DARE TO ZOUK NEWCOMER PROGRAM at NYC ZOUK FESTIVAL 2025 - October 4th - 5th

Name: DARE TO ZOUK NEWCOMER PROGRAM at NYC ZOUK FESTIVAL 2025 - October 4th - 5th
Start: 2025-10-04T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-06T05:00:00-04:00
Location: 520 8TH AVE RIPLEY GRIER STUDIOS

Schedule

Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Mon, 06 Oct, 2025 at 05:00 am

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Location

520 8TH AVE RIPLEY GRIER STUDIOS | Manhattan, NY

DARE TO ZOUK™ NewComer PROGRAM at NYC ZOUK FESTIVAL 2025 - October 4th - 5th.

REGISTRATION AND TICKETS:
https://www.nyczoukfestival.com/tickets
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About Dare to Zouk™ NewComer Program
We are excited to continue our 8th year in our renowned Newcomer program - DARE TO ZOUK™ at NYC ZOUK FESTIVAL!. This program is for those first discovering Brazilian Zouk and seeking where to start the journey. Well you certainly found the right place! Jump on one of the fastest growing dances and scenes in the United States and join the ever growing and fun loving community. We welcome all whom are ready to take the dive and DARE you to ZOUK and discover what you have missed all along!
For those seeking to learn Zouk for their very first time, the DARE TO ZOUK™ PROGRAM is an amazing way to start. We have had many students from all over the United States travel to New York City to Study this amazing dance primarily due to its strong curriculum, experience, and knowledge of all our tightly knitted group of certified instructors. We have "graduated" 100s of students from all over the United States in this program and many of them continue to progress and advance in the scene. We are very excited to continue this program and we can not wait to share the magic with you. We are an open minded, judgement free, learning environment and we welcome you all in our cozy and comfy dance scene!
The DARE TO ZOUK ™PROGRAM AT NYC ZOUK FESTIVAL 2025 is a great way to start learning ZOUK or going back to fundamentals. The NYC DARE TO ZOUK™ TEAM led this year by the amazing Curriculum Director Shane Rasnak and Welcoming Director Ebonie Lee with the members of the Dare to Zouk Team - Ryel Velandia, Jessica Lamdon, Vinny, Shane, Kim Rottier and internationals Bruna, Felipe, and Pedro and Ana from Brazil.. We have prepared an amazing program for anyone wanting to explore Brazilian Zouk.

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HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
🟦 LEARNING - 8 Hours of Workshops to Kick Start your Zouk Experience
🟦 KNOWLEDGEABLE INSTRUCTORS - Zouk Camps from NYC Certified Instructors with years of international/national experience
🟦 SYLLABUS - A Well thought out program with a consistent syllabus created by the Dare to Zouk Team!
🟦 PROGRESSIVE PROGRAM - Classes build from previous ones.
🟦 EXPERIENCE - Experience Dance Scenes, Socials, Comps, and More!
🟦 WELCOME PACKET - Checklist of Moves
🟦 RECAP SESSIONS and Q & A - Review what you learned and where you can continue classes and learning
🟦 DAY PRACTICE SOCIALS
🟦 COMFORTABLE AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
🟦 VIDEOS - Option to purchase Video on Fundamentals or any of our video library
🟦 ATMOSPHERE - Experience learning in one of the most influential and elite art and performance scenes in America!
🟦 PLAYLIST - A Playlist of music so you can begin dancing right away!
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PRICING:
LOT 1 = Early Bird $159
LOT 2 = Early Bird 2 $169
LOT 3 = Journey $179

