Welcome to The ZoukPod, an audio journey into the world of Brazilian Zouk. Hosted by a dynamic trio—Anthony, Abe, and Alé—they bring an explosive blend of humor, honesty, and conversation that gets to the core of Zouk. You will learn about the necessary technical foundations of Brazilian Zouk, the many different styles of Zouk and how it is danced differently all around the world, how to be creative yourself and develop your own voice in dance, how to deeply connect with your partner in social dance, how become a community organizer and/or professional traveling artist, all so you can reach yo
Podcast Overview
Welcome to The ZoukPod, an audio journey into the world of Brazilian Zouk. Hosted by a dynamic trio—Anthony, Abe, and Alé—they bring an explosive blend of humor, honesty, and conversation that gets to the core of Zouk. You will learn about the necessary technical foundations of Brazilian Zouk, the many different styles of Zouk and how it is danced differently all around the world, how to be creative yourself and develop your own voice in dance, how to deeply connect with your partner in social dance, how become a community organizer and/or professional traveling artist, all so you can reach yo
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September 26, 2023
The Philosophy of Close Embrace with Gui Prada
<p>In this episode, we talk to the Close Embrace Master himself, Gui Prada! We go deep into the intricacies that exists in the embrace and walking, how he his able to teach the embrace to less-physical cultures, and the beauty + metaphysics of Tango. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did interviewing :) 0:00 Intro</p> <p>2:32 How Gui is making Brazilian Zouk more accessible to a wider audience</p> <p>6:45 The Zouk Economy: Why instructors teach flashy movements</p> <p>9:13 The intricacies that exist in walking and embrace</p> <p>18:50 How Gui developed "the Universe Behind the Hug" workshop</p> <p>23:44 Touch starvation and the cultural differences that exist around physicality</p> <p>31:46 How Gui manages to teach embrace to less physical cultures</p> <p>35:55 How Gui adapts to the follower</p> <p>43:36 The follower is never wrong?</p> <p>59:44 The beauty of Tango Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk MB01OU0PAVMWIDL</p>
September 12, 2023
The Most Talented Zoukers You've Never Heard Of
<p>In this podcast, we talk about our biggest inspirations in Brazilian Zouk and how the new generation of Zoukers in São Paulo are innovating and pushing the boundaries of this dance.</p> <p> 00:00 Intro</p> <p>00:40 Zouk Open Recap</p> <p>09:27 Anthony's inspiration for the month</p> <p>14:58 Organic Creativity in Zouk</p> <p>21:26 How movement in nature inspires dance</p> <p>25:07 Abe’s visual inspirations from other dances </p> <p>30:57 Why Abe is learning choreography </p> <p>33:10 What living in the Mecca of Zouk is like</p> <p>40:00 How the New Generation is Innovating </p> <p>48:48 Gui Prada… THE INSPIRATION</p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow us on Instagram: </p> <p>https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk</p>
August 29, 2023
Top 5 Moments in Zouk that Changed Our Lives
<p>In this episode, we share our 21+ years of shared experience dancing Brazilian Zouk; from starting in the LA Zouk scene to training with the founders, Renata Peçanha and Jaime Aroxa. 00:00 Intro 00:29 The dance that inspired Abe to learn Zouk 07:29 Alé’s life changing dance moments 12:52 Zouk opens up a world of creative expression 18:18 Ant’s story traveling to SP 20:04 Demos are just routines 21:43 What makes Zouk special compared to other partner dances 35:51 Alé’s experience training with the GOD of Brazilian dance 39:03 The dedication it takes to become an incredible dancer 42:17 Anthony’s experience in dancing in Rio 48:56 Why Zoukers from Rio are so stuck-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk MB01E0GOEG0ZT0B</p>
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