Great Technique Won't Get You More Dances

ZoukNerds • Learn | Build | Belong · Sep 30, 2026 · 47m

I danced with someone I'd followed online for years, walked off the floor, and went to a dark corner to question every decision I'd ever made in my life.

They're one of the best Brazilian Zouk dancers in the world, the dance was terrible, and like most of us do, I blamed myself.

If you've ever come off a dance with somebody you admire and quietly decided the problem was you, this one's for you.

Gui's version is a follower in his D.C. scene who tries to sit down and can't, because the leaders keep coming. She's intermediate, and the teachers in that room are the ones sitting.

What we get into…