Is Brazilian Zouk an Addiction? (S06 Ep10)

<p>Is Brazilian Zouk an addiction? I think for a lot of us it is — and I say that as someone it nearly broke.</p><p><br></p><p>In this ZoukNerds episode my co-host Gui Prada and I talk about the body of the dancer. The strapped knee, the strapped shoulder, the wrist, the people massaging each other at every festival. That is the community telling on itself.</p><p><br></p><p>For 10 years I ate painkillers as if I was drinking water. I wasn&#39;t sleeping. Any lesson, any call, any hour — it was a yes. That burned me out, and in 2016 I quit dance for a whole year. What I came back understanding: it was never the dance. It was how I dealt with it.</p><p><br></p><p>So how do you know your love for the dance has tipped into addiction? Try the self-advisor test: if a friend told you everything they&#39;ve been doing to their body, would you say &quot;keep going, you&#39;re fine&quot;? People freeze. We can&#39;t say it to a stranger, so we shouldn&#39;t say it to ourselves.</p><p><br></p><p>Then there&#39;s the gambling parallel. We keep feeding the machine for the dopamine hit of one great dance, losing and losing until we win. Pace yourself instead. Rest a few weeks, then go all-in on the one weekender that connects with your soul.</p><p><br></p><p>Gui says it best: &quot;I cannot give more. What I received right now is enough.&quot; Understanding what is enough is the search for a whole life.</p><p><br></p><p>Dance is our tribe. It can&#39;t be our only tribe. Reach out to your Dancers Anonymous, and notice how big a slice of your life this really owns.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen, follow, and share this with the dancer who needs to hear it.</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>00:28 The body of the dancer: strapped knees, shoulders, wrists</p><p>01:45 The inability to stop</p><p>02:32 The self-advisor test</p><p>05:57 10 years, painkillers like water</p><p>07:16 I quit dance for a whole year</p><p>08:45 Why teachers can&#39;t say no</p><p>12:24 Dance as your only tool</p><p>16:03 It&#39;s a gambling addiction</p><p>16:13 Music FOMO, people FOMO, event FOMO</p><p>21:05 Falling asleep on the floor</p><p>24:48 &quot;I cannot give more&quot; — enoughness</p><p>26:42 The Michelin sushi spoiler</p><p>29:31 What does dance fulfill for you?</p><p>30:31 Healthy here, not struggling to be here</p><p><br></p><p>Co-host: Gui Prada</p><p><br></p><p>ZoukNerds: https://www.zouknerds.com/</p><p>Alisson Sandi: https://www.alissonsandi.com</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zouk.nerds/</p><p><br></p><p>Episode: S06 Ep10 | ZoukNerds Podcast</p>