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Intro Song:

• Kaoma – Lambada

3 Key Points:

• The roots of Brazilian zouk can be traced back to the dance of lambada.
• Brazilian zouk began using the zouk name unknowingly of what was known as zouk in the Caribbean. The name was chosen because the music they were dancing to was zouk.
• Brazilian zouk pulls from a lot of different dances such as, but not limited to, bolero, samba de gafiera, hip hop, salsa, contemporary, and tango.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Canada Zouk Congress
• The most popular Lambada song!

• [BLOG] The Real Dance blog by Laura Riva
• Songs by the Gypsy Kings

• Examples of Samba de Gaifaira

• Post about the Timing in Brazilian Zouk

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