Brazilian Zouk has seen rapid growth in Asia. There are dancers and events in Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and China. The community may not be big in numbers, but it’s strong and vibrant in support. Brazilian Zouk is not an easy dance, and it takes time to grow naturally and organically.
SBKZ Media had the pleasure of filming the first Brazilian Zouk festival in Shanghai, China. This was our first time in China and were pleasantly surprised by the dancers that attended from neighboring countries and the overall energy of the event.
Andy and April are the organizers of the festival who also host the China Kizomba Congress in Shanghai. They both dance Kizomba and Brazilian Zouk really well. Andy and April were present all weekend; social dancing, interacting, and making sure everything ran smoothly.
It’s great to see promoters enjoying themselves throughout the weekend. Our artist dinners were also really fun and engaging. The success of dance festivals is really determined by the intention, energy, and personality of the promoter(s).
It was great meeting dancers from all over the world. We danced and filmed all weekend. One highlight of the weekend was capturing Renata Pecanha talk about lead/follows of Brazilian Zouk. We created some short form content that did extremely well on Facebook.
If you’d like to see all the content we created for the 2019 China Brazilian Zouk Congress in Shanghai, visit their Facebook Page.
