Sixteen years as a follower. Then she took the lead.

ZoukologyInspiration & ReflectionNovember 12, 2026

Rachel Ramalho won an All-Star Jack & Jill in December leading another woman, runs three festivals in three countries, and barely captions a thing. Her partner does the talking.

Trends & SceneNov 4, 2026

The weekend, uploaded

Half of what a zouk DJ uploads is a named night. It goes up on the Monday after, and it gets eight times the plays of a studio mix. One festival's sets, every set of 2026, and why the same weekend lives on two platforms.

Interviews & SpotlightsNov 3, 2026

She had unlearned how to dance alone

Larissa Diz's smallest post of 2025 holds her biggest idea. A year later she built a study group around it, climbed the Jack & Jill ladder, and grew faster than anyone else on our schedule.

Trends & SceneOct 29, 2026

I didn’t get here alone

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?