What is SoulZouk?

What is SoulZouk?

Special guests K-yo Victor & Gabi Povoa are coming to Toronto to teach Rio-style as well as SoulZouk. 

Zouk is a mid to slow-paced dance, with influences of lambada, salsa, R&B, blues and even contact improv dance. To put it simply, it's originally a French Caribbean dance that was borrowed by Brazilians in the 90's and morphed into lambada-zouk.

It has now branched into 2 main branches : Rio-style (comparable to cross body linear style) & Lamba-zouk Porto Seguro style (comparable to Cuban or Columbian style danced in a circle and travelling around). There have been other branches emerging such as Mafie Zouker's Neo-Zouk. There is even a Black Zouk now. Fun!

The dance sub-genres are not to be confused with the musical genres of R&B, Ghetto, Black, Remix, Cabo, Love, Traditional, Tarracha etc. 

K-Yo and Gabi teach Rio-style but are ambassadors of SOULZOUK which is a methodology and not a style. They are cerftified under China and Lu (with only about 8 others being certified in Brazil). Soulzouk is about the art of zouk, not the sport. It is soft, gentle, close, intimate. Whereas lamba-zouk and Rio-style are expansive, athletic, energetic-let's call it macro dancing- Soulzouk is micro dancing. You could hardly do turn patterns, as long as you are very present to your partner. The leader often interprets the melody versus the backbeat, and has a lot of control over 'body manipulations' or contact dance technique. The partners are generally closer and the movements are more subtle. The base is the same with all styles, but the way one interprets these moves is different.

Come and experience their beautiful style at 3 of their Toronto workshops:

Sunday, September 18, 10:30-3pm @ Dovercourt House

Saturday, October 22, 3-6pm @ Dovercourt House

Sunday, October 23, 11-3pm @Dovercourt House

For tickets email us HERE.

Stephanie xo