🌙Cirque du Zouk🎪
An experiment of a connection-focused Zouk social. For us, connection is multifaceted: connection to self, connection to partner, connection to community, connection to your craft. All the activities and performances are meant to awaken and appeal to the senses. We blend elements of Authentic Relating, partner dancing, and movement practices to bring you a unique immersive experience.
✨ What to Expect✨
A night filled with:
🎶 Dreamy, melty Zouk music
🌀 Grounding Authentic Relating games
🎭 Inviting performances woven into the flow
🌺 Safe sensual expression (think: of the senses)
🌈 A space to show up as your truest self
🚫 What It’s Not🚫
✋ This is a sensual, not sexual, space. Sexual touch is not allowed.
🚷 Clothes stay on.
💬 Consent is key: enthusiastic YES only. Respect all boundaries, including NOs.
📍 Event Details📍
🕗 Time: 8:00 PM – 1:30 AM
📌 Location: Motivo L.A.
💸 Tickets: $35 Early Bird (until May 20) / $40 at the Door
📲 Venmo: @LyTNLe (write “Cirque” in the note)
🌿 Included in Your Ticket🌿
🗣️ 1-Hour Authentic Relating Workshop
💃 45-Min Intro to Brazilian Zouk Workshop
🎧 5-Hour Brazilian Zouk Social with local & international DJs
🎭 Immersive Performances: Zouk social continues while Shibari & Acrodance performances unfold during social dancing (no interruptions)
🛋️ Chill Room: A cozy space for relaxing and connecting
🤗 Emotional Support Coach on site — Meet Nelly 💛
“During this event, you'll have the opportunity to connect with others—and yourself—in truly meaningful and vulnerable ways. As an emotional support coach/facilitator, my intention is to create a safe and welcoming space for you to process any thoughts or emotions that feel important during your experience. Please feel free to come to me if you'd like to feel heard, validated, or brainstorm solutions for any questions that may arise.”
🎨 Artists & Facilitators🎨
Organizer: Ly “like Broccoly”
DJ team: Amastrus, Dhroovy, Fab, Kay
AR facilitators: Coco & Sophia
Zouk teachers: CaliZouk Team: Adam & Stephanie
Shibari artist: Lila Sage
Acrodance artists: Aerie & Malcolm
Emotional Support Coach: Nelly
🎶 Seamless Flow🎶
No announcements. No birthday dances. No performance interruptions. Just continuous dancing and connection. 🪩
🚗 Traveling Far?🚗
Coming from 50+ miles away? DM Ly for a travel discount or carpool help! 💌
👗 Dress Code👗
Only one rule: no nudity.
✨ Wear whatever makes you feel free and fully you. Whether that’s a bold, spicy outfit or your coziest pajamas—we want you to feel comfortable, safe, and fully expressed.
What is Brazilian Zouk?
Brazilian Zouk is a partner dance which has roots in Brazil during the early 1990s. Brazilian Zouk evolved from many partner dances, including Lambada. Over time, Zouk dancers have experimented and incorporated other styles of music such as R'nB, pop, hip hop, and contemporary. Among its distinctive characteristics, you will see a mix of playful footwork, body movements, and Brazilian Zouk's unique head movements for followers.
What is Authentic Relating?
As defined by ART International, Authentic Relating is “a groundbreaking relational practice that creates profoundly enriching, enlivening, and nourishing relationships in all social domains of life, from the bedroom to the boardroom, with intimate partners and perfect strangers and everyone in between.” Authentic relating offers an integrated set of skills and tools that are potent, versatile, and easy to learn and apply in everyday life, with everyone we encounter.
Visit the ART International website for more information.
What is Shibari?
Shibari, “to tie” in Japanese, refers to the art of tying someone in rope in a decorative or sensual way. This is done using specific techniques and knots.
Although shibari is commonly practiced as a form of sexual exploration, some people find the process to be deeply relaxing or even meditative. There are a wide variety of motivations when it comes to practicing rope bondage.
-- Definition by The Duchy
What is Acroyoga?
Acroyoga (also written Acro-Yoga or Acro Yoga) is a physical practice that combines yoga and acrobatics. Due to the practice’s characteristics of flowiness, acrobatics, and flexibility, an acroyoga routine can become an impressive dance.
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