La Casa Del Corpo

New to Brazilian zouk? This one's built for you!

If you already dance any partner or connection-based style, Zero-to-Zouk is your way in. It's a beginner's crash course for dancers who move socially but are new to zouk.

You've already built the instincts zouk asks for: listening through connection, sharing weight, and following the music together. Zouk grew out of the same Afro-Latin social-dance world, but it has its own language — long, flowing lines, smooth redirections, and a wave-like movement through the body that feels like surfing the music. Familiar enough to step into, new enough to keep you curious for years.

In a single afternoon, you'll go from never having tried it to dancing your first socials.

Two instructors, one originally from the US and one from Brazil, both now based here in the Algarve, will walk you through all the essentials from the ground up.

No zouk experience needed. No partner needed. No pressure.

More information at https://lacasadelcorpolagos.pt/events

*TONIGHT!* (…and every Saturday!)

Theme of this week’s class: Whole-Body Listening

** What is Contact Improvisation? **
Contact Improvisation (CI) is a movement practice rooted in shared weight, touch, and embodied awareness. Through improvisation and shared movement exploration, we cultivate presence, curiosity, creativity, and trust in the unknown. CI can be practiced with physical contact between dancers, or solo, in relationship with the floor, gravity, space, and oneself.

CI practice softens and opens the body, mind, and heart. Through organic, mindful movement, the body becomes more supple and responsive. Through improvisation, the mind becomes more intuitive and playful. Through connection and community, the heart is nourished.

** Guided Class **
The guided class includes embodiment practices, solo movement explorations, and partnering/group exercises to help you arrive fully in your body, deepen your movement awareness, and prepare for the jam. It offers a space to explore different aspects of contact improvisation in a supportive environment. Bring your questions and curiosities about CI!

** Open Jam **
The jam is an open space for collective movement research and spontaneous, relational dance-making, where we dive into deep, embodied presence with ourselves and each other. It’s a focused, co-creative space where we practice together with little to no guidance, following our aliveness and what’s emerging in the moment. Sometimes we dance with music; sometimes in silence.

** Everyone is Welcome **
All levels of experience are warmly welcome. If you’re new to contact improvisation, joining the guided class will help you feel oriented and supported before entering the jam. Part of CI practice is learning about movement by witnessing each other’s dancing with openness and attention. Throughout the evening, you are welcome to move, witness, and rest at whatever rhythm feels right for you.

No preregistration needed — come as you are.

The space this week is held by Pernille, CI dancer and poet

FIT&FUNKY Lagos - NEW CLASS - MORNING EDITION

Dear Funky ladies and gentlemen,

THIS IS AN INVITATION TO A NEW MORNING AEROBICS CLASS
THURSDAY, 11:00
La Casa Del Corpo

To all who wanted to try but the afternoon time frame did not match.

Looking forward to see you on the dance floor tomorrow!

Yours, Darya

🇧🇷 ZERO-TO-ZOUK — Beginner Crash Course in Brazilian Zouk 📅 Sunday, June 14, 1–5pm📍 La Casa Del Corpo, Lagos 💶 40€

Never tried Brazilian zouk? Had a taste and want more? On Sunday, June 14 we're offering a crash course covering all of the essential patterns — from the basic step through lateral, veradinha, abetura, yo-yo and more — in one focused, progressive afternoon.

By the end you'll have everything you need to walk into a social dance and actually dance.

What you'll cover:

Basic step & weight changes
In-place, front & back basic
Veradinha
Lateral
Lunge & simple turn
Abetura & yo-yo
Connection, timing & floor navigation

Your instructors: Jonathan & Iara — two zouk dancers who met six years ago training in Rio, now both based here in the Algarve.

✅ No partner needed
✅ No experience needed
✅ Just curiosity

Spots are limited. DM or WhatsApp +351 964 568 343 to reserve yours.

Ola a todos! Especially - mamas!

It’s Darya, “Fit&Funky” Aerobics 80s here.

This coming Thursday, May 21st, we organize a trail class Fit&Funky KIDS EDITION for 3+ ladies and gentlemen and their parents to try some funky vibes 👯

About 45 min dance filled class for young ones with 80s music. Experimental 👯

Place - Lagos, La casa del corpo
Time - 16:00
Price - EUR 10

Looking forward to move with you, Darya

Intermediate LA Salsa Class, focused on bringing your dancing to the next level with more flow and more connection. Interested in joining?

