Why Brazilian Zouk Has a Leader Shortage Problem (S06 Ep05)

ZoukNerds • Learn | Build | Belong · May 27, 2026 · 25m

Brazilian Zouk has a leader shortage problem at every social — and no organizer has solved it, including me. I've run BraZouky with strict ratio control for years. Some years we hit 1.1 to 1 at sign-up. The social still tilts the same way every night.

In this Q&A episode, Gui Prada and I read Billy Lou's question from our ZoukNerds Facebook Group. He's in a leadership course and asked us: what are the "wicked problems" in the Brazilian Zouk scene right now? This one was easy. I think about it every day.

Here's the pattern I see at almost every social. Leaders arrive at 9 p.m. to warm up. Same…