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FAQS: Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at zoukheatdc@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question in the FAQs below. We're happy to explain anything to provide the best festival/congress experience for you!
GENERAL faqs
You'll want to fly into Dulles International Airport (IAD): https://www.flydulles.com/ Our festival venue, the Hyatt Regency Dulles, has a FREE shuttle to/from that specific airport.
OTHER AIRPORTS: You may choose to fly into the other 2 area airports at your own choice bearing in mind the distance from those airports from our official event hotel:
- Regan National (DCA): 28miles/35mins+ (without traffic)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): 57miles/1hr+ away (without traffic)
Please contact the artists directly. Artists may be contacted via their individual social media platforms (i.e. FB & IG)
PLEASE NOTE: Private lessons are prioritized for Full Pass holders.
Any event promoter wishing to bring any promotional materials (i.e. banners, flyers, etc) must be approved. Any unapproved promo materials will be promptly removed & can be picked up at the Registration table. Unapproved & unclaimed promo materials not belonging to Zouk Heat will be disposed of at the conclusion of the festival weekend.
HOW TO GET APPROVED: Please send an email requesting to bring your promotional materials to: zoukheatdc@gmail.com
Here on this website. Click on the "ZH 2027: SCHEDULES/THEMES" page of this website. The workshop & DJ schedules are generally published no later than 4-6 weeks out from the event start.
Zouk Heat is not a performance-oriented festival. Although Friday night includes a small showcase as part of our evening programming, performances are intentionally limited to approximately 30–45 minutes.
For artists and teams seeking broader performance opportunities, we encourage you to explore events intentionally structured to accommodate larger showcases, such as the Brazilian Zouk World Championships and many SBKZ festivals with dedicated Zouk programming.
Because our showcase capacity is extremely limited, we do not accept general performance submissions. Thank you for understanding and respecting the experience we have intentionally designed.
Yasssss! COMING SOON!
We're fortunate to have a dedicated team to run this festival and, therefore, are not in need of many volunteers. If/when we require volunteers, a post will be made here on the website & the Zouk Heat FB fan page. Be sure to "Like" the Zouk Heat FB fan page to get alerts when we post: https://www.facebook.com/zoukheatdc
We are fully staffed on instructors, DJs & Media Team for the upcoming festival. Should we require additional staffing in any capacity, we'll proactively manage such needs. Thank you for your understanding ahead of time.
Yes. To avoid unnecessary competition among our vendors, we only accept a limited number selling specific products each year. Should you wish to vendor at out upcoming festival, please contact us via email (zoukheatdc@gmail.com) no later than: MARCH 5, 2027.
Most Zouk Heat workshops explore open-level concepts and are accessible to dancers with varied experience.
However, Zouk Heat does not offer a dedicated beginner track. If you are brand new to Brazilian Zouk—particularly with less than six months to one year of experience—you may find portions of the workshop program challenging, though not necessarily impossible.
Dancers seeking a structured, introductory curriculum may be better served by festivals offering dedicated beginner tracks, such as the New York City Zouk Festival or the Brazilian Zouk World Championships. We fully support these programs and encourage you to choose the festival experience that best meets your current learning needs.
Traditionally, most festival/congress attendees will coordinate with dancers within their local community or those they connect with at other events to find roommates for the next event.
We'll setup a moderated chat for event attendees to communicate directly with one another several weeks out from the festival. Only ticketed/registered event attendees will receive the chat link.
TICKETS/Pass faqs
All pertinent info regarding tickets/passes for this year's festival can be found on the ZOUK HEAT 2027: TICKETS page of our website.
GOT A PASS & CAN'T COME ANYMORE?
For pass transfers & credits: https://zoukheat.com/credits-%26-pass-resales
No. Zouk Heat's events are No Refund events. You do, however, have 2 options should you have a pass to ANY Zouk Heat event & can no longer attend:
1. SELL YOUR PASS: $25 Pass Transfer Fee for Full & Single Day passes.
OR
2. REQUEST A CREDIT: The value of your pass can be applied to future Zouk Heat event tickets. If an attendee doesn't sell their pass for any reason by the Pass Transfer deadline (March 18, 2027), a Permanent Credit request will be the only remaining option.
