Zoukville Winter Brazilian Zouk Weekender

Nashville will be LIT with this event coming our way! Zoukville proudly presents Brazilian Zouk Winter Weekender w/ Bruno & Fae and Gustavo & Ayane.

Are you ready for 6 hours of classes plus Social and pratica?!

Book your tickets soon, as this event will most likely sell out.

About the artists

Bruno and Fae

Bruno and Fae started dancing together in November 2015 and have since taught and performed at numerous events nationwide from local workshops to large international congresses.

In 2016 they took second place in the semi-pro division of the Zouk US Open with their popular choreography piece “Worth It” and shortly after got featured in the “Fences” movie, that’s currently in production stage.

Fae has a rich dance background in classical ballet, modern, contemporary and commercial jazz, as well as hip hop and heels choreographies. She is also an All-Star west coast swing dancer.

Bruno is trained in hip hop, salsa, kizomba and of course Brazilian zouk. He has been on the social dance scene of his hometown Braga, Portugal since he was 14 years old.

Together Bruno and Fae are one of the high ranking Brazilian zouk couples in the US - dancers, instructors, performers, choreographers and certified judges for Brazilian zouk competitions.

Bruno and Fae are also the directors of the Elevation Zouk Festival in Denver CO, the Dream Zouk Week dance camp in Clearwater, FL, and the Sunset Zouk Marathon in Tampa,FL, along with smaller events and classes in Central Florida.

Having combined their knowledge and experience as dancers and teachers, Bruno and Fae have built a unique and memorable style, which they are always eager to share!

Gustavo & Ayane

Gustavo Martins
is a Brazilian dance instructor with 18 years of experience. He started dancing at Jaime Aroxa’s Dance School, one of the most respected dance studios in Rio de Janeiro / Brazil.

After completing his formation Gustavo taught at Jaime Aroxa’s studio in Rio de Janeiro for 16 years. He was an instructor at some major events like the First Forró in Rio congress, and taught workshops throughout Brazil, USA and Portugal.

As a dancer, Gustavo was part of Jaime Aroxa Dance Company, Fabiano & Juliana Dance Company, and Lidio Freitas Dance Company, which included several performances such as at theater, Carnival Parade in Rio, Salon Canning Milonga in Buenos Aires, and others.

In 2014, he founded a Samba de Gafieira yearly workshop in Rio de Janeiro called Nerds do Samba, and in 2019 he created Zoukville, a brand that is helping to build the Nashville Brazilian Zouk community.

Since July of 2021 he moved to Miami and joined Zouk United where he is sharing his passion for all Brazilian dances, but in special for Brazilian Zouk, and helping to build a stronger scene in Miami.

Ayane Azevedo

Original From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ayane studied at early age Classical Ballet Jazz, modern dance and contemporary.

As a young adult she started learning the Brazilian partner dances which include samba de gafieira, forró, bolero, soltinho e zouk. She fell in love with the Brazilian partner dances and studied with most of the big names of these dances, such as Ramalhos, Jaime Aroxa, Val & Vanessa and Renata Peçanha, Paulo and Luiza.

Currently based in Atlanta Ayane had the opportunity of traveling to teach at events in various cities of the U.S. in collab with other instructors, and performed at events, festivals and the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Brazil.

Together since summer of 2022, Gustavo and Ayane are doing a partnership, teaching and competin at events throughout the U.S..

 As partners they won the first Brazilian Zouk World Championship in two divisions.(Teams and Originals), after that separately they got second place at Portugal Zouk Festival JnJ (ayane) and Second place at Elevetion Zouk festival JnJ( Gustavo).
They are super excited about sharing their technicque and love for this dance and culture!

Let’s zouk!

Schedule to be posted soon!