ZURICH ZOUK CONGRESS 29 May - 3 June 2014!!!!!

www.zurichzoukcongress.com www.krizouk.ch We are happy to invite you to the Zouk Zurich Congress 29 May - 3 June 2014! The Zurich Zouk Congress has been created to have a big celebration and a coming together for what we all love to do - to dance! ***************** Why to come to ZURICH 2014? - Come to dance with great dancers from all over Europe! - Enjoy the beautiful place of the workshops and party in the city center of Zurich! - beautiful location in the pulsating city center of Zurich by Club x-tea!! - Come to learn with and be inspired by excellent teachers and artists - for all levels! - Teacher Training course by the most famous Zouk masters Renata Peçanha ,Jorge Peres, Renato Veronezi ,Babi Pacheco, Rodrigo Delano and Adilio Porto! - Present your amateur show at the congress! - Special surprise is waiting for you on Sunday night! ***************** Excellent artists are invited for your inspiration! We are convinced that you will just love them as much as we do! We are very proud and happy to present you the artists of the congress: - Renata Peçanha – the Queen of ZOUK gonna bring your Zouk to a higher level! directly from Brazil!! - Jorge Peres – Renata’s partner - super creative and great dancer - directly from Brasil!! - Renato Veronezi - the R'n'B Master from Sao Paulo! We are very happy to welcome him again in Zurich! - Babi Pacheco - Renato's amazing Partner form Sao Paulo! - Bruno Galhardo BR - The newcomer and professional dancer and teacher with lots of charisma and technique from Sao Paulo! You gonna love his teaching and dancing! - Eglantine Oliveira BR - Brunos wonderful partner with unbelievable flexibility and sensuality! If you don't know this couple yet, come to Zurich to know them! - Rodrigo Delano BR - with so much charisma and energy and lots of knowledge about dancing and teaching! One of the most known Zouk Masters in Brazil! - Clinton Lacerda BR – amazing newcomer from Rio de Janeiro! - Cristi Boone BR – Clinton’s partner amazing newcomer from Rio de Janeiro! - Leandro Wakko d’Oliveira BR/RU - with incredible new show! - Masha d’Oliveira RU – Leandro’s partner and super dancer and teacher! - Shani Mayer US - absolutely amazing dancer! - Ivo Vieira US - Shani's dance partner and great dancer in Zouk and Kizomba! - Ludek Luzny CZ - crazy and great teacher and entertainer for unforgettable dances! - Pavla Luzna CZ - beautiful and amazing dancer with great energy! - Balito Balazs UK/Hungary - Bachazouk is his speciality, enjoy the class together with his dance partner Viola! - Viola Palmai UK/Hungary - very passionate Zouk and Bachata dancer and teacher! - Abdel Zouk GE – you gonna love his dancing and teaching! - Rodrigo Delano - Zouk Master directly from Belo Horizonte with amazing Energy! - Krisztina Balazs CH – dance partner of Adilio, one pioneer and teacher from Zurich and organizer of the congress more teachers to be confirmed! Deejays: - DJ Shing NL – the Queen among the DJs! - DJ Energia UK - will heat up the parties! - DJ Lion X, GER - gonna make you shake your body all night through! - DJ Jorge Peres - not only great dancer but also your Zouk DJ for unforgettable dances! - DJ Nymf NL for unforgettable dances - DJ G-Zouk AUT - will Zouk the parties! ***************** Specials for very advanced participants: -ZOUK COMPETITION! you gonna have the possibility to show your skills by improvisation and show. - TEACHER TRAINING COURSE with the most famous Zouk masters! - Private classes with top teachers - you may contact your preferred teacher directly ************** Program: Thursday 29 May Registration: 5:30-7:30 pm Workshop: 6-9 pm Party: 9 pm -1 am @ Club x-tra, Limmatstrasse 118 (Limmatplatz). Take tram number 4, 13 or 17 or bus number 32 to go to Limmatplatz. The Club is on the left side of the street Limmatstrasse if you go in the direction to the main station. http://map.search.ch/zuerich/limmatstr.110 ********** Friday 30 May, Registration: 2:30 pm - 5 pm and 10 pm -1 am Workshops: 3-7 pm Party: 10:30 pm Dresscode: white and blue Competition first round @ x-tra, Limmatstrasse 114 (Limmatplatz) ********** Saturday 31 May Registration: 10:30 am - 2 pm or 9 pm - 1 am Workshops: 11 am- 7 pm Party: 10:30 pm Dresscode: Baile