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1 CASA DO ZOUK 2018 PARTICIPANT INFORMATION CASA DO ZOUK 2018 Find everything you need to know about Casa do Zouk Please any further questions to the Casa do Zouk event team at PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Find everything you need to know about how registry event points are tracked. Please any questions to the Brazilian Dance Council at

2 EVENT MAPS CASARAO ROOM RESTROOMS 1.7m Swade Boots = Speaker = Lights EXIT Casa do Zouk Casarao Room 19 th 22 nd July m EXIT 3.0m B A R 5.45m 1.79m 5.30m Sohloh Shoes Casa do Zouk Bizee Bodyz 23.24m Partition Boards 20.55m 15.32m Stage Client s Own Dance Floor Low stage piece for Camera riser Casa do Zouk Media Wall Partition Boards Private Classroom Mantra Dance floor 7X6 1.26m Partition Boards 5.20m DJ Booth Low Stage Reception Desk Partition Boards 7.28m EXIT ENTRY 13.30m 13.25m 2.06m 5.51m

3 EVENT MAPS CASINHA ROOM Casa do Zouk Casinha Room 19 th 22 nd July 2018 = Speakers 32.52m 2.35m 2.33m 2.38m 5.35m 2.66m 0.45m DJ 3.65m 1.5m 3 x Med Stage 3.65m Piece 3.65m 5.31m 0.86m 0.86m 5.01m 0.70m Dance Floor Provided by Corporate Stage NOTE: Place water coolers & rubbish around the room 4.20m 2.4m 4.1m 15.4m 8.9m Loading Dock from Level 2 car park 6.45m ENTRY EXIT 2.43m 3.00m CLOSED 2.43m 4.70m CLOSED 2.43m 2.38m 3.14m Entry Entry Entry Entry Boulevard 3 Boulevard 2 Boulevard 2 Boulevard 1 5.0m

4 BALLROOMS Due to popular request, we are very excited to be using both Ballrooms at the Mantra similar to last year. To ensure all participants can see the instructors, workshops will be split between the Casarao Room (L4 Palm Ballroom) and the Casinha Room (L2 Boulevard Ballroom). The J&J competition and the parties will only use the Casarao Room. Please note you must register for your event wristband on arrival at the Casarao Room. ACCOMMODATION If you haven t yet booked your accommodation for the weekend book now as rooms are running out at the Mantra on View Hotel which hosts the event ballrooms. Full details and how to book discounted rooms can be found on the Casa do Zouk website: MANTRA ON VIEW HOTEL LOCATION Mantra on View s address is 22 View Avenue, Surfers Paradise, QLD, See the following link for a printable fact sheet about the event venue. Proximity to Coolangatta Airport 31km drive Surfers Paradise Beach 500m walk Light Rail (tram) 650m walk Bus terminal 800m Gold Coast theme parks 29km drive Q1 Sky Point Deck and Sky Point Climb 1.1km walk Jupiters Casino 8.5km drive/tram ride Driving For driving directions from any location to Mantra on View, follow this link. Bus Surfside bus lines run frequently to and from the Gold Coast Airport. For timetables and route information please contact Surfside. Train Taxi Brisbane Airtrain offers regular services to/from the Brisbane Domestic and International terminals. You can book an Airtrain connect service that will transfer to/from a Gold Coast train station to Surfers Paradise. Jump straight off the plane and straight into a Gold Coast Taxi from the Gold Coast Airport. It will cost approximately $60 one way.

5 Tram Trams are now operating through Surfers Paradise. For more details visit: PARKING Car parking is available at the Mantra on View Hotel. Hotel guests and conference delegates may use the hotel car park at a charge of $8.00 per day. When arriving at Hotel, firstly register with Reception and leave luggage at Concierge prior to parking your car. Please note, the hotel offers valet parking at a charge of $15.00 per day. EVENT TIMETABLE This year we are going paperless and will not have paper copies of CDZ timetable available at reception. Please make sure you download the Dance Place app as per instructions bellow to access Casa do Zouk timetable on your phone. The full timetable can be found here

