Meet Rui Tavares
Argentine Tango, Bachata, Brazilian Zouk, Forro, Samba
About
About Rui Tavares
Rui Tavares was born in Brazil and has been teaching Zouk, Bachata, Samba, Tango & Forro for many years before coming to the USA. He has been teaching in NYC & New Jersey for the past several years.
Class Info
Rui teaches Brazilian Zouk which is a partner dance which began in Brazil during the early 1990s. Brazilian Zouk evolved from the partner dance known as the Lambada. Over time, Zouk dancers have experimented and incorporated other styles of music into Zouk, such as R'n'B, pop, hip hop and contemporary.
Brazilian Zouk is a dance with well-defined basic steps and rhythmic patterns. The most characteristic feature of Brazilian Zouk is the follower's upper body movements, which are led out of axis by intricate leading and following techniques. Other features include body isolations, tilted turns and more recently counter-balance techniques.
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