The Presence Project: A Brazilian Zouk Weekender with William & Verity

Join us April 4th - 6th for a cozy weekend with William & Verity! Open level workshops + a-la-carte intensive. Save the date! Registration opens 🔜 Wednesday, March 5th 🌹 vroseproductions.com THE PRESENCE PROJECT 📅 Fri-Sun // April 4th-6th, 2025 📍 All the Way Up Studio, North Liberty, IA ✨ 4 hrs workshops 🔥 3 hrs intensive (add-on) 💫 3 hrs praticas ⭐ Cozy Zouk House Party (with beginning lesson) 🌠 4 hr all-Zouk social 🎉 Sunday Afterparty 📚 Bookmark the Welcome Packet ➡ winter-marquess-6df.notion.site/The-Presence-Project-1abfb967c28f80afbf4ed38162e34a4b?pvs=4 ~FEATURED ARTISTS~ 🌟 William Wegert 🌟 Verity Rose 🌱 WHO'S THIS EVENT FOR? We welcome everyone from all walks of life and background 🏳‍🌈🖤 Never danced before? Come learn about some of the most important parts of dancing! Dance other styles? This weekend will give you tools to take with you into your other styles (including Salsa, Bachata, Swing). Are you a Zouk dancer? Come deepen your understanding of embrace, connection, presence, and comfort. There's something for everyone. ✨ 🎫 I'M IN! HOW DO I JOIN? RSVP to this event then register at 🌹 vroseproductions.com FULL PASS TIERS Believer Pass $99 (until 3/10) Early Bird Pass $115 (until 3/17) Lot 1 $130 (until 3/31) Door $145 🏡 IS HOUSING AVAILABLE? / CAN I HOST? Yes, and yes please! Fill out this form if you need housing or can host! (Housing is not guaranteed, but we'll do our best to find you a spot.) 🔗 forms.gle/7V8prRgWobu1B73RA 📅 SCHEDULE (see our Welcome Packet for the most updated version) Friday: Cozy Zouk House Party ⏰ 6 PM ⭐ Doors Open ⏰ 6:30 PM - 8 PM 🍃 Beginning Lesson: Close Embrace ⏰ 8 PM - 10 PM 🌠 Cozy Zouk Social Saturday ⏰ 12 PM - 1:30 PM 🔥 Intensive Pt I: Structure vs Flow We can easily see two very distinct styles in zouk. One using relaxation and flow. The other using structure and dynamics. What’s the difference between these, and how can we use both? ⏰ 2 PM - 4:15 PM ✨ Traveling Technique Here we will create and perfect our traveling around the floor. Creating endless movements through concepts and technique, not patterns. ⏰ 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM 💫 Prática ⏰ 8 PM - 12 AM 🌠 Zouk Social Sunday ⏰ 12 PM - 1:30 PM 🔥 Intensive Part II: What is flow, and how do we use it? ⏰ 2 PM - 4:15 PM ✨ Building a Dance with Connection: How do we build, create, and maintain a dance that has connection through every moment? How do we make connection a technique we can master? How do we better find it with our partner? ⏰ 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM 💫 Prática ⏰ 7:30 PM - 10 PM ⭐ After-Party (Potluck & Boardgames!) 🌈 ABOUT WILLIAM William Wegert started his movement journey at the age of 7 when he was enrolled in a martial arts program. Three years later he received his first degree Black Belt, and at the age of 18, received his 4th degree Black Belt. Professionally trained to teach starting at the age of 8, teaching as a part time job at 14, and as a full time career at 16, William has taught thousands of hours of group and private lessons, to both children and adults. His super power is balancing intricate detail, and “keeping it simple.” When he started in Bachata, he found himself learning to slow down and even breathe with his dance partners. Naturally finding his way into Zouk where it took over his entire world. Daily training for years and constantly seeking out the knowledge of others has led him to becoming an international Zouk instructor within 4 years of his journey. Now having taught in multiple countries and at many esteemed dance festivals in Brazil, William travels the world sharing his love and passion for dance. His two most important values within dance and teaching is growth and connection. One of the greatest lessons he’s learned through his journey in dance has been, “It’s not about what you do, but about how you do it.” This has brought him to focus more on conceptualizing the dance, rather than, “patternizing” the dance. The question? How can we have the body awareness of both ourselves and our partner, bringing the greatest sensation into the dance? How can we find ourselves completely lost in presence and time with our partner? 🌈 ABOUT VERITY ROSE 📍 Iowa City, IA 🏡 PNW ⭐ Artist, Director of Iowa Zouk, Founder of V Rose Productions Verity Rose (she/her) started dancing at age 3 when she joined a friend’s tap/ballet class in Seattle, WA. Her passion for dance ignited instantly—so much so that she would eagerly ask her mom each morning, "Am I going to dance class today?" Dance has been her lifelong passion ever since. In August 2021 she moved to Iowa City, and In April 2022 she founded V Rose Productions in order to bring Zouk to the community. Since then, she has successfully hosted over 13 weekenders in Iowa City, Fairfield, Des Moines, Chicago, and Milwaukee. The profound joy and positive impact she's experienced from Brazilian Zouk drives her mission to share the art with as many people as possible across the Midwest and beyond through teaching and organizing community-, growth-, and heart-centric events. 💫 Follow V Rose on socials @vroseproductions 💫 Connect with Verity @verityrose.dancer