Zouk at the Park w Alisson & Gui

We're excited to offer some outdoor dance classes so we can dance together once again. We'll stick to solo dancing to follow public health guidelines - there's plenty of solo dance training we can do for Brazilian zouk. The cold approaches and we've got to take advantage of this opportunity to be outside with our friends and instructors. We'll have two sets of two classes, 45 minutes each, with 15 minutes break in between. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SCHEDULE GROUP 1 - Embodying Zouk - 1-2:45pm This class is going to start gentle and slow as we get to learn/clean up our foundations for weight transfers, traveling, basic turns and body movement. If you are either new to zouk or want to have a thorough refresher, this class is designed especially for you! - 1:00-1:45pm w/ Alisson - 2:00-2:45pm w/ Gui GROUP 2 - Zouk Drills, Variations & Flow - 3:15-5:00pm For those who are already comfortable with the foundations, and want to get a bit more cleanliness, sassiness and fun, this class is for you. Adding on to the basics, we will take your foundations to the next level and add flow and dynamics to your dance. Come ready to explore new pathways and push your dance to a new height! - 3:15-4:00pm w/ Alisson - 4:15-5:00pm w/ Gui -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- HOW WILL IT WORK? - All dancing will be solo, and we'll be practicing social distancing - Bring your own mask - we'll ask you to wear it during the class - Bring your own water - Limited capacity - Pre-registration required -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- COST $25 per group of classes (includes a 45-minute class with Alisson and a 45-minute class with Gui) Tickets at: https://dzpark.eventbrite.com -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- LOCATION Glen Echo Park - Bumper Car Pavilion 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, MD 20812 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS Alisson Sandi began his dance career at the age of 15 in São Paulo, Brazil, where he was born. Over the years he trained in Brazilian, Latin and International Ballroom dancing with Jaime Arôxa, Renata Peçanha, Alex de Carvalho, Rodrigo Delano, and others. In 2007, he joined the Juan Rando Dance Academy (JRDA) in Perth, Australia, and stayed in Australia through 2019 teaching in multiple cities and around the world. Alisson has held performances and workshops in over 41 countries, and holds titles including 2x Pro World Champion, 3x Australian Pro Champion, and Winner/Finalist of various BZDC All Stars/Champions Jack and Jill Comps. He is one of the the founders and the first choreographers of the International Zouk Flash Mob. He has also been an official judge for the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council since its first competition event. Alisson has a passion for teaching and is known for his attention to detail and effective instruction in dance techniques. Recently Alisson completed the 50-hour lambada certification course with Master Braz, and is looking forward to practicing and teaching more lambada and sharing it with the dancers and community here and in Washington, DC. Gui Prada started dancing in 2004 inspired by the movie "Shall We Dance?". He began to dive deep into dance in 2006 as a work-study trainee of the Jaime Arôxa Dance School in Rio de Janeiro. Jaime Arôxa, one of the creators of Brazilian Zouk, was the head instructor and was a mentor for the most accomplished dancers in Brazil. During his 6 years as a member of the school's team, he learned all Brazilian partner dances (Forró, Samba de Gafieira, Soltinho, Bolero and Zouk) as well as Argentine Tango. After he left the school, he continued dancing and learning from other remarkable instructors, including Fabiano Vivas, Kelly Reis, Érico Rodrigo, Guilherme Pimentel and many others. Since then he has focused his training and research on taking the best of each of these dances and applying it to the close embrace, with the purpose of conveying a sense of well-being and relaxation to dance partners. In 2016 he attended the first Zouk Retreat in Valencia, led by Xandy Liberato, Brenda Carvalho and Anderson Mendes. After that, his research on partner dancing took a new direction, as he continued working with Brenda and Anderson to seek for the application of the concepts explored at the retreat in different ways by using the references of the other Brazilian partner dances and Argentinian Tango. As a result, the importance of the basic steps and concepts became evident, since it is through them that all dances reach another level. Gui is looking forward to sharing his technique and training with students here in Washington DC to help them improve their basics, comfort and confidence on the dance floor.