Zouk festivals and congresses

Zouk is a style of rhythmic music originating from the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique. Zouk means "party" or "festival" in the local Antillean Creole of French, although the word originally referred to, and is still used to refer to, a popular dance, based on the Polish dance, the mazurka, that was introduced to the French Caribbean in the 19th Century.

Caribbean zouk is a dance performed in the Caribbean, most often in the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It is danced basically by changing the weight from one leg to the other in the music, which many teachers of dance simply call the time. The choreography is simple and little elaborated.

The dance steps of Caribbean zouk dance style differ significantly from the Brazilian zouk-lambada dance style. In Caribbean zouk two steps are performed on the music ("1-2, 1-2, etc"), where in Brazilian zouk three steps are performed on the music ("1-3-4, 1-3-4, etc"). This changes the dynamics of the dance.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zouk

Zouk events in February 2012

24 - 26 Feb Sweden Helsingborg Zouk Congress (Helsingborg Municipality, Sweden)

Zouk events in March 2012

01 - 06 Mar Salsa Addicted Festival (Timisoara, Romania)
09 - 11 Mar International Zouk Austria Congress (Vienna, Austria)
23 - 25 Mar Adelaide Salsa Festival (Adelaide, Australia)
23 - 25 Mar 3rd International Warsaw Kizomba Festival (Warsaw, Poland)
29 Mar - 1 Apr International Zouk Congress in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
30 Mar - 2 Apr 3rd International St. Patrick's Salsa Festival (Dublin, Ireland)

Zouk events in April 2012

06 - 08 Apr Melbourne Latin Festival (Melbourne, Australia)
14 - 15 Apr BachataFestival (Savona, Italy)
26 - 29 Apr Bachatamor Festival (Marrakech, Morocco)
26 - 29 Apr DansaBrasil International Lambada/Zouk Congress (Barcelona, Spain)
26 - 29 Apr 7. Congreso Internacional de Lambada/Zouk (Barcelona, Spain)
27 - 29 Apr Sydney International Bachata Festival (Sydney, Australia)

Zouk events in May 2012

04 - 06 May III Congreso de ZoukenAsturias (Gijon, Spain)
10 - 13 May Limburg Salsa Festival (Limburg, Netherlands)
18 - 20 May Bachata Lovers Festival (Warsaw, Poland)
18 - 20 May DouDoule Latin Dance Camp (Burleigh Heads, Australia)

Zouk events in June 2012

01 - 03 Jun NZ Pacific Salsa Congress (Wellington, New Zealand)
07 - 10 Jun BHZouk (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
08 - 10 Jun 3rd Intenational Zouk Congress (Berlin, Germany)
15 - 17 Jun Afrolatin Dance Festival One Love (Vilnius, Lithuania)
15 - 17 Jun Summer Sensual Days (Rovinj, Croatia)
28 Jun - 1 Jul Summer Bachata Festival (Wrocław, Poland)
29 Jun - 1 Jul Salsafestival Thüringen (Bad Lobenstein, Germany)
29 Jun - 1 Jul 1-st Moscow International Zouk & Samba Congress (Moscow, Russia)

Zouk events in July 2012

05 - 08 Jul Salsa del Mar (Les Sables d Olonne, France)
06 - 08 Jul Salsa & Zouk Beach Festival (Scheveningen, Netherlands)
06 - 08 Jul Salsalux12 (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Zouk events in August 2012

08 - 13 Aug DC Bachata Congress (Washington, DC, United States)
24 - 27 Aug Batuke! Afro-Latin Music & Dance Festival (London, United Kingdom)
29 Aug - 3 Sep New York International Salsa Congress (New York City, NY, United States)

Zouk events in October 2012

05 - 07 Oct Essex Latin Festival 2012 (Essex, United Kingdom)
12 - 14 Oct Limburg Bachata, Zouk and Kizomba Festival (Limburg, Netherlands)
19 - 21 Oct Sexy and Sensual Latin Dance Festival (London, United Kingdom)

Zouk events in November 2012

01 - 04 Nov Afro-Bailar Prague Fesival (Prague, Czech Republic)

* The highlighted events in this list are dedicated to Zouk, others feature it as an additional style.

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