CLASS INFORMATION
At Cloud 9 Zouk is one of the only dance schools in Brisbane which is specialized in Brazilian Zouk & Lamba Zouk. We love this beautiful styles so much and our aim is to bring extra happiness into people's lives by introducing them to dancing and by creating a friendly and welcoming community.
We offer weekly classes from Beginner to advanced level in 2 dance styles; Brazilian Zouk & Lambada, 3 nights of the week; Tue , Wed & Thur and at 2 different locations: Paddington (on Tue) & East Brisbane (Wed & Thu).
All of our courses run as 7-week blocks and are progressive.
Unless you have had training in Brazilian Zouk & Lambada, you should begin with our Beginner Intro classes.
For your own safety, and for the safety as well as fairness to your classmates, you will only be allowed to participate in the next levels when your instructor deems it appropriate.
The Beginner Intro class will get you started with the basic steps, which lay the foundation for enjoying social dancing and progressing safely to more complex concepts.
2025 BLOCKS: 6 terms of classes
TERM 1: 14th Jan - 27th Feb (Starting Soon)
TERM 2: 4th Mar - 17th Apr
TERM 3: 21nd May - 6th Jun
TERM 4: 10th Jun - 24th Jul
TERM 5: 29th Jul - 11th Sep
TERM 6: 16th Sep - 30th Oct
TERM 7: 4th Nov - 18th Dec
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CLASSES NEWS & UPDATES
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ARE YOU A STUDENT?!
If you are a currently a fulltime student, we would love to also have you in our classes. We all know how challenging it can be to live as a student with all the expenses.
As a university student you get 25% towards all your classes with us (when registering for full block).
*** Contact Us for your student discount code to use at time of booking. ***
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DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR 2nd CLASS WITH US IS 30% OFF?!
JUST ANOTHER WAY TO GET YOU DANCING MORE!
LOCATION & PARKING:
TUESDAYS: 10 Moreton St, Paddington ( Plenty of free off street parking)
Wednesdays & Thursdays: East Brisbane State School, 56 Wellington Rd entrance ( Plenty of School ground parking )
Don't worry! we have plenty of parking inside the East Brisbane State School ground at the school. Be sure to enter the parking from Wellington Rd access and turn left to take you to the main carpark.
Also, on Tue night, we have plenty off street parking at Moreton St, Paddington.
TUESDAY NIGHT CLASSES
PADDINGTON HALL
2 LOCATIONS
THURSDAY NIGHT CLASSES
EAST BRISBANE
WHAT IS MY LEVEL?
Level 1 - Intro Beginners level (L1)
Tuesdays
Zouk 6pm
Lamba 7:15pm
These Intro classes are suitable for those who are either new to partner dancing or with no or little Zouk experience, as well as those of you who are coming back to Zouk after a long break.
Our Intro Beginner class is an accelerated introduction to Brazilian Zouk & Lambada where we aim to give you a 'toolkit' of key Zouk movements that you can use to get your started and having fun on the social floor. As this course is your grounding for Zouk, we encourage you to get your most out of it, and then like a good movie or book you've enjoyed, repeat it a 2nd time to get the most out of it and to notice things you may have missed in your 1st time.🙂
Level 2 - Foundation Level (L2)
Tuesdays
Lamaba 6pm
Zouk 7:15pm
This level is suitable for those who have completed Beginner Intro AND ready to move to our next level. This level has 4 different syllabuses to complete over 4 terms before going to level 3, provided you're feeling comfortable and ready to take on the further challenge..
In this course we will dive in more into footwork variations & fundamentals.
We encourage to repeat this course twice. (Minimum 1 year)
Level 3 - Intermediate level (L3)
Thursdays
6.15 pm
This class is suitable for those who have just moved up from our Foundation classes or who have typically at least 1 year of Zouk class experience. We will be working on variations of key Zouk movements learned in our Foundations classes as well as Footwork, Lead/Follow, foundation on head movements and introducing more body movements such as body isolations and musicality to expand your repertoire of Zouk and help to make you a more comfortable and confident social dancer.
This level has many different syllabuses to complete till our teachers feel confident that you are ready for next level. (Minimum 2 years)
Level 5 - Advanced Level (L5)
Thursdays
7:30 pm
This class is suitable for those who have progressed up from our Foundation classes or those with at least 2 - 3 years Zouk classes experience and a solid understanding and grasp of a variety of key Zouk movements and footwork, combinations, etc..
You can expect progressions and drilling of head movements, and tilted turns, body isolations and a variety of body movements, as well as a more in depth exploration of transitions between head movements. ...
Please contact us for a level check to ensure you are ready for this class. :)
Level 6 - " Dance is a Conversation" Series 1 (L6)
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This Class is by Invitation Only and suitable for those who have moved up from our Improver classes or with over 2 -3 year's of Zouk classes experience and have a good understanding of complex Footwork and simple Head Movements.
The focus for Series 1 will be improving your Lead/Follow skills and Connection in your dance, as well as expanding on upper body and head movements, such as Boneca, Rotisseries and tilted turns, etc, and exploring transitions and more complex variations of movements such as Counter Balance, etc.
