Why Do You Dance Like You're Competing? (S06 Ep16)

<p>Why do you dance like you&#39;re competing?</p><p>Because Brazilian Zouk is one dance living as five: the social dance, the performance, the competition, the after-class demo, and the teaching dance. In this ZoukNerds episode, Gui Prada and I name all five, and what happens when you train one while wanting another.</p><p><br></p><p>Gui saw it in a private lesson in Australia. A follower past 65 told him, &quot;I am dancing not to go crazy. I do this as a mental health tool.&quot; Her balance diagnosis from other teachers: engage your core, point your feet. Competition tools. The real fix was weight distribution. She almost got emotional, because she thought something was wrong with her.</p><p><br></p><p>I put my hands up here too. In my Australia years, everybody trained for Jack and Jill. My classes taught the cleanest, most precise execution, and we called it social dancing.</p><p><br></p><p>What manifestation of the dance are you training?</p><p><br></p><p>→ The body: when I competed, my body was ready for a show any minute. A relaxed embrace? My body could not process it.</p><p><br></p><p>→ The feed: we don&#39;t have social media anymore. We have attention media. It decides which version of the dance looks like THE dance.</p><p><br></p><p>→ The diet: people want comfort, but 99% of their training and Instagram watching is Jack and Jill. I wanna be healthy, but I go to McDonald&#39;s every day.</p><p><br></p><p>If you ever left a social feeling like your partner was performing at you, this is why. The order is improvised. The execution is not. That&#39;s choreography.</p><p><br></p><p>The big takeaway: training for Jack and Jill is not the bad thing. It&#39;s how you&#39;re training for Jack and Jill. Know which dance you&#39;re training, and change the chip between them.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Intro: one dance, three dances</p><p>05:41 &quot;I am dancing not to go crazy&quot;</p><p>07:00 Weight distribution fixed her balance</p><p>12:55 My competition body couldn&#39;t relax</p><p>15:14 The 99% Jack and Jill diet</p><p>17:45 Train a concept and a feeling</p><p>19:36 João Lambadeiro: stage moves went social</p><p>21:00 My Australia confession</p><p>26:27 Attention media, not social media</p><p>29:26 How Brazil studios kept paths separate</p><p>36:44 Improvised order, not improvised execution</p><p>37:29 The fifth manifestation: the teaching dance</p><p>39:36 Change the chip</p><p>42:55 Don&#39;t let others create your reality</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 Ep16 | ZoukNerds Podcast</p>