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

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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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