Build Stronger Foundations - Intensives Series
Train the core techniques. Aim for comfort. Unlock playful freedom.
Due to high demand and sold-out weekly Foundations classes, we're introducing a series of Foundations Intensives. These intensives offer an alternative way to train the Foundations of Brazilian Zouk for dancers who are ready to deepen their skills and want to keep progressing, even if they missed a spot in regular classes.
The Foundations are where Brazilian Zouk starts to feel comfortable, controlled, playful, and free ❤️
Brazilian Zouk is a rich and sophisticated dance. To truly enjoy it, your body needs more than just hearing concepts once - it needs consistent training, repetition, and refinement.
These intensives help you build that depth. Not by rushing ahead, but by training how to do simple things exceptionally well.
Each 3-hour intensive covers parts of the Utrecht Zouk regular Foundations course. Over the 4-month series, you'll work through a big part of the regular Foundations curriculum; it has nearly the same content as our full spring course, but in a different format.
Expect strong focus on:
Footwork, weight transfers, turning techniques, and versatility
Key Brazilian Zouk concepts: torsion, relaxed frame, elasticity, connection
Body movements (undulations and isolations)
Fundamental linear and circular headmovements
Foundations does not mean easy. Simple does not mean basic.
There is beauty, control, and pleasure in a fully connected weight transfer, in grounded footwork, and in movements that feel supported, smooth, and intentional. Many dancers have never experienced how good this can feel, until they train it properly.
These intensives develop that awareness and turn technique into comfort, confidence, and playfulness.
❣️ How the series works:
Each intensive focuses on different topics from the Foundations curriculum (see our printed Foundations checklist). You can join individual intensives or commit to the full series.
Think of it like our regular spring course: all four intensives together cover a big part of the Foundations core content. If you join only 1, 2, or 3 intensives, you'll miss some topics - that’s kind of the same as if you enrolled in the full course but went on vacation halfway through 😉
Most dancers train at Foundations level for 1-2 years before developing the skills needed for Beyond Foundations. These intensives support that journey.
❣️ Who should you join?
These intensives move at a high training pace and assume you already have Brazilian Zouk fundamentals.
✅ Perfect for:
Dancers who completed our Essentials course
Dancers with prior Brazilian Zouk experience
Dancers who want intensive training to progress faster
❌ Not suitable for:
Complete beginners in Brazilian Zouk
If you're new to Brazilian Zouk, start with our Essentials classes or take private lessons to build fundamentals first.
❣️ Moving to our Beyond Foundations course
To progress from Foundations to Beyond Foundations, you must complete an assessment and receive approval based on your demonstrated skills. The intensives help you develop those skills, but progression requires repetition, repetitive training and consistent practice in order to get an assessment to move to Beyond Foundations.
❣️ Practical info
📍 Location: Nova Dance Studio, Beyaertdreef 3, Utrecht
⏰ Time: 10:00-13:00 (3 hours each time)
💰 Pricing:
Single intensive: €50
Full 4-intensive series: €160 (save €40)
🎉 Bonus: On Sunday 22 Feb and Saturday 16 May, our UZouk Vibes Social starts right after the intensive! (Separate ticket required - released later)
Buy full series
OR
Buy single intensive ticket - 22 Febuary
Buy single intensive ticket - 21 March
Buy single intensive ticket - 25 April
Buy single intensive ticket - 16 May
Please buy individual tickets to each intensive if you only want to attend 1, 2 or 3 of them.
See you on the dance floor 💛