A long overdue help

This Glossary is what you were waiting for!

Who hasn't found themselves at times trying to properly say the names of Brazilian Zouk Fundamentals, know what movement they refer to, how they look like, trying to understand what they mean or why one instructor uses one name and the other uses another.

After responding to many questions in this regard from people everywhere, teaching how to spell and say the names of some fudamentals, it was time to do something about it!

Hence, this Glossary was born to make your life easier - or even harder - when it comes to understanding Brazilian Zouk Fundamentals.

For this beautiful endeavour, I got the assistance of the incredible Ting Lu!

We start with 13

This first edition features 13 of Brazilian Zouk Fundamentals and includes

  • Video of fundamental

    A short video containing an example of the execution of each fundamental, showing 4 different angles (front, back, left, and right).

  • Pronunciation

    Audios teaching you how to say the names in Portuguese, so you can finally and flawlessly say Soltinho.

  • Description of each fundamental

    A little bit of the history of some fundamentals, what their names mean, and in what other names you can find them. You also get to know which song we dance to in each video.

  • Summary to download

    A summary with all names and useful terms for you to download and carry everywhere.

  • Updates

    This Glossary is a living being and will be updated as the dance changes and new information comes to light in regard to the fundamentals featured here.

The Content

Fundamentals are displayed in alphabetical order. Check out what you're gonna find.

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    2. 💻 For you to download 🎁

    1. Balanço

    2. Básico no Lugar (Basic on the Spot, Basic in Place)

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Básico para o Lado (Side Basic)

    4. Bônus (Boomerang)

    5. Elástico

    6. Giro Simple (Simple Turn, Single Turn)

    7. Iô-Iô (Yo-yo)

    8. Lateral (Corredor, Infinity)

    9. Lunge (Preparação para Giro, Abertura*)

    10. Passo Básico (Básico Frente e Trás, Linear Basic)

      FREE PREVIEW

    11. Send Away (Spider-Man, Open Break)

    12. Soltinho

      FREE PREVIEW

    13. Viradinha

      FREE PREVIEW

Who is this for?

Every Brazilian Zouk dancer can benefit from this Glossary.

Whether you're an avid social dancer, a community leader, an instructor, or a platonic admirer of Brazilian Zouk, this Glossary is for you.

It will help you visualize, hear, and learn more about some of this dance's fundamental movements and get a feel of its richness. This can also be a helpful guide you can quickly get back to when you want to check something, get some ideas on content, or simply confirm how something is spelled and pronounced. 

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