This Friday, 15 May, we will be reviewing everything we covered in our first month.

For those who've been with us so far, this is a perfect way to consolidate everything you’ve learned so far!

For anyone new who wants to join us, this is a great way to check out the style of the class, and a perfect catch up if you want to enroll for next month.

If you're interested, please reach out on WhatsApp to be added to the group chat: +351 964 568 343

📍La Casa Del Corpo, Lagos
🕰️ Friday, 15 May, 19:30–21:00
💰 Review Class: 20€
📝 Let us know if you are coming!

Ola Famiglia!

I am Darya - your “FIT&FUNKY” 80s Aerobics coach🤸‍♀️

Wanna start the week in a great mood - come to “FIT&FUNKY” Aerobics 80s class on Monday! We start at 18:00 in Lagos at La Casa del Corpo!

If you are in love with 80s music - that’s 100% for you!

It’s a high-energy aerobics class (aka Jane Fonda) inspired by the 80s music.

Each session is different but includes:
• A dynamic warm-up
• Simple, repetitive aerobic combos
• Floor exercises for core, abdominals, legs and arms
• Cool-down and stretch

📍La casa del Corpo, Lagos
🕰️ Mondays, 18:00–19:00
💰 Drop-in: 12€, 5-class pack: 50€
📝 let me know if you are coming

*FLUID DYNAMICS*

>>FULL DAY Saturday 9th May: 11am-7pm + jam

Somatic Practices and dynamic physicality in solo moving exploration and in Contact.

>>with Hugh Stanier

-Somatic tools for releasing tension in the body & moving with softness

-Exercises to explore moving with ease & fluidity in contact & solo

-Technical elements to support dynamic physicality in lifting

This 2 workshop will be a look at the complimentary nature of somatic practice and physical intensity found in harmony in polarity, Softness in dynamic, power in release.

By softening and relaxing the body, dropping unnecessary tone and releasing not only muscles & tissue, but emotions, expectations and pressures that we put on ourselves, we are more ready to meet intensity without tension or apprehension, and to find new ways of meeting others because we have put down our expectations.

When we come to move with more physical intensity - for example jumping through the air falling to the floor rolling and rising again with speed and agility, lifting being lifted and moving through these intense dynamics with another person - Having released tone and found softness, it is easier for the body to handle this input, the stresses and the dynamic movement if we have already done the work of letting go.

Somatic practices give us the tools to dissipate the energy from the intensity. To soften the tone of the body & both prepare for this intensity of work and to down regulate after the work is done to come back to a settled nervous system after such rigorous output.

La Casa del Corpo, Lagos

Contribution:

Saturday 9th May(full day )class + jam 65€

We need a min of participants for give this class so please subscribe in ADVANCE.
+33781021535
If money is a problem, please write us

*FLUID DYNAMICS*

2 hour taster class Saturday 2nd May 5-7pm+jam 8:15-10:15pm

Full day Saturday 9th May: 11am-7pm + jam

Somatic Practices and dynamic physicality in solo moving exploration and in Contact.

>>with Hugh Stanier

-Somatic tools for releasing tension in the body & moving with softness

-Exercises to explore moving with ease & fluidity in contact & solo

-Technical elements to support dynamic physicality in lifting

This 2 workshop will be a look at the complimentary nature of somatic practice and physical intensity found in harmony in polarity, Softness in dynamic, power in release.

By softening and relaxing the body, dropping unnecessary tone and releasing not only muscles & tissue, but emotions, expectations and pressures that we put on ourselves, we are more ready to meet intensity without tension or apprehension, and to find new ways of meeting others because we have put down our expectations.

When we come to move with more physical intensity - for example jumping through the air falling to the floor rolling and rising again with speed and agility, lifting being lifted and moving through these intense dynamics with another person - Having released tone and found softness, it is easier for the body to handle this input, the stresses and the dynamic movement if we have already done the work of letting go.

Somatic practices give us the tools to dissipate the energy from the intensity. To soften the tone of the body & both prepare for this intensity of work and to down regulate after the work is done to come back to a settled nervous system after such rigorous output.

When?
Intro, Saturday 2nd May
Full day Saturday 9th May

La Casa del Corpo, Lagos

Contribution:

Saturday 2nd May class + jam 25 €
Saturday 9th May(full day )class + jam 65€

We need a min of participants for give this class so please subscribe in ADVANCE.
+33781021535
If money is a problem, please write us