ZoukMX Retreat with Val & Vanessa

After a successful first ZoukMX Retreat we return with our second edition in February 2020. While USA and Canada will be frozen, we will be with perfect warm weather to enjoy the jungle and our beach sessions. This is a limited size retreat, we will focus on a small group keeping lead and follow ratios. The is a special edition focusing on a Zouk program from Val Clemente and Vanessa Bonhila from Rio De Janeiro. Val & Vanessa will guide you through a journey into their methodology of Brazilian Zouk from the source in Rio. This is their only scheduled training in USA/Mexico. The retreat center is magical. It is in the heart of the mayan jungle in Playa Del Carmen. It is the same one used for our first retreat. We will be here for 4 days of the program. For those that opt for 7 days, we will spend an additional 3 magical days training and zouking in Tulum! The Tulum retreat center is incredible! We stayed here one night during our ZoukMX Excursion, it is called Holistika. After Tulum, some of us will travel and spend the weekend at a local beach city (unorganized), you are free to continue the journey. Lead Facilitator: Rachel Leigh Features; ★ February 14-17, 2020 (Valentine's Day Weekend & Holiday Weekend) ★ February 18-21, 2020 (3 additional training days in Tulum) ★ 4 Day Weekend Program or Full 7 Day Program ★ 15 Hours Training & Activities (4 days, additional 8 hours in Tulum) ★ Nightly Zouk Socials! ★ Magical Retreat Centers in the Mayan Jungle ★ All meals included with housing, vegetarian food About Val & Vanessa's Program Val & Vanessa launch a new Zouk program called “Suave”. Alongside their Zouk Needs You program, they are building a new one for 2020! It is a zouk program, but focused on sensations. All work is zouk focused, however, there will be a priority on sensations. You will learn positions and angles, however, there will be a focus on tension/relaxation. How much should you embrace or relax? As you may know, in Rio, Zouk is danced much closer than other parts of the world. An understanding of a deeper embrace and how you should touch and connect so there is a more comfortable experience for those zouking. What is the function of your hands and sensations during a spin? In summary, the course will not be focused on how something looks, rather how it feels. Topics covered; ★ Exploring the embrace ★ How to relax your body ★ How to work your energy level ★ Exploring your space and footwork ★ Body motion and head movements (focused on sensation) ★ How to dance to slower zouk music ★ How to dance “suave” to faster zouk music Official site: www.zouk.mx/retreat