Zouk Workshop with Sarah Zuccaro

We are lucky to have the amazing Sarah Zuccaro from Chicago coming to share her talent with us! Sarah will be teaching a 2 hour workshop before the ZoukMia Monthly Social! on January 20th. The workshop is appropriate for anyone who has completed the Level 1 course, taken private lessons, or an Saturday Fast-track intensive. Time: Saturday from 7:00-9:00PM Cost: Zouk Mia VIP Members: $30 Zouk Mia Class Pass Members: $35 General Admission: $40 ABOUT SARAH: Sarah Zuccaro has been dancing for 24 years. Starting off in the more traditional forms of dance, she is proficient in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, American-style social Ballroom, and the Latin dances. She graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Dance Performance and Choreography. In addition to her degree, Sarah also has her Bronze American style instructor certification by Diane Jarmalow through Fred Astaire, levels 1-4 Zouk instructor certifications through Kim Rottier of Zouk NY, and her intermediate/advanced musicality certification by Carlos da Silva of Rio Dance Studio in Prague. Sarah’s professional dance career started when she was 17 with freelance jazz and hip hop work. Major performance credits include appearances on "Showtime at the Apollo" and "Good Morning America," a featured performer in "Witness the Magic"- a local professional magic/dance show, and Encore Musical Theatre's “Club Morocco”. In college, she switched gears with the opportunity to perform in several modern pieces created by well-known, professional choreographers such as Daniel Gwirtzman, Shauna Steele, and Amy Cova. When taking on a position as a Ballroom instructor after graduation, her work and dance focus shifted to the partner dances, bringing about opportunities like being a featured performer in deaf rapper Sean Forbes’ music video “Lets Mambo” and “Dancing with the All Stars” – a celebrity charity event for autism. Sarah has also worked with the Luna Dancers, which is a commercial entertainment dance company that performs full-length shows in the genres of Hip Hop, Jazz, and go-go exclusively for Luna Nightclub, a well-known and award winning dance club in Metro-Detroit. . As her career developed and evolved, Sarah became highly trained and experienced in Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, and Brazilian Zouk, which is now where her focus lies long term. She has collected many finalist placements and has had the opportunity to headline as a performer and instructor at many festivals and congresses in all of these genres. Two years ago, she relocated to Chicago where she is now currently employed at Latin Street Dance Academy teaching privates, group lessons, and directing her teams: ZouKizombAlliance and Alma Chicago Bachata amateur, intermediate, and advanced teams. In addition to her work at home, she also travels freelance on the weekends solo or with various partners performing and teaching Zouk, Kizomba, Bachata and Bachata/Zouk fusion. Sarah is gaining recognition for her dynamic choreographies and her ability to apply her classical training to the social dances. She is in high demand nationwide for teaching, coaching, performing and choreographing because of her level of training, education, and success in such a wide variety of dance styles.