Welcome to the Zouk Atoms!

Hi! We are Olga and Fernando, the creators of the System of the Zouk Atoms for Brazilian Zouk. Here you'll find an overview of our teaching. Thank you for your visit!

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Master the Zouk Basics

See the footwork like never before and learn to add to it head movements keeping the regular rhythm.

Feel more freedom and creativity

Be able to move in any direction without following memorized choreographies.

100% Social Dancing

Learn a clean technique that allows you to adapt and dance at the socials with any partner

Our events - The Zouk Atoms Program

Join the structured program to master the Zouk Atoms and the Head Movements

We have structured the teachings of the Zouk Atoms in a comprehensive program of 4 weeks, 30 hours each. You can imagine every intensive week like this: coming to Bremen and spending one week with 5 hours of workshops everyday and socials in the evening, meeting lovely zouk dancers from different countries. It's the perfect chance to get new inspiration and have the real impression that your dance have gotten to the next level after the week.

These are the four modules of the program:

  • The Level 1: This is our entry level that you need to complete (in Bremen or offline) in order to access to the other three modules. This module is about to understand the principles of the system to move yourself comfortable inside of it. Lots of footwork and head movements every day!
  • The Level 2 Position F: This module focuses mostly on the atoms that move forward. You will discover new possibilities that got unlocked thanks to the system.
  • The Level 2 Position B: This module focuses mostly on the atoms moving backwards. You can check in this demo, how a dance with atoms backwards can look: Atomic Demo- Atoms Week Level 2 Position B
  • The Level 2 Position S: This module focuses mostly on the atoms moving sideways. We will do this module for the first time in summer 2025.

Why should you follow this comprehensive program? Because you will get an unique insight about the inner structure of the Zouk Basics. This will make you create more and have more fun as a leader and as a follower you will improve your technique to be able to move in any direction even dancing head movements. We, Olga and Fernando, are local teachers, able to adapt to your needs and give you very pragmatical information to continue moving forward in your dance. Come to Bremen and spend with us an unforgettable week!

You can start learning the Zouk Atoms with these Youtube videos:

Join the structured program to master the Zouk Atoms and the Head Movements

We have structured the teachings of the Zouk Atoms in a comprehensive program of 4 weeks, 30 hours each. You can imagine every intensive week like this: coming to Bremen and spending one week with 5 hours of workshops everyday and socials in the evening, meeting lovely zouk dancers from different countires It's the perfect chance to get new inspiration and have the real impression that your dance have gotten to the next level after the week.

These are the four modules of the program:

  • The Level 1: This is our entry level that you need to complete (in Bremen or offline) in order to access to the other three modules. This module is about to understand the principles of the system to move yourself comfortable inside of it. Lots of footwork and head movements every day!
  • The Level 2 Position F: This module focuses mostly on the atoms that move forward. You will discover new possibilities that got unlocked thanks to the system.
  • The Level 2 Position B: This module focuses mostly on the atoms moving backwards. You can check in this demo, how a dance with atoms backwards can look: Atomic Demo- Atoms Week Level 2 Position B
  • The Level 2 Position S: This module focuses mostly on the atoms moving sideways. We will do this module for the first time in summer 2025.

Why should you follow this comprehensive program? Because you will get an unique insight about the inner structure of the Zouk Basics. This will make you create more and have more fun as a leader and as a follower you will improve your technique to be able to move in any direction even dancing head movements. We, Olga and Fernando, are local teachers, able to adapt to your needs and give you very pragmatical information to continue moving forward in your dance. Come to Bremen and spend with us an unforgettable week!

You can start learning the Zouk Atoms with these Youtube videos:

Date Name, Link & Description
November
29-1 Dec
Zouk Atoms Weekender Level 2: Position B
One Weekender to refresh the things that we were working on in July during the Week Level 2
December
2-7
Zouk Atoms Week Level 2: Position F
If you did the Level 1, you can join this Intensive Week to discover the secrets of the Position F
December
9-14
Zouk Atoms Week Level 1
30 hours of training to start to think in the zouk atoms way. This is our introductory level.
2025 2025
January
10-12
Zouk Atoms Introduction Weekender
13 hours of classes to start learning the Zouk Atoms and their central ideas
April
7-12
Zouk Atoms Week Level 1
30 hours of training to start to think in the zouk atoms way. This is our introductory level.
April
14-19
Zouk Atoms Week Level 2 Position B
30 hours of training to explore the atoms going backwards. This week is so much fun!
July
7-12
Zouk Atoms Week Level 1
30 hours of training to start to think in the zouk atoms way. This is our introductory level.
July
14-19
Zouk Atoms Week Level 2 Position S
We will be given for the very first time this module. Don't miss it!
October
3-5
Zouk Atoms Introduction Weekender
13 hours of classes to start learning the Zouk Atoms and their central ideas
December
1-6
Zouk Atoms Week Level 1
30 hours of training to start to think in the zouk atoms way. This is our introductory level.
December
8-13
Zouk Atoms Week Level 2 Position F
The Level 2 position F is probably the easiest way to continue learning the atoms after visiting the level 1.

