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Community, Competitions, Events, ZoukOctober 18, 2018

Breaking Out of Gendered Roles at NYC Zouk Festival

By Rachel Cassandra

It’s been 10 days since the last night of NYC Zouk Festival, but I’m still riding high. There was plenty to praise this event…

Community, ZoukSeptember 21, 2018

Gendered Roles in Brazilian Zouk: an Interview with Bruno Galhardo

By Rachel Cassandra

Bruno Galhardo is an internationally renowned and beloved Brazilian zouk dance instructor and performer. When I went to my first real zouk event, the…

Community, Interviews, ZoukAugust 1, 2018

Brazilian Zouk’s Development: an Interview with Larissa Thayane

By Rachel Cassandra

Brazilian Zouk is a social dance that is relatively young and has been developing very rapidly. I have only recently entered the scene and…

Events, Kizomba, ZoukApril 20, 2016

Review: White House Kizomba & Zouk Summit 2016

By Rachel Cassandra

The White House Kizomba & Zouk Festival 2016: 3 days of workshops, 6 nights of parties, national and international instructors, dance performances, and a…

Dance 101, ZoukAugust 19, 2015

5 Lies You’ve Been Told About Zouk

By Rachel Cassandra

Zouk – such a terse little word, yet so tricky to unpack. We’re told it means “party” in French Creole, but what does it…

1 Mick Dear Leads: A Thank You Letter

How lovely to read such a positive article, and yet the messages are clear. All contributors, myself included, should take note of the clever tactic.We could be accused of a…
2 David Sander We Need to Change the Way We Think About Creativity

In order to become more creative at dancing there are a number of analytical things I do. I drill on my steps to a salsa timing record to get them…
3 David Sander Want To Host a Dance Event? Let’s Go Behind-the-Scenes.

If you have a larger event to promote, getting the information and planning done early so dancers will be attracted to the well detailed event ad is important. This means…