Brasil - colors @ x-tra, Limmatstrasse 114 (Limmatplatz) ********** Sunday 1 June Registration: 10:30 am - 2 pm or 9 pm - 1 am Workshops: 11 am- 6 pm Party: 10:30 pm Dresscode: tbc Competition final! @ x-tra, Limmatstrasse 114 (Limmatplatz) *********** Monday, 2nd June; Afterparty! Workshops: 6-9 pm Party: 9 pm-1 am Dresscode: be yourself!! *********** Tuesday, 3rd June Workshops: 7-9 pm Party: 9 pm - 1 am Dresscode: red & black! *************** Location: The complex x-tra is located in the trendy neighborhood 'Kreis 5' of Zurich and very easy to access! it's very easy to reach by public transportation and it's located by the river Limmat. The complex consists of the Club (Thursday), a Hotel, Restaurant, a Church and the 'Kirchengemeindehaus', the place between the church and the club. This is where the congress (Friday-Sunday) gonna be. www.x-tra.ch http://map.search.ch/zuerich/limmatstr.118 Take tram number 4, 13 or 17 or bus number 32 to go to Limmatplatz. The Club is on the left side of the street Limmatstrasse if you go in the direction to the main station. ************** ...about CHEAP AND AFFORDABLE ACCOMODATION in Zurich: we have partnership arrangements: -------------- LANGSTARS ZURICH ...this small and friendly hostel is located in the pulsating nightlife district of Zurich, the Langstrasse and very close to the congress location. It's surrounded by many bars and you can be sure to find anything to eat day and night around the corner. This hostel is very close to all the location of the Zouk World Cup. The owner made special prices for participants at the Zouk World Cup. Make sure you mention your participation in the email and choose the 6-bed or the 12-bed room (3rd and 4th floor) Zouk World Cup Prices: - CHF 40.- in the 6-bed room - CHF 38.- in the 12-bed room (a lot of bed, but beautiful room, under the roof) Prices include breakfast and one drink (after 22 h) at the bar, bed linen and taxes. They need 1/3 of the price for the booking, for that they need the credit card information (card number & expiry date). Send email to Lukas for booking at [email protected]. www.langstars.com Langstrasse 120, Zurich Tel: +41 (0)43 317 96 55 E-mail: [email protected] ------------ YOUTHHOSTEL Zurich ...ist not that close, but very comfortable and clean Hostel. Accessible by bus www.youthhostel.ch ------------- Others: best price is to book online through a portal, like www.bookings.com suggestions for hotels within walking distance are: -Easy Hotel -Guesthouse Dienerstrasse -Guesthouse Brauerstrasse -Hotel Gregory -Hotel Senator -Anwand Lodges If you need any assistance, contact us. currency rates: check www.oanda.com **************** ..how to come to Zurich? -By train: the train is the most ecological way to travel, always consider travelling by this option. Check out the timetable to Zurich on www.sbb.ch and check the prices at your local train station. Sometimes, they really have good promotion tickets to Zurich. It's worth to check. -By car: Since Zurich is geographically in the middle of Europe, you might consider travelling by car. This option can be very cheap if you share the costs for the gasoline with your Zouk-buddies. Also check car sharing options on www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de This is actually the cheapest way to travel, if you are planning to come alone. The website is in German. -By plane: The airport of Zurich is called 'Zurich Flughafen Kloten', which is really close to the city center and easily reached by train in a 15 minutes-ride. The airport in Basel, the so called 'EuroAirport', has cheap flights by easyjet. It takes you around 1.5 hours to travel to Zurich by train and costs around CHF 20.- one way. You can check the available flight for example on: www.skyscanner.net www.edreams.ch ***************** ...how to get around in Zurich? All locations are in the city center of Zurich, close to the lake or the night life district. So it will be easy for you to get around and you'll have the great possibility to enjoy the beautiful sights of Zurich during the congress. -Bike The fastest and cheapest way to get around is by bike. In summer time, you can rent good quality bicycles for free during the day and for CHF 10.