I didn’t get here alone

ZoukologyTrends & SceneOctober 29, 2026

A teacher with 3,784 followers posted his losses and 213 people answered. Why competition-journey reels get four to nine times the comments of anything else in the zouk feed, and what that says about the scene.

Inspiration & ReflectionOct 23, 2026

Zouk & Intimacy: The more you let go, the more you find yourself

"What if the way we show up in dance has something to teach us about the way we show up in life?" In this second episode, Sarah and I explore how Zouk can open the door to softness, receiving, and letting go of control. From femininity to vulnerability, this conversation goes beyond dance and into self-discovery.

Education & HistoryOct 21, 2026

The day Rio buried lambada

Around 1992, Rio's club DJs carried a coffin marked LAMBADA through downtown. The people who were there tell it six different ways.

Events & TravelOct 6, 2026

I am in this bracket. Pick against me if you dare

I’m in this bracket, so I may be biased—but this Zouk16 is impossible to predict. Sixteen pros, randomly paired students, and a free-for-all bracket challenge with a lifetime pass on the line make every matchup feel wide open. Some favorites have already fallen in past editions. The real question is: can anyone actually call this one?

Education & HistoryOct 6, 2026

Zouk, The Dance of Love: the 2012 film, in full

A Dutch director spent three years and a strong budget filming the zouk world of 2009 to 2012: Gilson Damasco, Claudio Gomes, Kwok One, Shannon Hunzicker, and Loalwa Braz and Adílio Porto telling the history themselves. Music rights kept it off screens. Here it is, in full.

Trends & SceneSep 30, 2026

If we are being bad, I can be evil

"Friends, what more do you want? It’s called BachaZOUK." A provocative take on the naming debate asks whether our community is fighting the wrong battle and why we expect credit from the world when we often borrow just as freely. Read the full argument behind the controversy.

Artist StoriesSep 30, 2026

“Muito prazer”: Pedro Nantes, 20 years on the floor

He started dancing at nine, passed through tango and the Brazilian ballroom dances, and found his home in Brazilian Zouk and Lambada. Twenty years on, in a new phase of his life and career, Pedro Nantes introduces himself in his own words.