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ZOUKPOD

ZOUKPOD

BANKAI ZOUK

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

8 - The Philosophy of Close Embrace with Gui Prada
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  • 8 - The Philosophy of Close Embrace with Gui Prada

    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

    2:32 How Gui is making Brazilian Zouk more accessible to a wider audience

    6:45 The Zouk Economy: Why instructors teach flashy movements

    9:13 The intricacies that exist in walking and embrace

    18:50 How Gui developed "the Universe Behind the Hug" workshop

    23:44 Touch starvation and the cultural differences that exist around physicality

    31:46 How Gui manages to teach embrace to less physical cultures

    35:55 How Gui adapts to the follower

    43:36 The follower is never wrong?

    59:44 The beauty of Tango Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk MB01OU0PAVMWIDL

    Tue, 26 Sep 2023 - 1h 09min
  • 7 - The Most Talented Zoukers You've Never Heard Of

    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.

    00:00 Intro

    00:40 Zouk Open Recap

    09:27 Anthony's inspiration for the month

    14:58 Organic Creativity in Zouk

    21:26 How movement in nature inspires dance

    25:07 Abe’s visual inspirations from other dances

    30:57 Why Abe is learning choreography

    33:10 What living in the Mecca of Zouk is like

    40:00 How the New Generation is Innovating

    48:48 Gui Prada… THE INSPIRATION


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    https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk

    Tue, 12 Sep 2023 - 52min
  • 6 - Top 5 Moments in Zouk that Changed Our Lives

    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

    Tue, 29 Aug 2023 - 56min
  • 5 - The Best Approaches to Learn Brazilian Zouk

    Hello from Londrinas! We are currently at one of the best Zouk festivals in Brazil and decided to record a podcast with our friend, Gabby. In this episode we discuss the many different paths to learn Brazilian Zouk, how to speed up your progress with structure, and other miscellaneous social dance phenomenons :)

    00:00 Intro

    00:43 Hello from ZoukUnity!

    11:14 How to get functional at Brazilian Zouk

    21:12 The value of learning from multiple instructors

    28:52 Social dancing is crucial to your dance growth

    30:22 Why you need to develop your own style

    32:19 Abe spent $100k on Zouk

    36:24 What are the misuses of time when learning Zouk?

    38:59 The importance of revisiting your basics

    41:20 How to respond to a disconnected dance partner

    43:46 How to deal with intense eye contact from your dance patnerFollow us on


    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk

    Tue, 15 Aug 2023 - 49min
  • 4 - The Power of Presence with Luan and Adriana

    Join us as we explore the world of connection and presence, in today's interview with LUAN & ADRIANA! Share with us what your thoughts on this episode and who you might want to see interviewed next! :)


    Timestamps

    00:00 Intro

    02:00 The mindset behind a connective and present social dance

    05:23 What makes a "good" dancer?

    07:52 The best dances are inside the embrace

    08:41 Why most Zouk instructors don’t teach the embrace

    10:13 If there is connection and sensations, then the movements come naturally

    13:07 How Luan & Adriana teach beginners connections and sensations

    14:11 How Luan helped “unblock” Alé with close embrace

    16:29 The 3 principles that make up connection in dance

    20:15 How to style and express but also maintain a connection

    24:28 Why beginners should learn to dance in the embrace

    26:42 What to do if the person you are dancing with is not paying attention to you

    29:10 Cultural differences and miscommunication that happens in social dance

    33:47 How Luan’s spiritual practice leads him to wholeness

    36:51 Are Luan & Adriana Dating?

    39:28 Why Boom-Chik-Chik is the essence to Brazilian Zouk

    45:56 As much as you train technique, you need to train your self-connection

    48:54 How did Luan & Adriana develop their methodology of connection

    53:53 Influences from Jaime Arôxa
    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk MB01GRAXX50CNKF

    Tue, 01 Aug 2023 - 57min
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