Date Name, Link & Description
October
10-13
Brazouky Germany
Let's meet in Munich for the Brazouky Festival!
October
18-20
Zouk Weekend in Aarhus
We are in love with this city and its people and cannot wait to be back there!
October
25-27
Zouk Gostosinho Festival 2024
This is a festival made from the heart. We are very happy to be teaching in Bonn!
November
16-17
Zouk Atoms Weekend in Antwerp
We will be for the very first time teaching in Belgium!

Date Name, Link & Description
November
22-24
Zouk Training for Advanced with William & Irene
Enjoy one weekend for advanced dancers with the amazings William and Irene.
2025 2025
January
17-19
Close Embrace Weekender for Experienced Huggers
If you are already an experienced hugger that have learnt properly to dance in the close embrace, this weekend will be for you! New possibilities for the footwork and traveling head movements are waiting for you!
May
16-18
Special Effects Weekender
A weekender to go in the deep through counter balance and the spins on one leg. The possibility of having three days of workshops will help you to build up your skills step by step. On Sunday you will feel the results of the training!
May 29
June 1
Zouk Beginner Intensive Training
If you are looking for an intensive way of learning and mastering the zouk basics, then this event is for you! 4 days and 20 hours of intensive training in the beautiful historic center of Bremen. You will spend a beautiful time and after the training you will be able of assisting to zouk socials and enjoy them!
June
6-8
Head Movements Intensive Level 1
This is a zouk weekend for leaders and for followers to learn to dance the zouk basics (basic step, lateral, bumerangue, etc.) with head movements. We will focus on a clean and healthy tecnique to learn properly circular head movements and tilted turns.
June
13-15
Head Movements Intensive Level 2
The head movements can be pretty amazing when we combine them with turns. In this weekend you wil learn how to dance the impressive spirals (known as well as roasted chicken) and tornados.
September
26-28
Close Embrace Introduction Weekender
The close embrace is a natural source of happyness! Being able to dance comfortable with body contact requires to develop certain skills and we will help you with them in this cozy weekend. Let's become together a dancing hug!

The new online course is available!

We love teaching Lambada and Close Embrace too!

Classes in Bremen

Visit us in our dance school!

We are based in Bremen, Germany, and you are very welcome to visit our regular weekly classes. Our dance school, Isla Zouk, a pure dance school for zouk and lambada, is placed in the historic center of the city.

Online classes

Our online courses

Would you like to learn the System of the Zouk Atoms comfortable at home? We've created a website for it. You can purchase there very different course about the Zouk Atoms, learn head movements technique and improve your leading and following skills.

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NEW COURSE! Zouk Atoms Level 1 - Intensive Week

The last three years we have been teaching in Bremen the "Zouk Atoms Level 1 - Intensive Week": 30 Hours of intensive training in six days. With the gained experience we offer you now the online version of the course, to comfortably learn with us the Zouk Atoms and the head movements at home. It's the best introduction that you can get to the topic!

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Traditional Zouk Atoms

In this bundle of courses we will take Brazilian Zouk and translate it into the language of the Zouk Atoms. You will see the matrix behind the steps that you were dancing till now, win a new understanding, learn how to combine everything in new ways and add head movements to the footwork.

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New Atoms Set 1

The System of the Zouk Atoms shows you new footwork patterns that are waiting for you to be danced!

Social Media

  • FACEBOOK
    Here you find information about the events and their pictures.
    • Zouk Atoms: Our official facebook site related to the atoms.
    • Isla Zouk: The facebook site of the dance school.
    • Bremen Calling: Other events of us in Bremen that are not related to the atoms.
  • INSTAGRAM
    Our Instagram accounts.
  • YOUTUBE:
    • Zouk Atoms: A lot of tutorials about the atoms and our demos.
    • Isla Zouk: Tutorials in german and demos not related to the atoms.

Playlists on Youtube

Every Monday is atomic!

Every Monday you'll find on Youtube a new video about the Zouk atoms. Follow us!

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The Family FF (2024)

Inside of the Zouk Atoms there are 9 families of patterns and 2024 we will show you fully one of the families: the Family FF.

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Understanding the Zouk Basics with the Zouk Atoms (2023)

In this playlist we introduce to you some basic concepts of the Zouk Atoms (Position and Contra Body Movement) and show you how they work with 4 different atoms.

Some other playlists:

The System of the Zouk Atoms

A clear structure to learn easily

Learning a dance is much comfortable when you have a clear structure to organize the content. The System of the Zouk Atoms shows you a new way of think and connect the zouk basics. It will allow you to enjoy the dance with everybody without choreographies and discover a lot of new possibilities.

4 Modules to Master the Zouk Basics

We teach the System in four modules, 30 hours each. We would love to see you in Bremen!

Let's stay in contact!

If you love to improve your zouk basics, learn more lambada or enjoy the close embrace, then we have a lot in common! Let's stay in contact!
 
Big hug from Bremen,
 
Olga & Fernando

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