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ZoukEX: The North American Zouk Exchange
Zouk Instructors

Junyan Boon

Soon after moving from the beautiful city of Montreal in 2010, Junyan began teaching, dancing and choreographing in Toronto. Within a year, he founded Toronto’s first Zouk school, choreographed numerous routines presented locally and abroad, and made major contributions to the Toronto dance community. 

Having taught dance since 19 years of age, his passion for dance and his understanding of social dancing is broad as well as his knowledge of Latin music and history. Junyan tirelessly advocates a focus on partner connection and how music and dance interrelate. He has been a guest judge for various competitions around the world.

A truly diverse dancer, Junyan's current love is Brazilian Zouk, and he is boldly trailblazing the Zouk scene in Toronto. He also performs & teaches salsa (on1, on2, NY-style, casino rueda) and tango (salon, milonguero, and nuevo).

Take Private Lessons with Junyan!



Danielle Nash

Danielle's dance journey took her through the ballroom and salsa worlds before she fell in love with the musicality and partner connection of blues dancing, and began traveling around Canada and the United States to train in blues. 

For her, dancing is at its best when two people deeply connect through a shared expression of the music. In Zouk she found these same things that she loved about blues dance, layered with the smooth, flowing motions that Zouk rhythms inspire.

As an instructor, Danielle emphasizes the importance of truly listening to your partner's movement -- both as a follow and as a lead -- and of letting the music shape your own movement. An academic by nature, Danielle's analytical teaching style breaks down even subtle movements and concepts in ways that are easy to understand and put into practice.

Take Private Lessons with Danielle!



Zouk Ambassadors

Our zouk ambassadors are some of the most enthusiastic members of our community, and they want to dance with YOU! Even if it's your very first time out dancing, grab them for a dance any time -- if they don't ask you first!

Here they are...



Jules

Jules dances in the street, at work, the grocery store, he dances on the train and on streetcars. Jules easily frees himself from thecommon dancing inhibition and it's often contagious. For over two years he's been bringing his springing personality to his dancing and instruction, and has been sharing his love of music and dancing across the GTA. One of the main instructors in the Toronto blues dance community, Jules' new love for Brazilian zouk is taking him back to the rhythms of his Haitian roots.







Maysa

A true social dancer, Maysa learns much of what she knows right on the dance floor. She also enjoys competing in salsa and has helped many new dancers learn salsa as a Helper in the TDS community. Now she continues to share her love of dance as a zouk ambassador with Mazouka.







Evelyn

Evelyn's incredible energy and attitude is a key ingredient to every Mazouka event. You'll find Evelyn running the door at "Zouk Me" Tuesdays and our Zouktown Social, helping out at classes, and of course on the dance floor getting her zouk on. This girl is a zouk addict!






Guillermo

Guillermo brings a friendly and kind face to the Mazouka community, always helping out newcomers and showing them what zouk is all about. If you find him on the dance floor, don't hesitate to ask him for a dance!