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Hosted by Alisson Sandi · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 113 episodes
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The Brazilian Zouk podcast for dancers who overthink the dance. We overthink it with you.I'm Alisson Sandi — 3x Pro World Champion, Head Judge for the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council (BZDC), and Resident Lecturer for the MAC Project. I'll be honest: I was never a natural. I had to fight for every piece of this dance, and that fight is the reason I can explain it.Every week, Gui Prada and I — plus the occasional guest — talk about what classes don't cover: stalled progress, disappearing leaders, what connection really feels like.New episodes weekly, in audio and video.
Alisson Sandi hosts ZoukNerds • Learn | Build | Belong, a arts show with 113 episodes published.
Why do you dance like you're competing? Because Brazilian Zouk is one dance living as five: the social dance, the performance, the competition, the after-class demo, and the teaching dance. In this ZoukNerds episode, Gui
Why did you leave that amazing Brazilian Zouk class confused? Because the teacher was serving three meals at once. Every dance class teaches one of three things: mechanics, concepts, or feeling. When nobody names the mai
How does a dance school become your safe space? Before Brazilian Zouk, before teaching, Gui Prada and I were two shy kids who found one safe room. In this ZoukNerds episode, we thank the first teachers who built us, and
What's the difference between a Brazilian Zouk retreat and a Zouk festival? In this ZoukNerds episode, Gui Prada and I go down memory lane to the events that marked us, and they could not be more opposite. Gui's first Br
Is Brazilian Zouk a spiritual dance? Do you have to be spiritual to dance it? In this ZoukNerds episode, Gui Prada and I take the "too hippie" stereotype apart. The complaint: too spiritual, too much eye contact, whale m
Why is the festival you bought never the event you get? Because most Brazilian Zouk festivals are designed from the fear of not being able to pay for them. Gui Prada and I open the organizer's books. I'll put my hands up
Is Brazilian Zouk an addiction? I think for a lot of us it is — and I say that as someone it nearly broke. In this ZoukNerds episode my co-host Gui Prada and I talk about the body of the dancer. The strapped knee, the st
Where are the Brazilians in Brazilian Zouk? Gui Prada went looking in Sydney and found them at the Forró social, not at our Zouk Social. Gui was three weeks in Sydney, dancing Zouk every Friday, missing what he calls the
I'll be honest. I walk into a social and I pick who to dance with in about three seconds, and most of the time I don't even decide it. My body decides for me. In this episode of Brazilian Zouk podcast ZoukNerds, Gui Prad
Brazilian Zouk costs me sleep. I'm in Taiwan right now and I've finally built a schedule that lets me rest. The rest of the year? Time zones, late socials, weekends that bleed into the next week. 23 years in and I still
Brazilian Zouk has a leader shortage problem at every social — and no organizer has solved it, including me. I've run BraZouky with strict ratio control for years. Some years we hit 1.1 to 1 at sign-up. The social still
Most Brazilian Zouk scenes don't need more socials. They need more Practicas. And the reason most Practicas fail comes down to the DJ: songs that don't end. In this Q&A episode, Gui Prada and I read a question from Star
What If Your Teacher’s Style Isn't For You? Ever taken a class and thought, "Man, this technique just doesn't feel right for my body"? Gui and I are hanging out in Taiwan to tackle an awesome question from Emily in our F
Does Dance Reveal Your Inner World? Do you feel like the way you interact with your dance partner reflects your inner world? In this episode, Gui Prada and I are together in Taiwan to tackle a deep question from our Face
‘How to Co-Create with Your Partner’ Do you ever feel like you're trying to tell a deep, emotional story during a social dance, but the connection just breaks? In this special Q&A episode, Gui Prada and I pull a question
‘The Music That Moves Us’ What music makes you sprint to the dance floor? In this episode, Gui Prada and I geek out over our favorite styles—from high-energy Moombahton to nostalgia-filled Ghetto Zouk. We also get real a
'The DJ Booth Dilemma—Why Artists Stick Together' Ever wonder why the pros and "cool kids" always huddle right by the DJ booth? Is it an exclusive secret club, or is there more to the story? In this episode, Gui Prada an
‘What Followers Actually Want?’ Leaders, are you stressing out trying to pull off the flashiest moves? In this episode, Gui Prada, Paloma Alves, and I talk about what really makes a dance feel "unforgettable." Spoiler al
‘Beyond the Divide’ Why is there so much "us vs. them" in the dance world lately? In this episode, Gui Prada, Paloma Alves, and I dive into the growing gaps in our community. From "traditional vs. modern" to "retreats vs
‘Finding Happiness in Your Progress’ Are you improving or just repeating the same mistakes? In this episode, Gui Prada and I dig into the "stuck" feeling every dancer faces. We explore how to measure progress, the trap o
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