- over night at 'Zuri Rollt' stations. I am sure you will enjoy to ride your bicycle at the lake shore and in the historical spots in Zurich. check: http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/aoz/de/index/shop/veloverleih/werkstatt.html -Public transportation It's very easy to get around by public transportation in Zurich, since your ticket is valid for train, tram and even the boat (within the region you choose). You'll have the option to buy a 24-hour ticket, which is really valid for 24 hours, until the next day. check www.zvv.ch -Taxi Although the Taxi in Zurich is know to be the most expensive in the world - don't worry! Since the locations are really centrally located, and close to the hotels and hostels, it won't cost too much to go home by taxi after the parties - especially if you are sharing the taxi with other people. There is even the possibility to call a taxi for 6 people for the same price as for 4 people. Call +41 44 444 44 44 ************** The Zouk scene in Switzerland is growing very fast in Zurich and also in other parts of the country and we are commited to make the scene grow with a lot of enthusiasm in order to share the passion for dancing zouk day by day... This congress has been launched in order to give the dancers the possibility to get inspired, to learn from international top teachers and to dance with great dancers from other countries. We invited excellent teachers of zouk and samba, but also teachers of other amazing dances like Bachata, Bachatango, and Forro! This is because we are convinced that you will love to be inspired by these artists. Moreover, we are celebrating 20 years of Zouk together - come to celebrate with us! ************* Partners: -International Rio Zouk and Lambada Congress de Rio de Janeiro by Renata Peçanha, January www.renatapecanha.com/zoukcongress -Zouk Austria Congress, 6-9 March 2014 www.zoukaustriacongress.com -DansaBrasil Congress Barcelona, 1-4 May 2014 www.dansabrasil.com -ZoukLambada Barcelona Beachfestival, September www.zouklambadabcn.com -Dutch Zouk International Congress, October www.dutchzouk.nl -Prague Zouk Congress www.praguezoukcongress.com -Zouk meets Snow, Switzerland, January www.krizouk.ch -KriZouk - Dancing Zouk in Zurich www.krizouk.ch -Radio Brazilian Zouk adiliozouk.caster.com -Club, Hotel and Salsamania x-tra www.x-tra.ch -Toro Bar www.torobar.com -Hostel Langstars www.langstars.com -Youth Hostel Jugendherberge www.youthhostel.ch/zuerich -Guesthouse Dienerstrasse www.apartments-swiss-stars.ch ************* THE CONGRESS TEAM Organization Team: Head: Krisztina Balazs is teaching Zouk in Zurich, where she has been working as one the pioneers in the scene. After she had been travelling to Brasil to improve her Zouk dancing and learn from many excellent teachers, she founded her dance school Krizouk in Zurich in February 2012. She has been teaching with a lot of enthusiasm and commitment, always very motivated and creative to make the scene in Zurich grow. She has been realizing many events and festivals with International teachers in Switzerland, among others, she has been co-organizing the Swiss Zouk Festival 2012. She has implemented several projects and events in 2012 and 2013 in Switzerland, such as workshops, shows, lessons, parties. The Team consist of amazing shining stars that actively help to make your stay amazing: Melanie, Yasmin, Corinne, Caroline, Marion, Laura, Ana Luiza, Manuel, Maurice, José Thank you so much for your help! It's a big pleasure for us to invite you to the ZOUK WORLD CUP 2013 - Zurich Zouk Congress. Come and join us dancing! ********* What's Brazilian Zouk? Zouk, which means party, is a style of music and a dance originating from the Caribbean Islands. The Brazilians used the Zouk rhythm to develop their own dance, Brazilian Zouk, which has its roots in lambada, with movements adapted to the rhythm and tempo of the zouk music. Many of the existing movements would be practically impossible to perform to the much faster lambada music. Brazilian zouk is a beautiful couple dance with sensuality, rhythm and passion. The dance is characterized by fluent motion, where couples harmoniously move as one. Zouk is danced to many different types of music, such as zouk, kizomba, r & b and pop. ************* www.zurichzoukcongress.com www.krizouk.ch