The Philosophy of Close Embrace with Gui Prada
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In this episode, we talk to the Close Embrace Master himself, Gui Prada! We go deep into the intricacies that exists in the embrace and walking, how he his able to teach the embrace to less-physical cultures, and the beauty + metaphysics of Tango. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did interviewing :) 0:00 Intro 2:32 How Gui is making Brazilian Zouk more accessible to a wider audience 6:45 The Zouk Economy: Why instructors teach flashy movements 9:13 The intricacies that exist in walking and embrace 18:50 How Gui developed "the Universe Behind the Hug" workshop 23:44 Touch starvation and the cultural differences that exist around physicality 31:46 How Gui manages to teach embrace to less physical cultures 35:55 How Gui adapts to the follower 43:36 The follower is never wrong? 59:44 The beauty of Tango Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankaizouk MB01OU0PAVMWIDL
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