Jacob Heiss website DJ Jacob Heiss is Chicago's leading Kizomba and Zouk DJ.  DJ Jacob retired from his day job in 2016 and has been on the DJ road ever since.   ...

Ebonie Lee (aka Firefly), is an Atlanta-based Brazilian Zouk instructor and part of Zouk Atlanta. Ebonie has trained extensively in a diverse range of dance modalities. Growing up in NYC influenced her eclectic worldview. Pursuing a B.A. in Japanese, she lived abroad in Kyoto in 2005-06 and studied classical Japanese dance. Upon her return to Williams College, Ebonie pursued African, Latin, contemporary Indian and Modern dance. She moved to Washington, DC to immerse herself in an evolving arts community, interning and dancing at the Dance Exchange and the DC Dance Collective. Eventually, Ebonie added Contemporary, Jazz and Blues to her repertoire. Ebonie joined Tanya Kianda Fiske’s all-female YemaShun Dance Company, studying and performing Mambo and Afro-Latin dance with Fiske and Psyon D. Scott. Introduced to Brazilian Zouk in 2010 by Atoro on a Mambo dance floor, Firefly immersed herself in the form, studying under Atoro. Upon her return to NYC in 2012, Ebonie continued to stud...

Nashville Zouk Nouveau Justin Henderson, aka "Mr. Zouk," has been Latin dancing since 2009 and began Zouk studies in 2011. For Justin and Zouk, it was love at first sight.  Justin has led a weekly Zouk class for the last two years and has taught more students than anyone else in Nashville.  Last year, Iliana and Justin joined forces and since then, they command the Zouk dance floor!  With Justin's hilariously-entertaining teaching style and Iliana's gracefulness, they make Zouk an awe-inspiring, FUN adventure.   Iliana Armstrong moved to Columbia, Maryland at the age of nine with her family in pursuite of a dance career in ballet. One of the first to be selected for a pre-professional program at The Kennedy Center, Iliana began her training under Suzanne Farrell with Dance Theatre of Harlem Pre-Professional Residency. It was evident, even though a late bloomer, Iliana was a natural dancer and a quick study. She continued training in this program for four years and...

Cristi & Clinton's website Clinton Lacerda and Cristi Boone are true pioneers of Brazilian Zouk. They have taught and performed in world-renowned Zouk events throughout Brazil and Europe, such as Uaizouk in Uberlândia, ZimZouk in Porto Alegre, Recife Zouk Congress, BSB Dança Zouk Congress in Brasilia, Zouk in Rio in Rio de Janeiro, International Zouk and Lambada Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Vienna Zouk Congress, Zouktime in Brno, All Stars Festival in Budapest, Prague Zouk Congress, Dresden Zouk Family Meeting, Berlin International Zouk Congress, Zurich Zouk World Cup, Corpo Carioca in St. Petersburg, Oman Zouk Holiday in Muscat, Oman and ZNL Music Festival in Rosarito, Mexico and various other cities around Europe and the USA. ***Clinton Lacerda*** Clinton is a full time professional dance choreographer, teacher and performer of Brazilian dances specializing in Brazilian Zouk Lambada, Samba de Gafiera, Bolero and Forró. Clinton started dancing in 1999, at th...