Zouk
Zouk · Foundation
- Time signature
- 4/4
Social tempos vary widely; part of the skill is matching the size and style of movement to the music.
Origin
Brazil, 1990s — dancers raised on lambada adapted it to the zouk music of the French Caribbean, and Brazilian Zouk was born. It has grown into one of the world’s fastest-spreading social dances.
Music
4/4 time — flowing, wave-like music with a rolling slow-quick-quick pulse; danced to zouk, R&B, and pop remixes that cross modern genres.
Character
Flowing and elastic — long, continuous movement that travels through the whole body.
Figures
- 1
Basic on the Spot
- 2
Frente e Trás
- 3
Simple Left Turn
- 4
Viradinha
- 5
Lunge
- 6
Lateral
- 7
Soltinho
- 8
Bonus
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Every figure on this page is taught in the studio, one lesson at a time.