Latin Dance Workshops | Zouk Lambada, Samba de Gafieira, Forró, Samba No Pé, Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian, Bolero, Soltinho, Axé

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Renata Peçanha & Jorge Peres

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DJ Max BlackSoul

Kadu Pires & Larissa Thayane

Want to dance like a Brazilian?
Now you can!

Workshops are being offered in three rooms simultaneously. Each day there are 6 timeslots in each room, and at every timeslot there is a level 1,2 or 3 workshop to choose from.

No matter what your level, you can do up to 6 workshops per day!

This ensures you get the maximum value for your dancing dollar. Plus the international instructors are teaching 50% of the workshops; that's exceptional!

Friday, 2nd October 2009

Time	Yellow room (Theatre)	Green room (Studio 1)	Blue room (Studio 3)
10-11am	Level 2 Zouk Lambada Medium cambres Alex de Carvalho & Daniela Wergles	Level 1 Zouk Lambada Fundamentals Angelo Salgado & Gabriela Morena	Level 3 Zouk Lambada Mafie Zouker & Ruanita Santos
11:10am - 12:10pm	Level 2 & 3 Zouk Lambada Renata Peçanha & Jorge Peres	Open Axé Silvi Milans	Level 1 Brazilian Zouk Essential Moves Max BlackSoul &Yasmin Coelho
12:20 - 1:20pm	Level 2 Brazilian Zouk Max BlackSoul & Yasmin Coelho	Level 1 Samba de Gafieira Fundamentals Ian Corbett & Helen Gramotnev	Level 3 Zouk Lambada Low cambres Alex de Carvalho & Daniela Wergles
1:20 - 2pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
2 - 3pm	Level 2 & 3 Neo Zouk Connection & direction change Mafie Zouker & Ruanita Santos	Open Bossa Nova (Partner dance style to Bossa Nova music - a mix of Jazz & Samba) Tarcisio Teatini-Climaco & Chantel Berrell	Level 2 Samba de Gafieira Angelo Salgado & Gabriela Moreno
3:10 - 4:10pm	Open Zouk Lambada Ladies styling & tips Renata Peçanha	Open Men's tips & styling Alex de Carvalho	Open Samba de Roda (The roots of Samba - for men & women - no partner required) Anderson Nogueira & Susie Smith
4:20 - 5:20pm	4.10 - 5:10pm Level 1 Boneca (lead & follow) Renata Peçanha & Jorge Peres	Level 2 & 3 Samba de Gafieira Kadu Pires and Larissa Thayane	Level 2 & 3 Zouk Lambada 3 (1 man leading 2 women) Tarcisio Teatini-Climaco, Chantel Berrell & Soraya Machado

Saturday, 3rd October 2009

Time	Yellow room (Theatre)	Green room (Studio 1)	Blue room (Studio 3)
10 - 11am		Open Capoeira (Brazilian Martial Art - no partner required) Claudio Climaco	Open Samba no Pé Cristina Ramon
11:10 - 12:10pm		Level 2 & 3 Tricks & Show moves Gaspar Ribeiro	Level 1 & 2 Zouk Lambada Alex de Carvalho & Daniela Wergles
12:20 - 1:20pm	Level 3 Zouk Lambada - Renata & Jorges must have moves Renata Peçanha & Jorge Peres	Open Axé Soraya Machado	Level 1 & 2 Brazilian Zouk Turn Patterns Max BlackSoul & Larissa Thayane
1:20pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
2 - 3pm	Level 2 & 3 Brazilian Zouk - Max's Must Have Moves Max BlackSoul & Larissa Thayane	Level 2 Samba de Gafieira Daniel Pinto & Carolyn Frost	Level 1 Zouk Lambada Jorge Peres & Yasmin Coelho
3:10 - 4:10pm	Level 2 & 3 Alex de Carvalho's Must Have Moves Alex de Carvalho & Daniela Wergles	Open Afoxe & Maracatu (A cultural Brazilian folkloric style - no partner required) Anderson Nogueira & Susie Smith	Level 1 Neo Zouk Circular Patterns Mafie Zouker & Ruanita Santos
4:20 - 5:20pm	4:10 - 5:10pm Open Forró (Introduction to great moves for this fun & cheeky style) Alex de Carvalho & Yasmin Coelho	Open Bolero (Introduction to this romantic Brazilian style) Daniel Pinto & Carolyn Frost	Open Soltinho (Brazilian Rock/Jive) Jorge Peres & Renata Peçanha
5:15 - 7:30pm	Tech rehearsal

