Brazilian Zouk Dancing **** 2 hour seminar****

We are having a 2 hour seminar in Brazilian Zouk Dancing @25 per person. Brazilian Zouk is a dance that developed from the Brazilian dance Lambada. The dance is now combined with a variety of music, including Caribbean Zouk music, which is how the dance came to be known as Zouk. For a more detailed description of the dance and the music, please read below.

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Many people remember lambada by the film “The Forbidden Dance”, or the hit song “Lambada” (also released as “Chorando Se Foi”) by Kaoma in 1989. It is said that Lambada is a direct result of the traditional Brazilian dance Carimbo, which was commonly danced to drum beats and was characterized by many turn patterns. Lambada was first introduced, and gained popularity, in Porto Seguro, in the northeastern state of Bahia. The word lambada refers to a whip motion, which is the motion created by the body when dancing lambada. The dance can be described as having fast, twisting steps. One of the main features of the dance is the sharp hip movements that result from shifting the weight of the body from left to right, combined with alternating relaxed knees. The movement looks similar to the samba steps that you might see in Brazilian carnival, though it is danced to different music and with a partner. At the time of this introduction to lambada, Brazil was exposed to seasonal dance influences that appeared and were each quickly replaced by the next dance style craze. Lambada was no different. Popularity of the dance soon faded and lambada was replaced by the next dance hit.