Basics 1: 8-week Brazilian Zouk Series w/ Raven & Brenda
Schedule
Mon Feb 17 2025 at 08:15 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2201 P St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037 | Washington, DC
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Learn Brazilian Zouk's fundamentals and social dance skills to join a growing local and international community of dancers. This 8-week course with Raven Benko & Brenda Zetino will cover the most essential techniques and patterns. By learning with the same group each week you'll be able to build a good foundation.Our courses are structured to provide time for you to practice during and after class. Our instructors and assistants will help you by giving you specific feedback. That way you'll be ready to go to the parties and just enjoy it!
OUR CURRICULUM
Our main goal at District Zouk is to provide the tools to help you become a comfortable and versatile social dancer. That includes the techniques behind creating a comfortable dance both as a leader and a follower; solid foundations; musicality; use of the space and floorcraft; social dance dynamics, etiquette and safety.
We built our curriculum to develop your social dancing skills beyond the knowledge of the movements, providing time to practice in class with the help of our instructors and assistants.
SCHEDULE
Mondays
February 3 - March 24
8:15-9:30pm Class
9:30-11:00pm Practica
PREREQUISITES
- No partner required for any of the courses. You sign up as a lead or a follow.
- No experience required.
- If you're new to Brazilian zouk, we encourage you to consider signing up for our Welcome to Brazilian Zouk class too, which is Mondays from 7:15-8:15pm.
LOCATION
DanceSport Dupont Circle
2201 P St. NW (GPS 1520 22nd St. NW)
The Church of the Pilgrims Fellowship Hall
(Entrance from the south side via stairs going down)
Washington DC 20037
REGISTRATION
- $195 for the 8-week Basics 1 series
- $70 for the 4-week Welcome to Brazilian Zouk series
- 5% discount to take two classes at once
- Additional discounts available for college students. Contact us for details.
- Get your tickets at: https://www.danceplace.com/ticket/buy/14606
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Raven (She/her) began her dance journey 13 years ago in Latin Ballroom dances in Boulder, CO. She discovered the joy of Brazilian Zouk in 2015 and began teaching in Seattle at Salsa Con Todo Dance Academy in 2017. After placing first in the Zouk US Open in 2018, she taught with District Zouk in DC for a year and helped establish their first Safe Spaces committee. Raven focuses on connection and enjoyment of zouk for social dancing; working to build bodily awareness and empathy grounded in a careful exploration of foundational Zouk technique with her students. She also pulls from her training in yoga to incorporate healthy alignment, muscle control, and personal safety into her teaching.
Brenda Zetino is a part of the District Zouk teaching team. She has been dancing for many years, but formally began taking lessons in a variety of Latin dances in 2012. She dances salsa, bachata, zouk and kizomba but specializes in Brazilian zouk. Zetino has trained at dozens of renowned dance congresses , teacher training programs and festivals as far as Brazil, Europe and Mexico. In the summer of 2018, Zetino enrolled in the Rio Zouk 30 Day Immersion Course, where she received 30 hours of dance training with Núcleo de Dança Renata Peçanha and another 30 hours with Escola de Dança Jaime Arôxa. She has also trained privately with many top zouk instructors around the world. Zetino has dozens of performances under her belt in a variety of dances. She has performed for groups including Ferocity Dance Company, Island Touch, Sara Lopez World Team Project, La Fuerza and of course, District Zouk, among others. She is inspired to keep learning, dancing and helping others along the way.
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2201 P St NW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20037Event Location & Nearby Stays:
