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WHAT IS BRAZILIAN ZOUK?
Brazilian Zouk originated from a Brazilian dance called Lambada, plus influences from Samba de Gafieira, Brazilian Bolero and Forró. Lambada grew fast, it was a fever especially in Brazil, however at the beginning of the 90’s it started to lose its popularity. In mid 90’s Brazilians discovered the rhythm Zouk from French Caribbean which had many similarities with Lambada music due to Lambada music have many influences from the Caribbean rhythms. The Lambada lovers saw an opportunity to continue dancing their beloved dance style. Soon the Lambada dance started to adapt to the Zouk music. However the Zouk music was slower than the Lambada, so it was necessary to make alterations to the dance including to it’s basic steps.This transformation happened in many states in Brazil.
Because this dance evolved from a Brazilian dance Lambada, it is a Brazilian dance. It is not because the name is not Brazilian that the dance will not be from Brazil. All Zouk professionals then decided to call this dance style Brazilian Zouk (Zouk Brasileiro), with the objective to protect our own culture and also with the objective not to interfere with different culture’s interpretations of Zouk.
Mainly it is characterized by being a dance that involves many undulating movements of the couple and the loose hair of the girl that flows with each step. It is considered a sensual dance, where you see both a close connection of the couple, as fast turns with some strong hip movements and a lot of body dissociation, but all done with great elegance and smoothness.
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