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YOUR DIRECTORS:
Shane Rasnak: Curriculum Director for Dare to Zouk™
Shane Rasnak has been a devoted student of Brazilian Zouk in NYC since 2014, and has been teaching Zouk for eight years. He was certified as a Zouk Instructor by Kim Rottier of Zouk NY, and trained for over five years in Zouk & Lambada under internationally acclaimed artists Ryel Velandia and Jessica Lamdon of ZenZouk.
Shane is the organizer of a weekly social in Manhattan called the NYC Senior Zouk Social, has taught at several international Zouk festivals, and performed at numerous dance festivals including NYC, Boston, Miami, DC, Atlantic City, and Playa Del Carmen. We are happy to have him as Curriculum Director for NYC ZOUK FESTIVAL 2025!!!!
Connect with Shane on Instagram or Facebook:
FB: facebook.com/shane.rasnak
IG: @shane_zouk
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EBONIE LEE: Welcome Director for Dare to Zouk™
Ebonie Lee is a Brazilian Zouk instructor based in NYC. Ebonie has trained extensively in a variety of dance modalities. Ebonie pursued Japanese Classical, African, Latin, contemporary Indian and Modern dance at Williams College and abroad. She interned at Washington, DC arts organizations such as Dance Exchange and the DC Dance Collective, adding Contemporary, Jazz and Blues dance to her repertoire. She studied Salsa, Mambo and Afro-Latin dance under Tanya Kianda Fiske and Psyon D. Scott.
Ebonie was introduced to Brazilian Zouk by Atoro Lopez in 2010, and started training in DC. In 2012 Ebonie returned to NYC and became teaching assistant to Kim Rottier (ZoukNY), Ry'el & Jessica Lamdon (ZenZouk). Ebonie studied Contact Improvisation with Jesse Johnson (Dancing with Gravity). She moved to Atlanta and taught with a variety of instructors, including Atoro, Eddie Bonnell of Zouk Atlanta, Jerry Lai and Jeremy Hale. She returned again to NYC in 2020.
Ebonie has completed teacher training and professional development courses by Jaime Aroxa & Kiri Chapman, Kim Rottier, Alex & Mathilde, and Brenda & Anderson.
Ebonie is always interested in the dances of the African Diaspora and conscious movement techniques, incorporating a variety of dance styles into her movement. She believes in the power of dance to connect and communicate, and the nourishment that creativity brings to life.
IG: @ebonie_zouk
FB: facebook.com/fireflyzouk

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SCHEDULE:
Friday Evening - October 3rd you are welcome to come to the social to just chill if you would like! Please check in during that time.
Saturday Day October 4th
11:00 AM registration
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Curriculum D2Z 1 TBA
12:45 PM - 02:15 PM Curriculum D2Z 2 TBA
02:30 PM - 03:45 PM LUNCH
** We recommend you order lunch and have it delivered

3:45 PM - 4:45PM Curriculum D2Z 3 TBA
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Curriculum D2Z 4 TBA
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Recap
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Jack N Jill Watch it for fun!
10:00 PM-5:00 AM THEMED SOCIAL + PERFORMANCES
SOCIAL DANCE * We welcome you all to the community!!
Sunday Day October 5th
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Curriculum D2Z 5 TBA
01:15 PM - 02:15 PM Curriculum D2Z 6 TBA
02:45 PM - 03:45 PM LUNCH
** We recommend you order lunch and have it delivered.
03:45 PM - 04:45 PM Curriculum D2Z 7 TBA
05:00 PM - 06:00 PM Curriculum D2Z 8 TBA
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM Recap
08:00 PM - 10:00/30 PM Jack N Jill Watch it for fun!
10:00 PM-5:00 AM SOCIAL with THEME
SOCIAL DANCE * We welcome you all to the community!!

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REGISTRATION AND TICKETS:
https://www.nyczoukfestival.com/tickets
WEBSITE:
https://www.nyczoukfestival.com
FACEBOOK PAGE
https://www.facebook.com/nyczoukfestival
INSTAGRAM PAGE
https://www.instagram.com/nyc_zouk_festival/
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YOUR TEACHERS
🟦 Shane Rasnak - New York City - CURRICULUM DIRECTOR
🟦 Ebonie Lee - New York City = WELCOME DIRECTOR
🟦 Jessica Lamdon - New York City
🟦 Vinny - New York City
🟦 Ry'el - Colorado/New York
🟦 Kim Rottier - New York
🟦 Pedro and Ana -Brazil
🟦 Bruno and Felipe - Brazil
All Sales are final, tickets are transferrable