PLEASE KINDLY READ DETAILS HERE. FEEL FREE TO DM or EMAIL WITH ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AFTER REVIEWING THE INFO: https://zoukheat.com/credits-%26-pass-resales
We do not offer direct event-to-event or year-to-year pass transfers. If you can no longer attend, you have two options:
Option 1: Sell your pass to another attendee.
The required transfer fee must be paid, and all instructions on our Credits and Pass Resale page must be followed. The pass-transfer deadline for Zouk Heat 2027 is March 18, 2027.
Option 2: Request an event credit.
Credit requests must be submitted within 30 days after the missed event. After that deadline, the pass and its value will be forfeited. No exceptions.
Complete policies and instructions are available on the Credits and Pass Resale page of this website. Please review that page before contacting us by email or direct message—you may find that your question has already been answered.
No. In an effort to keep a reasonable Lead-to-Follow ratio, only the following transfers are permitted:
- Follow-to-Follow
- Lead-to-Lead
- Follow-to-Lead
NOT Lead-to-Follow.
1. READ THE INFO: Be sure to read & understand all info on the CREDITS & PASS RESALES page: https://zoukheat.com/credits-%26-pass-resales
2. FACILITATE PAYMENT: You may facilitate payment for whatever price the Seller & Buyer agree upon you choose: Venmo, Cash, etc. DON'T GET SCAMMED: Check with us, via FB Msg or email (zoukheatdc@gmail), BEFORE you send money to an unknown seller. Zouk Heat is not responsible nor liable should an attendee obtain a fake pass from a scam seller. Scam passes will not be honored by Zouk Heat.
3. COMPLETE THE FORM: Complete the quick & easy "I Can't Make It" form, choosing to sell your pass. The form is embedded in CREDITS & PASS RESALES page: https://zoukheat.com/credits-%26-pass-resales
4. PAY THE PASS TRANSFER FEE: Purchase the Pass Transfer Fee on the Zouk Heat 2027 ticket page. The Pass Transfer fee is purchased just like a ticket. You'll be prompted to provide the Buyer's name & email. Once we receive the Pass Transfer Fee, we'll take care of the transfer directly with the Buyer within 5-7 business days (Mon-Fri). THAT'S IT!
No. There is no a-la-carte pass for individual workshops for our festival.
No. Official Brazilian Zouk Dance Council (BZDC) Jack & Jill (J&J) entries are purchased specifically online, via Dance Place, to track BZDC scores, points and competition levels in the BZDC database. BZDC entry fees go towards registration fees, trophies and other related J&J expenses.
No. Once a pass purchase is completed, no discounts will be retroactively applied.
Yes. Those pass types will be available approx. 2 weeks prior to the festival an in LIMITED quantities. Just to clarify what those passes include:
1) SINGLE DAY PASS: Include all regular daytime workshops (no master classes) & the evening par-tayyyy.
2) PARTY PASS: Includes ONLY the nighttime par-tayyyyy for the specific day purchased (i.e. Friday Party Pass, Saturday Party Pass, etc). Attendees with this pass type will not be permitted into the event area prior to their pass admission time. Again....these passes are valid for nighttime only & do not include day parties.
PLEASE NOTE: Only Full/Performer Passes are eligible to compete in our BZDC J&J competition.
HOTEL faqs
All pertinent info regarding the hotel for this year's festival can be found on the ZOUK HEAT 2027: HOTEL page of our website.
Yes. Please click on the "ZOUK HEAT 2027: HOTEL" page of this website. BOOKING LINK COMING SOON!
ABSOLUTLY NOT.
Yes. Each attendee may reserve a maximum of 2 rooms within the Zouk Heat room block.
We regularly review block reservations. Our negotiated inventory exists to house registered attendees. Our event does not exist for:
- hotel-point farming,
- rewards-program exploitation,
- speculative bookings nor room brokering
- hoarding & redistribution of room inventory to gain social capital or leverage within the community
If we identify reservations exceeding the two-room limit, we will contact the reservation holder and provide 24 hours to cancel the excess rooms. After that period, we will instruct the hotel to cancel the excess reservations.
Individuals abusing our event block are subject to being permanently banned from our events.
