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Leo Neves

@leonevesnz

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🔱 Dance Instructor & Choreographer
⌛️23 years Teaching Brazilian Zouk
🎬Owner & Director of👇
🔹@zoukguidance
🔹@brazilianbeatznz
🔹@riobeatzzoukfestival

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We’re excited to welcome @leonevesnz back to Bali Zouk Retreat 2027! 💃🔥

There’s something special about bringing inspiring artists together in a setting like Bali — sharing their knowledge and exploring dance.

We can’t wait to have this legend back with us for another retreat filled with incredible dancing, connection and tropical vibes. 🌺

Bali Zouk Retreat 2027
📍 Bali
🗓️ 18–23 March 2027

So excited to see Leo back in Bali? 💛

#BaliZoukRetreat #LeoNeves #BrazilianZouk #DanceRetreat #Bali2027 #ZoukCommunity #DanceInParadise by @leonevesnz

Leo | Luana | Casa Do Zouk 2026

🕺🏻 @leonevesnz
💃🏼 @luudoms
🎥 @callthisguy
📍 @casadozouk

#zoukbrasileiro #brazilianzouk #zouk #partnerdance #casadozouk by @leonevesnz

🥉 Invitational J&J Casa do Zouk - Leo & Larissa

#casadozouk #bossalatina #brazilianzouk #zoukbrasileiro by @leonevesnz

The OG of Swagger 🙌🏼

🕺🏻 @leonevesnz
💃🏼 @crystal.zouk
🎥 @callthisguy
📍 @casadozouk

#zoukbrasileiro #brazilianzouk #partnerdance #casadozouk2026 by @leonevesnz

What a great shot with my foverver legendary Zouk master 🩷🩷🩷 @leonevesnz 🥹. Super thanks to @wannabewize for shooting right moment💜💜💜 by @leonevesnz

Keep the rhythm 👈👉
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#zoukbrasileiro #christchurchnz #christchurchevents #christchurchbusiness by @leonevesnz

✅Zouk Instructors this message is for you!
Very few dance communities truly understand that the social side of the dance is one of the most important parts of growth.

A healthy community is not built only by teaching movements. It is built by guiding people to feel part of something bigger.

When teachers understand their role, they don’t just teach steps. They guide the culture.

They help students understand that everyone has a role in growing the scene: the teachers, the advanced students, the intermediate students, the beginners, and even the people joining for the first time.

When a community moves together with the same purpose, people feel welcome. They feel included. They feel like they belong.

It doesn’t matter if someone has been there for one month, two weeks, or one class. If the environment is healthy, they will feel part of it and probably think, “Why didn’t I join this earlier?”

But when a community becomes too movement-focused, people often start using the dance to show off, especially in front of beginners, instead of using the dance to include them.

That is where the teacher’s guidance becomes essential.

Teachers are responsible for shaping the environment, setting the example, and helping students understand that their behaviour matters.

Your body language matters.
The way you invite someone matters.
The way you dance with beginners matters.
The way you treat new people matters.
The way you make others feel matters.

A community grows when people understand that the scene is not only the teacher’s responsibility.

It is everyone’s responsibility.

Because every interaction can either make someone feel welcome, or make them feel like they don’t belong.

And if we want the dance to grow in a healthy and consistent way, we need to build communities where people don’t just learn movements.

They feel seen.
They feel safe.
They feel included.

#brazilianzouk #zoukbrasileiro #zoukdance #zoukguidance #lambada by @leonevesnz

🎭 The artists took on a unique challenge at the Invitational Jack & Jill at Zouk Central 2026: dance while imitating other artists.

Some impressions were spot on, others were hilarious, and all of them were incredibly entertaining.

💃🏽 @vanemrlls as @sarah_bossalatina
🕺🏽 @leonevesnz as @bruno.bossa

📍 @zoukcentralnz
🎥 @makana_media

#brazilianzouk #zoukbrasileiro by @leonevesnz

Join the in person Brazilian Zouk Teachers Course in October 2026 a structured training program designed for dancers who want to understand, teach, and lead Brazilian Zouk with clarity, confidence, and responsibility.

This program goes beyond learning movements. You will develop deeper technique, class structure, body mechanics, safety principles, correction methods, and a clear teaching approach to guide students with purpose.

Limited spots available. secure your spot signing up.

#brazilianzouk #zoukbrasileiro #zoukdance #zoukguidance #lambada by @leonevesnz

Brazilian Zouk with @leonevesnz & @crystal.zouk

📍 @zoukcentralnz
🎥 @makana_media

#brazilianzouk #zoukbrasileiro by @leonevesnz

Brazilian Zouk with @leonevesnz & @crystal.zouk

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🎥 @makana_media

#brazilianzouk #zoukbrasileiro by @leonevesnz

Every journey begins with a strong foundation.
A teacher’s role goes far beyond teaching movements. It is about guiding students with care, creating safety, building trust, and empowering the community to grow together. As teachers, we are working with real bodies, joints, minds, emotions, and different levels of mobility, A lot flexibly or limited flexibility, confidence, and experience. This responsibility requires awareness, patience, structure, and respect for each student’s individual journey.

This year, in the Básico topic of our Teachers Course, we will be working closely with teachers to help them understand how to create, develop, and grow a Brazilian Zouk community in a healthy, safe, and supportive environment.

The course will focus on structure, props, technique, teaching methods, conversation, community culture, and the responsibility teachers have in shaping not only better dancers, but also a stronger learning environment.

This course is also for those who are planning to start a community but do not yet have the resources, guidance, or access to understand how to begin or how to continue building what they have already started.

No need to bring a partner

All details of our Teachers Course are available on the website.

Limited spaces available.
4 hours per day.

💳 The option to split the payment into 5 instalments will be available until August 7th.

It will be happening in Christchurch 🌎

More information link in the bio

Let’s grow Brazilian Zouk in a healthy way. by @leonevesnz