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John: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
TODAY WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT A
DANCE THAT COULD TAKE YOUR GAME
TO THE NEXT LEVEL FOR
VALENTINE'S DAY.
Trini: THAT'S RIGHT.
IT IS GREAT FOR SINGLES AND
COUPLES, AND IT'S SEXY.
IT'S CALLED ZOUK.
HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT AND
SHOW US A FEW STEPS, JONATHAN
TROUPE AND NYIA PRESTON.
WELCOME.
TELL US ABOUT ZOUK.
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?
IT COMES FROM BRAZIL.
ORIGINALLYRIO DE~JANEIRO.
IT'S A REVOLUTION OF ANOTHER
DANCE POPULAR IN THE '80s AND
'90s.
ITS NICKNAME WAS THE FORBIDDEN
DANCE BECAUSE OF THEEXY HIP
MOVEMENT.
NOWADAYS, IT'S EVOLVED.
IT'S BEEN FUSED IN A LOT OF
BALLROOM DANCES FROM BRAZIL.
SOME TANGO.
SOME OTHER AMAZING FORMS THAT
COMBINE WHAT WE KNOW AS ZOUK.
WE DANCE TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT
MODERN MUSIC AND REMIXES SO IT'S
FRESH AND YOUNG AND GREAT FOR
EVERYONE.
John: HOW AND WHEN DID ZOUK
MAKE ITS WAY TO THE ISLANDS?
IT ARRIVED KIND OF WITH ME
WHEN I MOVED HERE IN 2011.
END OF THE YEAR.
JUST NEEDED PEOPLE TO DANCE
WITH.
THERE WAS NO ZOUK COMMUNITY SO I
STARTED TEACHING AND DEVELOPING
AND GROWING.
SO I HAVE PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN
WITH AND DANCE WITH.
Trini: HOW FUN.
WE WERE WATCHING SOME VIDEO
IS WILL P -- LISTENING YOU HAVE
AN EVENT THURSDAY.
WE DO.
WE'RE HAVING BRAZILIAN
ROMANCE.
IT'S SINGLES AND COUPLES ALIKE.
MAKING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT'S
SEXY AND WHERE YOU CAN GET IN
TOUCH WITH YOUR INNER
CONNECTION.
THAT'S GOING TO BE AT NEXT DOOR.
CLASSES STARTING AT 8:00.
DRINK SPECIALS.
YOU GET A DRIPP -- DRINK WITH YOUR
TICKET.
Trini: NEXT DOOR IS IN
CHINATOWN.
WHAT TIME?
8:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY.
Trini: WE WILL HAVE ALL OF
THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
IT SEEMS LIKES A GREAT, SAFE
PLANS TO DANCE AND BE AROUND
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LEARN THIS
FORM OF DANCE.
YEAH.
THE THING THAT'S GREAT ABOUT
ZOUK, ESPECIALLY AROUND
VALENTINE'S DAY, WHICH IS ALL
ABOUT CONNECTION WITH OTHER
PEOPLE, THIS DANCE IS ALL ABOUT
CONNECTION.
IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFE SPACE TO
ENJOY AND EXPLORE YOUR
CONNECTION WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND
YOUR SEN WALTY.
Trini: IF PEOPLE CANNOT
MAKE IT ON THURSDAY BUT WANT TO
LEARN MORE, DO YOU HAVE A
WEBSITE?
ISLAND ZOUK.COM IS THE
WEBSITE.
AND FACEBOOK, WHICH SEEMS TO BE
THE THING THESE DAY.
ISLAND ZOUK HAWAI'I.
THERE'S LOTS OF INFORMATION.
Trini: WE WILL GET THAT ON
OUR WEBSITE.
WE WANT TO GET OUR LESSON IN.
WHAT DO WE DO?
SO THE BASIC STEP, IT
INVOLVES SLOW AND QUICK, QUICK.
IN DANCE LESSONS WE TEACH, WE
CALL THAT BOOM CHICK, CHICK.
BOOM, CHICK, CHICK.
John: NICE MUSIC.
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WITH THE MUSIC WE CAN GO.
BOOM, CHICK, CHICK.
BOOM, BOOM.
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John: I WOULD HAVE TO GO
BOOM, CHICK, CHICK, CHICK THE
WHOLE TIME.
I WOULD LOSE MY STEP.
THAT'S WHAT WE ALL DO
SECRETLY IN OUR HEAD.
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John: WE'RE SPINNING.
YEAH.
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John: THIS IS GREAT.
WE'RE DANCING, TRINI.
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John: YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK THEY CAN DO IT A LOT
BETTER IF WE MOVE OUT OF THE
Trini: THANK YOU.
John: THANKS.
Trini: WE WANT TO SEE YOU.
John: MAKE IT AWAY.
NYIA AND JONATHAN.
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