Zouk Tantra Dance ($45.00)


Presenters: Alena Interrupted (Alena Freyja) and Mimi la Mariposa
Time: Saturday/Sunday, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Cost: $45.00 Pre-register for this Learning Lab and save on your General Admission Ticket

Brazilian Zouk:

A partner dance that is characterized by deep connection, flowing movements, and eye catching isolation. This is an invitation into inquiry, encouraging you to listen to your own heart and body while flowing with movement and increasing connection to yourself and those around you. Join us for this authentic expression of breath and movement, discover new possibilities, and unlock your greater potential!

This intensive will focus on Mindful Connection through Zouk and Yoga (Zouka). 4 Hours of class and 1 hour break to connect even further, eat, relax, integrate.

Breakdown:

Mindfulness Circle:
~Centering/Pranayama
~Practice walking
~Introductions/get to know
~Kripalu Yoga
~Sit back to back- feel the breath of the other person
~Sit back to back- trust the other person to lean on and let them lean on you
~Face to face- Consent- Say No
~Face to face- Consent- Yes or No
~Working from the feet up; Zouk warm up
~Feet articulation
~Leading walking exercise
~Zouk basic breakdown (isolations)
~Goup Snake Lead - AND SIT (at end)

Social Circle:
~Reaking emotional boundaries discussion
~Get up zouk around the room
~Zouk basic step
~Breaking out of zouk basic step
~Chasing a follow exercise
~Connection- frame (wine glass and thigh), connected breathing, isolation, basic
~Leading walking exercise- across the floor
~Run partner around the room
~Follow in the Center-Poke

End:
~Self Care
~Self Massage
~Take home
~Isolation exercises to increase body awareness (chest and hips and back)
~Self Care exercises