Level 4 Prerequisites

Updated 3.29.26

Required Zouk Techniques for Level 4

To be best prepared for the more challenging movements and head movement techniques we’ll be focusing on level 4, students are expected to be able to demonstrate:

  • Ability to connect with partner

  • Proper posture & frame (leg & hip engagement, upright posture, shoulder engagement, hand positioning, arm engagement, etc.)

  • Accurate footwork of Level 1-3 moves

  • Ability to do moves with comfort in a social dance

  • Proper turning technique

  • Appropriate use of torsion

  • An understanding of proper use of elasticity/inertia

  • The fundamentals need to feel good.

Prerequisite Moves (Lv4)

To help assess students’ fluency in the techniques above, students are expected to be able to consistently lead/follow the following moves:

  • Leading from the hands: raul/chicote

  • Leading from the hands: body rolls

  • Leading from the hands: isolations

  • Hammerlock

  • Close Embrace

    • Basic traveling / floorcraft

    • Isolations & body waves

  • Gostosinho Variations

  • Differentiating between a “lunge” vs. a “cross” entrance and exit (ex. in bonus/boomerang, or yoyo)

  • 90 degree and 180 degree viradhina

  • Shadow position

  • Pião & pião with ronde

  • Traveling turns

  • Single footed spins (able to lead or follow 3 single footed spins in a row)

  • Balão (stationary, balão apagado not required)