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📰Nov Monthly Newsletter 📰

🚨 Date Change! Week 1 of November classes is on 10/29! Classes will overlap and/or blend with 5th Thursday activities. Classes will be in different rooms than usual.

⏯️ Need to pause or change your membership? Please do so before your billing day to avoid getting charged! See instructions here. Please email us in extenuating circumstances.

Thank you so much for your continued support! You mean so much to us 😭. If you have friends who would like to check us out, please invite them for FREE (and forward this email!) to come to Week 1 of Level 1 at 8:10pm on Oct 29th! First OZ class ever is free, first social is free, and first month is 50% refunded! Below you will find information on upcoming tracks and instructors, local/OZ events, and discounts to large zouk festivals 🥳

💃Upcoming Classes🕺

NOVEMBER (Oct 29, Nov 5, 12, 19)

7pm

• L2 - Undulations & Isolations - Taylor & Flora

• L4 - Duckies, Flippies, and Twisties - Helen & Tony

8:10pm

• L1 - Soltinho, Elástico & Lateral - Tony & Sienne (W3 sub Flora)

• L3 - Boneca, WiFi & Chicote from Simple Turn - Helen & Taylor

9:30pm Social & Office Hours

• W1: Helen, W3: Flora, W4 Assessments: Helen & Tony

DECEMBER (3, 10, 17, 24)

Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3

• 7pm L2 - Three Distances - Helen & Sienne

• 7pm L4 - Cambré - Tony & Taylor

• 8:10pm L1 - Viradinha, Lunge, Simple Turn, and lateral - Taylor & Flora

• 8:10pm L3 - Tilted Turns & Illusions - Tony & Helen

• 9:30pm Office Hours (W1: Helen, W2: Flora, W3 Assessments: Sienne & Tony)

Week 4 - special Xmas eve programming!

• 7p-8p Christmas Eve Potluck

• 8p-9p Zouk Expression and Connection Games facilitated by Ben and TBA

• 9p-11p Social

📍Local Events📍

These are events we or our friends are hosting 🥰

THU 10/29 5th Thu @ The Oakland Grove (Insta @oaktownzouk)

• 7pm - Open-level Class - Three Distances with Helen & Sienne | Free Community Class by Sydney Han

• 8pm to midnight - Party and Halloween games + costume contest!

• 💸 Ticket Link

SAT 10/31 Noche De Los Bailes @ The Oakland Grove (FB @The Oakland Grove)

• Zouk/Tango/Fusion/Blues/Micro

• 12pm-4pm Volunteer Day (signup here!)

• 6pm-8pm Public Potluck & Board Games

• 8pm-midnight Zouk Social

• 10pm Costume Contest

• 💸 Ticket Link

SUN 11/15 Monthly Social @ The Oakland Grove (Insta @oaktownzouk)

• 3pm - Open-level Class - TBA | Free Community Class by TBA

• 4pm to 8pm - Party!

• 💸 Ticket Link

THU 12/17 Holiday Edition 3rd Thu @ The Oakland Grove (Insta @oaktownzouk)

• Save the date!

• 9:15pm to midnight - Social!

🌎Zouk Festivals🌎

11/20-11/23 San Francisco SBKZ Congress (Insta @sfsbkcongress)

• 🎟️Use code "BAYZOUK" for 10% off

• https://www.sfsbkcongress.org/

12/4 - 12/6 Elevation Zouk (Insta @elevationzouk)

• 🎟️Use code “ZOUKSF” for ~$10 off (access Lot 3 passes ($189); the public link only has Lot 4 available ($199))

• https://www.elevationdenverzouk.com/

🔗Helpful Links🔗

Purchase Memberships: https://www.oaktownzouk.com/signup

Level Assessment Guide/Curriculum: https://www.oaktownzouk.com/curriculum

Feedback: https://www.oaktownzouk.com/feedback

❓For general questions, please email oz@oaktownzouk.com. For questions regarding your membership, please email members@oaktownzouk.com. Remember to follow @oaktownzouk on Instagram!

Cheers!
Helen & the Oaktown Zouk Team

Updated 10/22/2026

Pictured below: Oaktown Zouk on 9/3/2026