Leo & Catherine Embodied HNL Zouk Weekender 8 10-8 13

10 Hours of workshops from the breathtaking Leo & Catherine! One of the most gorgeous zouk choreographies I have ever seen blossoms out of them butterfly-like. The legs! The extensions! watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpVVKPXLAIY Save August 10-13 weekend because all this gorgeousness is coming your way--along with one of the sweetest, high energy people I have ever met in my life, zouk dancer and educator Rachel Meth! <3 Kimberly ===WORKSHOP & SOCIAL SCHEDULE=== Th 8/10 8-10pm (at Polearity), Afterparty til 12a (at NextDoor $8) Fr 8/11 7-10pm (at HNL Zouk), Afterparty til ? (at HNL Zouk) Sa 8/12 7-10pm (at Polearity) Su 8/13 7-9pm, HNL Zouk Sunday Party 9-12 (at Polearity) ===PRICING=== $150 Full Pass (10 Hours) $40 / Individual 2-Hour Workshop $60 / Individual 3-Hour Workshop 20% Discount for Honolulu Zouk Team ===PRIVATES=== $120/Hr Private Lessons with Leo & Catherine (same price for 1 instructor) $110/Hr for Honolulu Zouk Team or if you book multiple hours ===CLASS DESCRIPTIONS=== Thursday 8/10 8-10pm (at Polearity), Afterparty til 12a (at NextDoor) L&C'S SECRETS OF BUILDING CONNECTION & REFINING TECHNIQUE Let's have a deep understanding about connection and how to build it in order to improve your dance. Basics are the foundation of beautiful dancing. Review and refine the basics according to Leo and Catherine. Friday 7-10pm (at HNL Zouk), Afterparty til ? (at HNL Zouk) SPATIAL AWARENESS WITH CONTROL, GRACE & CREATIVITY Dancing zouk at a congress or most other places in the world (say, Seattle, São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro) requires a good sense of space and control of your movements. Let's learn how to dance on any dance floor with control, grace, and creativity. Saturday 7-10pm (at Polearity) FLOW & TRANSITIONS Dance is not about how many steps you know. Dance is about how you do your steps. You can see Dance in the transitions. Let's learn how to find the flow using transitions to make your dance smoother and elegant. Sunday 7-9pm, HNL Zouk Sunday Party 9-12 (at Polearity) LEO & CATHERINE'S FAVORITE MOVES Learn a special combination of Leo and Catherine's favorite movements. ​===ABOUT LEO & CATHERINE=== Leonardo and Catherine, both Brazilians, have been working together since 2011, with a special focus on Zouk and Argentine Tango. Recently, they were recognized as “Top 5 Best Teachers at ‘Las Vegas Kizomba, Bachata, Zouk e Salsa Festival 2016’”. They have been travelling throughout the United States teaching Brazilian Zouk and Tango. Lately, they were present as Instructors at the biggest Festivals and Congress such as Fall for Zouk (NYC), Las Vegas Zouk Festival, Baltimore Salsa-Bachata Festival, Washington DC Zouk Festival, San Francisco Zouk Festival, Get Your Zouk On (Montreal-CAN), Austin Bootcamp, San Diego and Riverside Bootcamp and they still have a full schedule ahead. Leonardo has over 19 years of dance experience, presents classes in zouk, tango, samba, forró and many others, has taught around 16 countries. In Brazil, he studied and was trained by the greatest Brazilian master Jaime Aröxa, and several others. He lived in Argentina where he studied Tango with the greatest names, such as Juan Carlos Copes, Sebastian Arce & Mariana Montes, Chicho & Juana, Javier Rodrigues & Geraldine Rojas and many others. After his graduation in Busines, he opened his own Dance School in Campinas, Brazil, in 2006. His school was known as a Dance Center, offering not only Brazilian Social Dances as Zouk, Samba, Forró, but Argentine Tango, Salsa, Ballet, Jazz Dance, Hip Hop, Stiletto, and many others. Besides he had prepared a great amount of couples for their wedding dance routine, and special events. He was awarded the Best Dance teacher for 5 years in a row, between 2011-2015. Catherine is graduated in Biological Sciences, with Education-Teaching Degree and Master Degree in Biochemistry. She is a Ballet dancer for over 20 years, over 10 years of teaching experience, she worked as a professional ballet dancer in São Paulo, traveling and performing throughout Brazil. She was awarded in the most important Dance Festivals along Brazil, as a soloist and as a corps de ballet. She has won two Best Ballerina awards around Campinas, achieved the best grade in the Exam of the National School of Cuba in 2013 placed in São Paulo and she was the Principal of a Ballet piece in 2014. Catherine has started her Brazilian and Latin Dance studies with Leonardo Bilia in 2010, being trained by him in all styles. Right at the beginning, she was invited to join the Leonardo Bilia Dance Company, performing and competing in the Zouk, Salsa, Samba, and Tango team. Thoughtfully they analyze body movement, investigate the lead and follow techniques. Applying their skills in teaching, helping students to absorb information according to their own perceptions and life experiences. They believe dance acts as an instrument for personal and social growth, self-esteem, physical and psychological health and welfare. ===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 