly has twice won National Collegiate Championships in International Ballroom (both Latin and Standard), the Hawaii Salsa Championship, won runner up at the Texas Salsa Open, placed in several BZDC Strictly Zouk and Zouk Jack & Jills, and has been invited to perform and teach throughout the Aloha state and in California, Texas, Mexico, Morocco, and India. Her dance career as a performer has spanned from the commercial to the burlesque. She has danced professionally in Hawaii productions such as Legends in Concert, Neon Dreams, and Showtime Entertainment. Kimberly has performed as a soloist with the Royal Academy of Dance on Kauai and with Ballet Hawaii in the early 2000s. She is currently the director of Honolulu Zouk and performs various dance styles under other Hawaii-based companies. ===LOCATION=== Polearity Studio 111 N. King St 2B, Honolulu HI 96817 Park for free in the lot behind the building; entrance on Nimitz just after Maunakea. DO NOT NAVIGATE TO ADDRESS Go to this Dropped Pin https://goo.gl/maps/RX9vdzvNYHR2 Walk into lobby of Chinese restaurant, take elevator to 2nd floor. Dance Studio is on your right. ===UPCOMING HNL ZOUK EVENTS=== LINDA MELODIA 4TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY Fri Feb 17 2017 Debut of the newest cast of Honolulu Zouk's "Lei Pikake" at 10pm at the Mambo Room. Zouk Room also happening tonight at Honolulu Club! HAWAII SALSA CONGRESS Feb 22-26 2017 Discount on Salsa In Hawaii pass with code HNLZOUK https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-3rd-annual-hawaii-salsa-bachata-congress-with-kizomba-and-zouk-tickets-23982711937?discount=HNLZOUK BEN & KIKI HNL ZOUK WEEKENDER Mar 9-13 2017 Ben & Kiki are the US Open Zouk Champions and pros at developing students of every level. They direct zouk teams in Seattle and are the founders of the Phoeniz AZ zouk community. Lucky us we get them for the HI Salsa Congress and for two whole weeks afterwards! 10 Hours of Zouk Workshops to be taught Thurs-Sun! CANADA ZOUK CONGRESS May 17-22 2017 Join our group as we fly to zouk in Toronto! Contact Mic Lee or Kimberly Loo POLEARITY STUDIO MILITARY APPRECIATION SHOWCASE Sat Jun 3 2017 Honolulu Zouk performs along with the entire Polearity Studio family of pole dancers, aerial artists, burlesque and more! HNL ZOUK SUMMER SHOWCASE ALA MOANA CENTERSTAGE Sat Jun 17 2017 Showcasing brand new Honolulu Zouk routines and fun old favorites! HAWAII ZOUK FESTIVAL Nov 15-20 2017