Zoukology

Zouk Styles Midwest Weekender Featuring Renato Veronezi!

THE EVENT!

Rio Zouk, Lambazouk, Neo Zouk, Flow Zouk, Neo Lambada, Lyrical Zouk, Urban Zouk, Brazilian Zouk… no matter what you call it, it’s safe to day we are all dancing some form of Lambada with added sugar and spice that we now lovingly refer to around the world as simply Zouk. The more we learn about each style, however, the more we can connect to our diverse partners and to the diverse music we hear at socials. For this event, I am excited to bring Chris Van Houten, Katie Ann and Ethan Brontzman, and myself together with Renato Veronezi, for a weekender as hand-crafted as a pumpkin spice latte… don’t worry, Sydney is only teaching like 2 classes, so she will have to keep the puns to a minimum…

THE TOUR!

Sydney Charisse and Just Jacob are thrilled to be part of a team bringing Renato Veronezi to the USA this fall! Lucky for us, we not only get to host him first, but we also get to feature the creator of Urban Zouk alongside some cornerstones of the Midwest zouk community! The focus of this weekender is on expanding our zouk toolkits so we can truly dance to anything and connect more fully to our own bodies, our styling, and all of the diverse dancers and music genres we encounter in this global community.

THE HEADLINER!

RENATO VERONEZI is one of the biggest names on the Brazilian ballroom dance scene as the creator of Urban Zouk (Vero Zouk). He began his dance career in Jaime Arôxa’s dance company in Rio de Janeiro for 10 years. In 2009, he began developing the Urban Zouk style and in 2010, he started his own dance company in São Paulo. Many headlining artists you see today (for example: Dadinho and Pedrinho) joined his company to learn Urban Zouk and then went on to have their own successful international careers as teachers and performers. His style quickly become a massive sensation around the world as he traveled to the UK, Holland, Czech Republic, Australia, USA, and Japan. In 2017 he moved to London for one year to create an Urban Zouk community there together with Pedrinho and Linda Mattos. In June 2018 he moved to Warsaw, Poland where he is promoting Urban Zouk together with his wife Bea Veronezi.

CONFIRMED ARTISTS!

+ Renato Veronezi (Brazil/Warsaw)

+ Chris van Houten (Chicago)

+ Sydney Charisse (Chicago)

CONFIRMED DJS!

+ Art Zag (Chicago)

+ Jeff Slone (Bloomington)

+ Fernando Weber (Iowa CIty)

+ Sydney Charisse (Chicago)

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Full Pass Lot 1 – $90 (limit 10)

Full Pass Lot 2 – $100 (limit 10)

Full Pass Lot 3 – $110 (limit 10)

Full Pass Lot 4 – $120 (to capacity)

Drop in – $25*

Saturday only – $65*

Sunday Urban Zouk Intensive – $50*

Social – $15

November Zouk Hopper Pass – $150

Transfer Fee – $25

*subject to space availability

Please Note: Workshop tickets are sold as LEAD and FOLLOW to encourage buyers to fill classes evenly. There is no obligation to dance in a role you do not wish to dance in during socials, however attendees are asked to remain in the role they signed up with for workshops so that everyone spends less time waiting for partners.

DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE!

We are very excited to partner with FUZE Afro Latin Dance Coalition and are pleased to offer a NOVEMBER ZOUK HOPPER PASS! Purchase a pass to their weekender with the amazing Leo and Thayna along with ours and you get both passes for $150!!

Speak with your community organizers for DISCOUNT CODES!

CARPOOL KICKBACK: if you can fill a car (minimum 4 people), post a selfie from the road in the Facebook event and Full Pass holders in the car gets one lunch order on us! (*Up to $10/person)

FOOD!

Since we all like food almost as much as dancing… we will bring the food to you so you can have your cake and dance too! Since the lunch break is only 30 minutes, we are taking lunch orders BY MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY and will have food available for you by the lunch break if you wish to pre-purchase.

SATURDAY – CHIPOTLE | SUNDAY – JIMMY JOHN’S

Otherwise, students are advised to bring food to the studio with them. There are many restaurant and grocery options within walking and driving distance from Latin Street if you would like to pick something up on the way to class.

We will go out to dinner somewhere TBD between the workshops and social on Saturday and everyone is encouraged to join, hang out, and get to know your zouk fam better.

HOSTING AND VOLUNTEERING!

We have some opportunities for volunteering and may need a team of happy hosts for our out of town guests. If interested please email sydney.zouks@gmail.com

HOUSING AND CARPOOLING!

Coming in from out of town? Welcome to Chicago! There are lots of options for AirBnbs, so travelers are encouraged to join forces by posting on the event page and bringing air mattresses. If you’re on a budget, contact Sydney and she will try to connect you with a local host.