Sunday, 4th October 2009

Time	Yellow room (Theatre)	Green room (Studio 1)	Blue room (Studio 3)
10 - 11am	Level 2 & 3 Zouk Lambada Tricks Kadu Pires & Larissa Thayane	Open Afro-Brazilian Gianne Abbott	Level 2 & 3 Samba de Gafieira Renata Peçanha & Jorge Peres
11:10 - 12:10pm	Level 3 Brazilian Zouk Max BlackSoul & Larissa Thayane	Level 1 & 2 Ladies Hair Flicks Macria Percival	Level 1 or 2 Zouk Lambada Jaime Jesus
12:20 - 1:20pm	Open Musicality Max BlackSoul & Larissa Thayane	Open Samba no Pé for Men Tarcisio Teatini-Climaco	Open Samba no Pé for Women Gianne Abbott
1:20 - 2pm	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
2 - 3pm	Level 3 Neo Zouk Circular Turn Patterns Mafie Zouker & Ruanita Santos	Level 2 Zouk Lambada Ian Corbett & Chantal Huntley	Level 1 Zouk Lambada Boneca & cambre variations Jorge Peres & Yasmin Coelho
3:10 - 4:10pm	Level 2 & 3 Exploring Musicality & Use of Body Styling Mafie Zouker & Ruanita Santos	Level 1 & 2 Zouk Lambada Allan Dantas & Marcia Pinheira	Level 3 Zouk Lambada Body movements & complex combos Alex de Carvalho & Daniela Wergles
4:20 - 5:20pm	Level 2 Zouk Lambada - Renata & Jorge's Must Have Moves Renata Peçanha & Jorge Peres	Level 3 Zouk Lambada Boneca cambre Alex de Carvalho & Daniela Wergles	Level 1 Zouk Lambada High cambres Yasmin Coelho & Kadu Pires

What's your dance of choice?

Please use the link below to download a copy of the Event Timetable:

Full Congress Event Timetable
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Zouk Lambada requires a great deal of trust and connection with your partner. Movement is fluid, sensual and meditative with circular turn patterns, upper body decorations & dips.

Zouk Lambada 3. This is zouk lambada danced with 3 people (just in case leading one person was not enough!), usually one male and two females. The leader leads both followers to turn, dip and weave with each other as well as take turns to dance with him in a closed embrace. A great way to increase leading and following skills as well as timing and awareness, it's a whole lot of fun not to mention the perfect solution for when there are extra ladies!

Samba de Gafieira is samba danced with a partner. The feeling is playful and cheeky, with intricate and often fast footwork combined with that Brazilian swing which is so famous. In Brazil, it is one of the most popular partner dance styles.

Forró originates from the north east of Brazil and the music is a combination of native Brazilian and European rhythms. The dance has evolved from a fast paced folk style to include more modern styles such as universitario, started by university students in Rio de Janeiro.

Samba No Pé and Carnaval – need we say more. Literally “samba of the feet”, this is what Brazil is famous for. Samba no pé is danced individually and is playful, cheeky and above all energetic.

Capoeira is a dance martial art that was created by African slaves wanting to disguise their self defence practise. When a “roda” (circle) is formed, the acrobatic moves are practised to live music.

Afro-Brazilian dance is a tribute to the influence of the African slaves that poplulated much of Brazil during European occupation. African rhythms with samba influence, the dance style is exuberant, with a lot of contraction and extension in the torso.

Bolero the music, originated in Spain, then developed in Cuba and Mexico. This graceful and romantic dance style which borrows influences from Tango, emerged in Brazil in the 1940’s and today is danced to the original bolero music, popular ballads and bossa nova.

Soltinho is Brazil's answer to jive. This simple yet fun dance style is danced to MPB (Popular Brazilian Music), and as always the Brazilian swing is prevalent. The moves are influenced by forró, cha cha cha, salsa and jive.

Axé originated in Salvador, and is a very modern style of dance derived from up-beat music popular with Brazilian youth. Axé is a greeting which means good vibration and is used in the Candomblé and Umbanda religions.

Danced individually, it is a favourite at Salvador Carnaval, and axé routines are performed for huge crowds who follow every move.

So where are you at?

A congress is a workshop intensive and as such we expect that participants will have at least done a foundation level course with a latin dance academy or school to be able to do a beginner level workshop.

Those with ballroom experience or other partner dance experience may be able to convert and do a beginner level workshop. For more information and to check if your experience is suitable, please contact us.

Level One – you’re on your way

A minimum requirement for these workshops is knowledge of the basic step & movement, as well as basic knowledge in dancing with a partner. These workshops are not designed for the absolute beginner.

Level two: you know the ropes

For dancers with a solid grasp of basic moves, the ability to change direction and execute turn patterns easily. A basic understanding of high cambres and basic boneca will be helpful for zouk lambada workshops.

Level three: guaranteed to challenge!

Dancers should be proficient in connecting complex movements, and have a high level of leading or following skills. For zouk lambada workshops we recommend dancers are comfortable with high, medium & low cambres, boneca & variations of boneca.

Open: Everyone welcome!

Open workshops are for everyone, and a basic dance background is recommended. Open level workshops are in dance styles that are new and will be at a level everyone is able to try.

1-3 October 2010