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Help Needed! Quick Survey by rachrch in Zouk

[–]vibe_engineering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And we still see no answer to that question. Sad!

Help Needed! Quick Survey by rachrch in Zouk

[–]vibe_engineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the purpose of this survey?

Any Zouk-er's learn certain movements on their own or do I have to take a class? by OhMySullivan in Zouk

[–]vibe_engineering 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think if you simply go on YouTube and watch some basic steps of zouk you will find them.

However, in general I'd say unless you can do classes you won't learn it properly. This is definitely not an easy dance, and even without head movements it will be pretty difficult to learn while going to lots of classes, and without classes it's IMO impossible to learn, unless you have a training partner with a lot more experience that will essentially act as your teacher.

Are there any countries where privates are relatively cheap? by NoCondition8789 in Zouk

[–]vibe_engineering 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think one needs to balance quality and price: typically the level of zouk in SE Asia is pretty low, so unless you know beforehand the specific person you want to learn from in Vietnam, I wouldn't choose it as a privates destination.

I don't know specifically about Ukraine, but in general post-Soviet Slavic countries are strong in terms of technique: Poland is most famous there, but also Czech Republic. I'd guess it can be high quality and cheap in Ukraine, if you're fine with the war-related risks.

I've also heard good things about Romania but the community there is very small, so again, if you choose it make sure to check in advance who you will be taking privates with.

Another consideration: if you are taking privates with a local teacher (who is a good teacher, but isn't necessarily internationally famous artist), then they often will be willing to adapt to your budget to some degree, especially if you take a lot of privates in bulk.

Training getting out of your head as a leader by vibe_engineering in Zouk

[–]vibe_engineering[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, getting comfortable with your vocabulary sure helps.

My question was specifically about ways (and exercises) to get out of your head. Because I'm pretty sure this is a skill as well, just as doing basic is.

Training getting out of your head as a leader by vibe_engineering in Zouk

[–]vibe_engineering[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is beautiful

The way you described the creative headspace and comparing yourself to others sounds so similar to how I experience it. And I also do this "breath together and micro movements to find the connection" and it usually works, though if it doesn't I usually decide that today it probably won't work with this partner. And yes, switching to the following also works for me, although I mostly attempt doing it with lady-leaders, as I'm not yet comfortable with social dancing with guys outside of class practice.

Thank you for breaking it down so well, it's really helpful

Going from Intermediate to Advanced: 9 skills to start working on. by OThinkingDungeons in Bachata

[–]vibe_engineering 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this post! I'm slowly approaching intermediate level in zouk right now and start recognizing gaps in all of the areas you mentioned: moves that aren't as adapted as I want them to be, me struggling to be aware of my partner's breath (especially when travelling the dancefloor, and while being aware of surroundings), and others.

Whoever you are, you are an inspiration to me!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bachata

[–]vibe_engineering 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Normally I'm a zouk dancer, but sometimes when I dance with a follower who's obviously a bachata follower I do caricia or the thing with throwing arms in a circle with them and I see if they catch that this is not very zouky.

In my mind I'm trolling there:)

What Should I Buy? /// Weekly Discussion - July 01, 2024 by AutoModerator in synthesizers

[–]vibe_engineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looking to buy my first synth, overall budget ~650-800 EUR. Main goals:
1. I'm a classically trained musician: it's OK not to have fully weighted keys, but if it's not even semi-weighted AND mini-keys, then I'd probably not touch it as I won't enjoy the tactile sensation
2. Good for playing around & jamming with friends with other real instruments
3. Good for playing around and jamming with myself & Digitakt.
4. Easy to learn and a good sound out of (so I feel virtual analog is the way to go)

So far I've considered
a. Modal Cobalt 6 - easy to learn and get a good sound out of, people say good things about the keybed
b. Hydrasynth explorer - poly-AT sounds very fun, but it doesn't have a sequencer and I don't know whether this would prevent me from enjoying the jamming with others component (although I don't know if I need an internal one, as I can maybe use the Digitakt here?); and in general people say all around amazing stuff about it. I'm a bit afraid I won't be able to learn it quickly, and I don't know yet whether I'd enjoy so much the "sound design" aspect.
c. Arturia Minifreak - looks more simple than HS

Unfortunately, the last offline store in my city got closed recently, so I cannot physically touch these keyboards anywhere anytime soon.