Independent dance events are small businesses carrying significant contractual and financial obligations. Our room block may not be used for predatory activity at the event’s or the community’s expense.
No. Parking is not complimentary. For the 2027 festival, attendees who reserve their rooms through the official Zouk Heat hotel block will receive a 50% discount on the hotel’s standard parking rate. There's a pic denoting parking around the hotel under "Amenities" on the ZOUK HEAT 2027: HOTEL page.
EMAIL: Jaime Issa at: Jamie.Issa@hyatt.com
Please CC us on your email: zoukheatdc@gmail.com
Yes. Airport shuttle service, to/from DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IAD) only, is complimentary.
TO CLARIFY: All other DC Area airports do NOT have a free shuttle to the Dulles Regency Hyatt. You may choose to fly into the other 2 area airports at your own choice bearing in mind the distance from those airports from our official event hotel:
- Regan National (DCA): 28miles/35mins+ (without traffic)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): 57miles/1hr+ away (without traffic)
We'll have a moderated chat setup several weeks out from the festival to help facilitate direct communication between event attendees. Additionally, many festival/congress attendees coordinate with dancers within their local community or those they connect with at other events to find roommates for future events.
SAFETY PSA: Please be mindful of WHO you are rooming with and/or accepting 2nd-hand room reservations from.
There's a number of food options within a 4-6min drive from the hotel as well as a Target & Costco 12mins away from the hotel. There are several restaurant options within a 10min walk of the hotel.
BZDC J&J faqs
All pertinent info regarding this year's official BZDC J&J can be found on the ZOUK HEAT 2027: BZDC J&J page of our website.
BZDC J&J = Brazilian Zouk Dance Council (BZDC) Jack & Jill (J&J)
A J&J is a dance competition in which competitors enter as individuals & are randomly assigned partners. The BZDC J&J competition is designed to highlight skills in social Brazilian Zouk dancing and showcase competitors’ ability to dance well with a variety of partners to unknown music selections.
Competition Rules can be found on the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council (BZDC) website: https://www.brazilianzoukcouncil.com/rules
No. All Jack & Jill competitors must have purchased a FULL PASS to the current Zouk Heat festival year in order to participate in the competition. No other pass holders will be eligible. The J&J entry must be purchased in addition to the pass as it's not included with the festival pass.
Only attendees possessing either a Full Pass or Performers Pass may sign up, via Dance Place, to compete. No other pass type is eligible for competition in the J&J. 2027 BZDC J&J REGISTRATION COMING SOON!
Yes. There are different competition divisions:
- Newcomer
- Novice
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- All-Star
- Champion
Please Note: Most events run:
- Novice
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- All-Star
Novice would be the applicable category for new dancers to sign up for at Zouk Heat.
More detailed information about the various divisions can be found in the BZDC competition rules: https://www.brazilianzoukcouncil.com/rules
You can find the judging criteria on the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council (BZDC) website: https://www.brazilianzoukcouncil.com/rules
No. Official Brazilian Zouk Dance Council (BZDC) Jack & Jill (J&J) entries are purchased specifically online, via Dance Place, to track BZDC scores, points and competition levels in the BZDC database. BZDC entry fees go towards registration fees, trophies and other related J&J expenses.
Yes. Competitors won't be assigned a BZDC Number until after they have placed, not just competed, in an official BZDC J&J competition at any event hosting an official BZDC J&J. simply leave that part blank as you register online in Dance Place. No worries!
Prizes are typically only awarded to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place couples in each division. A prize package typically consists of:
- A trophy/medal/certificate
- Free ticket(s) to other events that also host official BZDC J&J competitions
- BZDC Points: As you accumulate points for placing in various official BZDC J&J competitions, you'll rise up in competition divisions.
These are housed on the Brazilian Zouk Dance Council (BZDC) website: https://www.brazilianzoukcouncil.com/competitions
HEALTH, SAFETY & CONDUCT FAQS
Our Code of Conduct can be found here on our website: https://zoukheat.com/code-of-conduct-1. All attendees are expected to abide by this as agreed upon in the waiver upon purchasing a pass.
CLICK HERE: https://zoukheat.com/code-of-conduct-1
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