Zouk 3 Intensive Auditions

Zoukeiros! VMAC is excited to announce our January - March 2024 Zouk Intermediate Level Program This 26-hour program is designed for students at the Beyond Beginner Level who are dedicated to growing themselves and their community to the next level. This small-group training program will meet for 2 hours every Wednesday following a strict curriculum designed to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the following: ❄️Developing fundamentals in Beyond Beginner to a higher level ❄️Body movement ❄️Work on stepping and spinning technique ❄️Lead & Follows Styling ❄️Leading & Following technique ❄️Creating patterns using fundamentals learned This is a serious training program for dedicated students only! The following classes are included and required as part of your training: 2 hours every Wednesday ❄️ 7:30 pm - Beyond Beginners Class - included and mandatory ❄️ 8:30 pm - Intermediate Training Program - not open to the public, exclusive to you only This unit is 3 months long from January to March. Pass is $468 for this 26-hour program, paid in $156 monthly increments. Audition is free, but registration is required Monday, December 18th at 7:30PM Register here: https://bit.ly/janzoukauditions ========================== *!* AUDITION CRITERIA - INTERMEDIATE INTENSIVE *!* 💫 Solo Footwork Drills 💫 [For leads and follows!] - Basic & Basic Box - Lateral & Soltinho Square - Follow's Bonus - Lead's Inverted Lateral 💫 Solo Body Movement 💫 - Body Rolls - Waves & Snakes 💫 Partner Work 💫 [Each person will dance with an instructor] - Soltinho - Elastico - Lateral Opening - YoYo & Rocambole - Bonus - Basic Direction Changes - Viradinha Direction Changes - Lower body isolations - Body Rolls - Waves & Snakes 💢💢 Movements will be assessed based on the following criteria: 💢💢 🔥 Leaders: 🔥 - Each movement is led clearly and comfortably - Leading with chest and incorporating torsion - Majority of movements are danced on-time - Clear and supportive lead in isolations/undulations 🔥 Follows: 🔥 - Following leader's movements and timing - Torsion throughout turns - Particular emphasis on drive and momentum - Relaxed and smooth isolations/undulations 🔥🔥 Both: 🔥🔥 - Posture - Relaxed, elastic frame - Clean/soft footwork (e.g. weight in ball of foot, smooth weight transfers, turnout where applicable) - Good preparation, drive, and momentum - Wave/Snakes technique