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- Nicholas Bambo,
Founder and Creative Director of Zouk Nation
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Occasionally, here at Zouk Nation, we like to take a break from things and run an article which, while may nothing to do with dance, pays tribute to the culture in which Brazilian Zouk originated. The following article from the New York Times is one example. It was passed along to me by a colleague of mine and seemed strangely appropriate given that Halloween is just around the corner.
So enjoy, and Happy Halloween. bit.ly/nelEpM
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Zouk Nation and Street Smart Entertainment would like to thank all the dancers who participated in the “Don’t Keep Me Waitin’” Video Contest. All the hard work and creativity that was put into each submission was truly inspiring. And now without further ado here are the winners of the contest.
Taking first place are Alisson Rodriguez Sandi and Audrey Isautier from Perth, Australia! After careful consideration it was decided that their video, with the beautiful production quality by producer Ross Metcalf, best embodied the spirit of the song. http://bit.ly/qPkUNx
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Nilton Ramalho, the newly crowned Kizomba Artist of the Year, will be performing new songs from his album and some golden classics at SOB’s down in the Soho area. I’ve been informed that tickets for this event are selling fast, so order yours before their all gone. If you don’t know who Nilton is, you might want to check out the interview I did with him last year when he was the featured artist on Zouk Nation, http://bit.ly/kITxVP
Date: Friday, July 8th, 2011
Location: SOB’s, 204 Varick Street (at the corner of West Houston)
Time: Doors open at 11pm
Price: $20 in advance, $22 at the door Buy Tickets
Website: www.sobs.com
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Schedule Change! Wednesday, August 3rd, Zouk Nation and Fire on the Water present the 4th Brazilian Zouk Boat Cruise
Join us for a very special evening dancing to the latest Zouk sounds as we cruise up and down the Hudson River under the stars. This year’s event features special guest instructor Mari Hodges and our very own DJ Piyo.
Price of admission includes a free Brazilian Zouk lesson taught by Mari Hodges.
Admission:
$10 in advance
$15 at the door
Tickets may be purchased in advance online through the Zouk Nation website, http://bit.ly/bUtI4f
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
For 3 consecutive summers Zouk Nation has hosted Zouk in Central Park at Bethesda Terrace, but all that is about to change.
On May 23, the Department of Parks and Recreation officially changed the status of Bethesda Terrace into a “quiet zone.” As such, the Park authorities will no longer allow the playing of audio equipment or musical instruments in the area.
This announcement has been met with some controversy as local musicians who frequent that area of the Park view the ban as an infringement on their right to freedom speech as laid down in the first amendment and has been written up in many of the local newspapers including the New York Times, which featured an article on June 5th about the growing debate.
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
A couple weeks ago an email arrived at the offices of Zouk Nation containing some stunning photos of a wedding in which zouk dancing was featured as part of the festivities. We made some inquiries as to the origin of the photos and the story behind them is as follows.
On May 7th around 2:00 in the afternoon at the Old Marylebone Townhall in London, Andrew Finch married Yiye Zhang in a ceremony that was attended by a small gathering of family and friends. After the ceremony the celebration was continued in Regents Park where the guests had a chance to mingle and take photos of the newlyweds. At 4:00 a canal boat transported the entire gathering to the London Canal Museum, where the couple had reserved the 1st floor for the reception and dinner.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Zouk Nation is proud to present a special Dance Parade Weekend Zouk Lambada Workshop with guest instructor Mari Hodges. This very special workshop is scheduled to take place on Sunday May 22nd at Pearl Studios in New York City. See details below.
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
The following is a complete list of activities that will take place in New York City during the Dance Parade Weekend, from Friday, May 21st – Sunday, May 22nd. Hope to see you at some, if not all, of these events.
Friday
10:30 pm- 2:30 am: Meet and Greet Party at the Bubble Lounge, New York’s premiere champagne bar. The party will be downstairs in the Krug Room. We will also be celebrating Makihala Casseus’ birthday, so don’t forget to wish the birthday girl a happy birthday.
Location: 228 West Broadway, #1, New York, NY 10013
Phone: (212) 431-3433
Website: bubblelounge.com
Directions: Take the 1 or the 2 train to the Franklin Street Station
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Have you ever dreamed of dancing in a music video? Well, now’s your chance. Street Smart Entertainment and Zouk Nation present the “Don’t Keep Me Waitin’” video contest!
Popular Zouk/Hip-Hop artist D. Lopes created the song, “Don’t Keep Me Waitin’”, which has since gone on to become a popular hit in the Brazilian Zouk dance community.
In honor of the song’s eighth anniversary, D. Lopes has gone and remixed the song and is currently planning to create a new music video. This will be the official video for the song which will be submitted to MTV and other music channels.
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
On Saturday, May 21st, Zouk Nation will be participating for the third straight year in Dance Parade in New York City. This year’s event will attract an estimated 10,000 dancers, 118 groups representing more than 75 different styles of dance.
The parade route will begin on 21st Street and proceed down Broadway to the East Village where it finally ends up in Thompkins Square Park, where for the rest of the afternoon groups perform and offer free dance classes. Later in the evening the festivities will continue with dance parties at various venues around town.