The Universe Behind the Hug I - Gui & Kelsey! 7 Hours! ZoukPDX

Coming to Portland with all of the feelings, please help us welcome Gui Prada & Kelsey Rote for the PDX Edition of Universe Behind the Hug! Mark your calendars for August 16th - 18th, 2019 for 7 Hours of Workshops & Parties! 7 Hours of Intense Training & Social Dancing! The Full Pass includes access to all parties and workshops! The Lineup: Artists: Gui Prada Kelsey Rote DJ's: DJ Boba (Chadsen Kat) DJ Ian Takeshi DJ Shulin Jia _______________________________________________________ WORKSHOPS AND PARTIES LOCATIONS: Vitalidad Movement Arts & Event Center 116 SE Yamhill St. Studio E by VMAC 1901 SE Grand Ave _______________________________________________________ SCHEDULE: . . . . . . . . FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH. . . . . . . . . . Social Dance Preparty - 10 PM to 3 AM **This party is FREE with your full pass purchase** $15 dollars cover without a full pass LOCATION: Vitalidad Movement Arts & Event Center 116 SE YAMHILL ST, Portland OR 97217 . . . . . . . . SATURDAY, AUGUST 17TH. . . . . . . . . . Building the Hug – The Physical Layer 2:00PM - 6:00PM Explore building the hug through the exploration of the phsyical elements and concepts, such as "awakening the body," attention, balance, weight transfer, torso and hips connection, shoulders, head and hands contact and pressure with layers of connection. Practica - 6:00PM - 7:00PM Social Dance Party – 10:30 PM TO 3:30 AM **This social is FREE with your full pass purchase** $15 dollars cover without a full pass LOCATION: Vitalidad Movement Arts & Event Center 116 SE YAMHILL ST, Portland OR 97217 . . . . . . . . . SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH . . . . . . . . . . . . LOCATION: VMAC: 116 SE YAMHILL ST, Portland OR Building the Mindset – Going into deeper layers 3:00PM - 7:00PM Learn how to build the mindset to create an amazing dance experience for yourself and your partner. Discussion and exercises evolve around empathy, patience and inter-dependency. In addition, we will explore the concept of the “absent presence”, the use of though, emotion and feeling and how basic tantra teachings can help us provide and receive great dances. 3) After Party! 8:30PM to 12:30AM LOCATION: Studio E by VMAC: 1901 SE Grand AVE **This social is FREE with your full pass purchase** $15 dollars cover without a full pass **Time and locations subject to change** . . . . . . . . . SPECIAL NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . Zouk experience is recommend for both days of workshops. If you have no Zouk experience but have other dance style background, please contact us. Please bring comfortable clothes as part of the workshop will involve floor and contact improv exercises. Please bring a blindfold. If you do not have one, one will be provided for you. This workshop is specifically designed to be a 2 days series that builds critically on the material the day before. Single day passes may be released closer to the event date based on capacity. ____________________________________________________________ PRICES & PAYMENT INFORMATION: For purchases, please visit our website www.zoukpdx.com Option 1: FULL PASS: $99.00 for the entire weekend of workshops and social dancing! Option 2: Universe Behind the Hug (Portland) & Universe Behind the Hug Part II (Seattle) $184.00 for both weekends of training and social dancing! Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2246209205699550/ _________________________________________________________ ** ATTENTION: Tickets are nonrefundable, but transferable. _________________________________________________________ ** What is behind a hug? The hug is fundamental in almost all Brazilian dances, and when done well you can dance in close embrace/hug with basics for the entire night and experience awesome dances. The hug has the power to create an indescribable feeling of comfort, safety and care that can go beyond dance and reach more profound layers of our beings. There is an entire universe behind the dance hug, embracing several aspects of our lives: how we were raised, how we perceive the other, how we see ourselves as dancers, why we dance and what we want to accomplish in this amazing form of art. All these issues affect the way we approach dance and the people we dance with and, as a direct consequence, the way we physically connect through the hug. _________________________________________________________ FOR PRIVATE LESSONS SCHEDULE AND APPOINTMENTS, please contact Deblin McKnight or Nathalia Carbajal. Zouk & Love❤ Deblin McKnight & Nathalia Carbajal Zouk PDX Productions www.zoukpdx.com