From time to time I come upon something new in the dance world and today I found out about a dance called Zouk Lambada.  More specifically, the music is called zouk (it’s a french-caribbean inspired blend) and the dance is called zouk lambada.  Described as the “Coolest Dance You’ve Never Heard Of”, Zouk Lambada is becoming more popular with the salsa and tango scene worldwide.  

Usually salsa and tango dancers can pick up this type of dancing easily with a little help and San Diego is fortunate to have a visiting Zouk Lambada instructor coming in October.  If you see this video you’ll see some elements found in other Latin dances that appear in Zouk Lambada:

Willem Engel, a Zouk Lambada instructor from the Netherlands, will be hosting a workshop event at a local studio here in San Diego.  To get a sense of what this workshop will look like and to see Willem in action I’ve posted this video from a previous workshop he hosted in New York:

To RSVP for the event you can visit the San Diego Salsa and Latin Dancing Meetup and find out more information about where it will be held and times.

Come check out this novel Latin dance!