Gui Prada Brazilian Zouk Weekender

4038 Old Pineville Road,Charlotte NC 28217

13 August, 2022

Description

We are thrilled to welcome the one and only Gui Prada to Charlotte! We are also welcoming back Dj Siix by popular demand! Join us for our second Queen City Zouk Weekender August 13th-14th. Get to know your instructor, Gui: Inspired by the movie "Shall We Dance?", Gui Prada started dancing in 2004. However, it was in 2006 that he really began to dive deep into dance as a work-study trainee of the Jaime Aroxa Dance School in Rio de Janeiro, one of the most prestigious dance schools in Brazil, which trained some of the most renowned dancers in the country. During his 6 years as a member of the school's team, he learned all Brazilian partner dances (Forró, Samba de Gafieira, Soltinho, Bolero and Zouk) and Argentine Tango. As he matured more as a dancer, he found he preferred to focus less on the steps and more on turning partner dancing into a relaxing experience for the mind and body. In 2009, he continued learning from other remarkable instructors in Brazil, including Fabiano Vivas, Kelly Reis, Érico Rodrigo, Guilherme Pimentel, Lídio Freitas and many others; and went on to research the close embrace and its application to all partner dances, with the purpose of conveying a sense of well-being and relaxation between dance partners. Due to its versatility in movement, music, speed and approach, Brazilian Zouk became the perfect dance to apply this concept and explore the possibilities, which he has been doing since 2016, when he attended the first Zouk Retreat in Valencia, led by Xandy Liberato, Brenda Carvalho and Anderson Mendes. Gui is based in Washington DC, US, developing the local community with regular, weekly and progressive classes. He became a reference in the execution of clean, comfortable fundamentals and its understanding of close connection, both from a physical and mental perspectives. Gui is also one of the regular instructors of Alex de Carvalho’s MAC program, where he teaches new instructors how to learn, talk about and teach connection. SCHEDULE: Saturday 8/13 • 12pm-2pm workshops • 2pm-2:30pm break • 2:30pm-4:30pm workshops • 8pm group dinner at Optimist Hall • 10pm-2am Zouk social Sunday 8/14 • 1:30pm-3:30pm workshops • 3:30pm-5:30pm Zouk social TICKETS: www.queencityzouk.com QUESTIONS: [email protected]