Zoukdreams Monastery 2025 - Retreat with Anderson & Brenda (advanced edition)

After a long-awaited two years, in 2025 Anderson & Brenda will return to our stunning location to recreate the mesmerizing experience of Zoukdreams Monastery! Even more exciting: this will be the very first Advanced Edition of the Monastery! 🔥💥

We are very excited to host a small scale weekend with Anderson & Brenda in nature in The Netherlands. The venue is just perfectly suited for the Anderson & Brenda approach.

Are you someone that is just in awe of the magic Anderson & Brenda transmit through their dancing? ✨ In this weekend you will be training unique Brenderson Techniques and dive deep into the foundation and building blocks. Of course Anderson & Brenda will also cover methods of connecting. All together it is about the aspects it takes to achieve more ꪑꪖᦋỉᨶ in your dancing.

We will create the perfect environment for you to experience more grounding and flow in your dancing through Brenda & Andersons unique & passionate way of teaching.

Are you excited for an all taken care of retreat where the only things you have to do are learning, dancing and enjoying, then this Zoukdreams Monastery weekend is for you!

📆 The weekend will consist of:
① 3 days workshops by Anderson & Brenda;
② 3 night parties & socials in between;
③ Monday all-day finishing party;
④ great atmosphere with everything under 1 roof;
⑤ other (outdoor) activities.

📖 Topics that will be covered:
✔️ Brenderson Zouk philosophy
✔️ Training with body awareness
✔️ Connectivity in partnering
✔️ Individual dance technique
✔️ Zouk concepts & approaches
And many more topics which are important for your dance!

When registering, you can decide to stay at the venue, where all workshops, eating and dancing will take part under the same roof. The venue used to be a monastery in the middle of a forest and is now a beautiful Biozentric retreat center. They have rooms with private bathrooms, a beautiful dormitory and serve 100% organic food. In between workshops you can take a breath of fresh air and walk through the gardens and forest on the property 💦


⭐️ LINE-U-UP CONFIRMED:

Anderson & Brenda (Brazil)
DJ Zoukerro

More to be announced!


👉 FOR WHO:

The workshops with Anderson & Brenda will be in an intimate group of advanced level dancers, with only around 20 tickets for leaders/followers each. Dance ratio will be kept strictly in 1:1 balance. The schedule contains full 8 hours of classes by Anderson & Brenda on Friday/Saturday/Sunday.

Everybody will soon be able to apply, but note that we will select based on experience. The minimum level of Brazilian Zouk technique required to participate is intermediate/advanced.


📆 PROGRAM:

Registration & check-in will be on Friday 7th of November at 13:00. The opening and workshops will start at 14:00.

We finish the program on 17:30 on Sunday 9th of November, with the option to stay until Monday 10th of November.

Note: changes may occur.


📝 PRICES & REGISTRATION

Registration will open soon! Subscribe to the newsletter on the Zoukdreams website (see at the bottom of the homepage) to be the first to be informed when registration opens.

You will be required to make a pre-payment to the IBAN account of InnEssence. If you do not have a euro bank account, please contact us.


🛏️ ACCOMMODATION

To make the most out of the experience, it's required to stay in The Monastery (InnEssence) itself. Prices include 2 nights of stay + all vegetarian meals (Friday night dinner until Sunday lunch).

For details and options see the registration link.


📌 ADDRESS & TRANSPORT:

⁞ name venue: InnEssence
⁞ address: Stokershorst 1
⁞ city: Nederweert-Eind, The Netherlands


🚘 ROUTE INFO:

⁞ 1 hour 45 minutes from Amsterdam
⁞ 1 hour 20 minutes from Köln
⁞ 1 hour 20 minutes from Antwerpen
⁞ free parking

⁞ no public transport reaches the venue
⁞ train station Nederweert is 20 minutes drive by car


🛑 CONTACT INFO

Zoukdreams is doing this event in collaboration with InnEssence.

Please contact us here:
https://www.zoukdreams.com/contact/

If you are interested to offer help as a team member or affiliate, please fill-in: https://www.zoukdreams.com/zoukdreams- application/

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