EMBODIED DANCE === Founded and directed by Rachel Meth, the mission of Embodied Dance is to support and empower one another in cultivating joy, presence, and connectedness through dance, movement, and mindfulness practices. Embodied Dance offers weekly classes, workshops, dance socials, weekend events, festivals, and retreats in Brazilian Zouk, Kizomba, Zoukchata, Deepening Mindfulness & Compassion, Meditation, and many more! It is our goal to help build and strengthen communities and relationships, foster improved mind, body and emotional awareness, nurture healthy communication, multi-cultural awareness and empathy, and encourage self-expression, happiness, and compassion. For more information, check out http://www.embodiedance.com/about.html ===LOCATION=== Polearity Studio 111 N. King St 2B, Honolulu HI 96817 Walk into lobby of Golden Palace Chinese restaurant, take elevator to 2nd floor. Dance Studio is on your right. If door is locked, enter code 2480. Call 777-9893 if you are having trouble. PARKING 120 N Nimitz Hwy, Honolulu <--Navigate here for parking lot entrance. Park for free in the uncovered lot behind the building; entrance on Nimitz just after Maunakea. Heading West (Ewa) on Nimitz, pass Maunakea Street, and turn right into the parking lot halfway down the block. Navigate to this Dropped Pin to find the parking entrance https://goo.gl/maps/RX9vdzvNYHR2 Here is a JPEG map you can save to your phone showing directions and parking location:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100943032941354&set=gm.1856701921237385&type=3&theater ===UPCOMING HNL ZOUK EVENTS=== HONOLULU ZOUK SUNDAY Polearity Studio The longest running zouk social around! Enjoy different class series from 6-9, and a social dance party from 9-11. Each week we bring you a different Japanese rice wine to sample. Hosted by Kimberly Loo and Mic Lee of HNL Zouk. Honolulu Zouk Sundays 5 Week Series "BREAD & BUTTER HNL ZOUK TURNS" 7-8pm, Sunday 7/9 7/16 7/23 7/30 8/6 https://www.facebook.com/events/474132392941810/ Learn to turn! Learn or improve classic zouk turns such as the ribbon, simple turn, lunge, soltinho, and some fun additions. A great class for those who want to improve their technique and for those learning these turns for the first time. Come alone or with a partner--we switch partners every few minutes in class! Recommended knowledge if dropping in after the first lesson: basic step, lateral step, open and closed position. If you don't know these things, you can schedule a private lesson to catch up! Message Kimberly Loo. We will cover these things in the first lesson. PRACTICA 8-8:30PM Mandatory for attendees of the 7p and the 8:30pm classes. Practice what you know with everyone in class. Lead and follow. Ask questions. Dance! "WIND-UP ZOUK" 8:30-9:30pm Sunday 7/9 7/16 7/23 7/30 8/6 https://www.facebook.com/events/732633686897123/ Take your breath and take your wind, wind it up and let it spiral out in a beautiful dance. Movements using circularity and the concept of preparations and continuous energy for becoming a loveable lead or follow that everyone wants to dance with! Recommended knowledge before coming: fundametnal zouk steps and timing such as basic step, lateral step, open and closed position. If you don't know these things, you can schedule a private lesson to catch up! Message Kimberly Loo INTERNATIONAL ZOUK FLASHMOB DAY TRAINING Tuesdays 6:55-8:30pm, Jul-Aug-Sep 16 2017 https://www.facebook.com/events/1409783829084733/ Check "flashmob" off your bucket list--Join thousands of people in dozens of countries across the earth for International Zouk Flashmob Day 2017! Unite the world in peace through dance! Learn a fun partner dance routine and make new friends. All levels of dancer welcome. No partner needed, come by yourself! Practices once weekly Jul-Aug-Sep 2017. LEO & CATHERINE EMBODIED HNL ZOUK 10-HR WEEKENDER Aug 10-13 2017 https://www.facebook.com/events/656898794497714/ Voted Top 5 Best Teachers in Las Vegas, these two Brazilians are the professionals you've been yearning for. Get 10 Hours of zouk training and socials in Honolulu from Leo & Catherine along with the effervescent Rachel Meth! INTERNATIONAL ZOUK FLASHMOB DAY Sat Sep 16 2017 https://www.facebook.com/events/1409783829084733/ Where will Honolulu Zouk flashmob for their third year participating in IZD!? HAWAII BURLESQUE FESTIVAL Sept 15-16 at Doris Duke Theater http://www.hawaiiburlesquefestival.com/ INTERNATIONAL ZOUK FLASHMOB DAY Sat Sep 16 2017 https://www.facebook.com/events/1409783829084733/ Where will Honolulu Zouk flashmob for their third year participating in IZD!? POLEARITY STUDENT SHOWCASE Sat Oct 20 2017 LAYSSA LIEBSCHER HONOLULU ZOUK WEEK Oct 20-29, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/events/1833215446945928/ One of the best in the zouk business is in Honolulu for an entire week! HAWAII ZOUK FESTIVAL Nov 15-20 2017 Discount on pass with code "HZF17-HNL" at www.hawaiizoukfestival.com LAS VEGAS ZOUK CONGRESS Dec 1-3 2017 "HV_KM" code for passes at http://lasvegaszoukcongress.com/passes.html Las Vegas Zouk Congress 2017