From Friday, August 29 to
Monday, September 1, 2025

DISCOVER OUR ARTISTS

INTERNATIONAL

  • Monika and Dominik started their dance adventure at the age of 12 and are now considered pioneers of Brazilian Zouk in Poland, and among the few Polish international teachers traveling around the world.

    They began working together and teaching Zouk in 2015, starting with local regular classes in Katowice and building a community there. Over time, they expanded to teaching in other cities across Poland and eventually began sharing their passion internationally.

    In 2021, they became the first certified Brazilian Zouk instructors in Southern Poland through the MAC Project, a teaching methodology course created by Alex de Carvalho in Paris, and since then, they have taught across five continents - South America, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

    In 2022, they broke another barrier by becoming the first Polish couple in the history of Brazilian Zouk to teach fully in Portuguese in Brazil, coming back to teach there every year since then. They also became the first European couple to teach Brazilian Zouk in Vietnam, Canada, and Australia.

    In 2023, they were honored to create a choreography for the International Zouk Flashmob Day as representatives of Europe, being one of just three couples worldwide chosen for this task.

    In 2024, they both passed the exam to become judges of the Jack and Jill competition, organized by the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council. That same year, they made history again by becoming the first Polish couple to teach Brazilian Zouk in the United States (Washington, DC).

    Besides Brazil, Vietnam, Canada, Australia, and the United States, they have taught in countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Scotland, Portugal, Iceland, Lithuania, Denmark, France, Romania, Croatia  and the Czech Republic.

    In Poland, Monika and Dominik organize the Katowice Zouk Meetup, passionately promoting Brazilian Zouk. Their teaching focuses on technique, musicality, movement possibilities, and the joy of dancing, with the ultimate goal of inspiring others to fall in love with Brazilian Zouk.

  • Luan and Adriana have been working in ballroom dancing for more than 15 years.  They are now recognized Zouk teachers at National and International Congresses, and have received the following titles: 

    • two-time World Lambada champions

    • two-time Brazilian Latin Dance champions

    • two-time Regional Ballroom Dancing champions (Santos)

    In addition to their dance background, they are also coaches, speakers and Emotional Intelligence trainers at the Lyouman Institute in São Paulo, Brazil.

    Luan and Adriana are also the creators and directors of: 

    • Musical Training - The Hero's Journey

    • Arte ao Encantar (Training for speakers and teachers)

    • Immersion Feel When you Dance (Emotional intelligence using the dance tool)

    They will bring all this experience with them to share their passion for Brazilian zouk with us at the ZEM Festival!

DJs

  • My immense love for music and dance has led me in this DJ journey since 2017. While first starting in the Brazilian zouk community in Ottawa, this beautiful adventure brought me to play not only for Brazilian zouk parties, but also many other social dancing styles in Ottawa. 

    In Canada, I've had the honour to play at events in Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Kitchener, Calgary, and Vancouver. Internationally, I've played in New York, Washington, DC, Boston, Atlanta, Moscow, Ibiza, Barcelona, Playa del Carmen, and São Paulo. 

    I cannot wait to return to the ZEM Festival in 2025 ❤️!!

  • DJ Vitório is Brazilian and has taught dance for the past 14 years and has been DJing for the past 11 years. Brazilian zouk is his main music and dance style. 

    He has worked as a DJ in many of the main events and congresses of his birth city, Brasilia/DF, the capital of Brazil. He has also worked for events in various regions of Brazil and has some international experiences, such as ZoukMx (Mexico), Ibiza Zouk Festival (Spain), and online, for I Heart Zouk Radio (IHZR) and at an event in Moscow (Russia). 

    Beyond his work as a DJ, he has also produced many Brazilian zouk remixes. For this work, he has developed partnerships with recognized musical producers such as Paulo Mac and M&N Pro, among others.

    He is currently also offering training for new and upcoming Brazilian zouk DJs and DJs working in other dance scenes.

    His remixes and recorded sets can be listened to on three different social media platforms, as follows: 

    https://soundcloud.com/dj-vit;

    https://www.mixcloud.com/DjVitorio

    https://www.youtube.com/@djvitorio414

    We hope you will all be able to discover and/or enjoy DJ Vitório’s work at ZEM Festival!