6 EVENT REGISTRATION Event Registration is open all weekend starting from: 1. 9:30am on Thursday 19 th July for West Coast Swing Intensive, UrbanKiz Intensive, Samba Immersion Course and Casa do Zouk participants. 2. 9am on Friday 20 th July for Casa do Zouk participants. 3. 9:30am on Saturday 21 st July for Casa do Zouk participants. 4. 9:30am on Sunday 22 nd July for Casa do Zouk participants. Note that only West Coast Swing Intensive pass holders can attend the Thursday WCS classes from 10am to 3pm, only Samba Immersion Course pass holders can attend the Thursday Samba workshops from 3:30pm 9pm and only UrbanKiz pass holders can attend Kizomba workshops from 4:30-7:30pm. Thursday intensives and Casa do Zouk passholders can attend the Thursday night party featuring Brazilian Zouk/Kizomba/West Coast Swing and Samba de Gafieira music from 9pm to 2am. You should bring photo id to the registration desk in the Casarao Room to receive your event wristbands. There will be security on site checking wristbands for the duration of the event and we cannot replace lost wristbands. To replace damaged wristbands make sure bring the old one to registration desk. If you have already registered for the Jack & Jill competition online, you will be able to collect your competitor number and pin to affix to the back of your clothing from the registration desk for when you compete. SUNDAY BEACH GET TOGETHER AND DANCE AXÉ! This year we have a special get together on the beach! We will do a group picture, videos and dance a little bit of Brazilian traditional dance called Axe! We asked our talented teacher Leonardo Neves from Rio de Janeiro to choreograph a routine for us. Together with Kadu and Arthur, Leo made instructional videos with the break down of the routine for you to learn prior to CDZ weekend, videos are available at Casa do Zouk Facebook page> When: Sunday July 22 Time: 15:30 to 16:30 Meet at hotel lobby to walk to the beach together at 15:30 THEMED PARTIES There are two themed parties over the weekend. Masquerade party and dress to impress on Saturday night Brazilian colours party on Sunday night

7 WEATHER FORECAST The forecast is for a very pleasant weekend however the evenings can get cold especially if you choose to spend time on the balcony so please bring warm clothing. FOOD We are very excited to have delicious meals available for participants to purchase on the balcony outside the Casa do Zouk Casarao Room. Meal tickets can be purchased for $20.00 per plate from hotel staff at the bar area and be redeemed for the meal on the balcony. The set menu is as follows: Time Available Meal Friday Lunch 12:30pm 2:30pm Traditional beef lasagne served with salad, dressing and condiments. Friday Dinner 7:00pm 9:00pm Crispy grilled chicken marinated with garlic, chilli & herbs. Served with chips & salad Saturday Lunch 1pm 3pm Baked Pasta Carbonara served with Salad Saturday Dinner 7:00pm 9:00pm Chicken cacciatore with mushroom, olives and tomatoes, steamed rice and salad, dressing and condiments. Sunday Lunch 1pm 3pm Traditional beef lasagne served with salad, dressing and condiments. If you prefer other food, there are a number of great restaurants nearby the hotel on Cavill Avenue in Surfers Paradise and surrounding areas. Alfresco Italian restaurant is also a great choice.

8 DRINKS/ALCOHOL Mantra on View will be operating a bar inside the venue from: Thursday 9:00pm to 3:00am (alcohol served until 3am) Friday 9:00pm to 4:00am (alcohol served until 2am) Saturday 9:00pm to 4:00am (alcohol served until 2am) Sunday 9:00pm to 4:00am (alcohol served until 3am) The bar will have the following beverages for sale: BEERS Corona - $9.00 Pure Blond - $8.50 Cascade Light - $6.50 XXX Gold - $8.00 WINES Red Wine - $7.50 ($28 bottle) White Wine - $7.50 ($28 bottle) Sparkling Wine - $7.50 ($28 bottle) SPIRITS ($7.50) Smirnoff Vodka Bacardi White Rum Jim Beam Bourbon Ballantine s Scotch Beefeater Gin Olmeca Tequila Bundaberg Rum SOFT DRINKS ($4.50) JUICE ($3.50) Please note that alcohol consumed at the event can only be purchased from the bar inside the ballroom and not be brought in from outside. There is a bottle shop around the corner from the Mantra on View hotel that you can purchase alcohol from if you would like to consume it in your room. PERFORMANCES & DJS A list of the DJ sets and the performance order will be available online in the days leading up to the event at

9 PERFORMERS Notes for performers: Performers must send an to the Casa do Zouk team at attaching their performance music in MP3 format before the event. Performers must attend tech rehearsal on the day of their performance. Do not be late for tech rehearsal otherwise you will miss your opportunity to rehearse. o Thursday 9pm to 9:30pm o Friday 7:00pm to 8:00pm o Saturday 7:00pm to 8:00pm There is only time for each team to quickly mark out the stage and run their routine with music once. Shows will start at 10:30pm on Thursday night and 9:30pm sharp on Friday and Saturday. Performers must be in costume, ready to perform, and waiting inside the partitions on the Private Dance Floor area by 9pm. You can stretch and practice on this floor or on the balcony leading up to your show. JACK & JILL Registration Final registrations for the Jack & Jill events will close as follows: Novice and Intermediate- Friday 20th July, 10:30am. Note though the entry fee for the Jack & Jill competition is $21 online before the event starts and $30 at the event. You can sign up at the registration desk where you will also be able to collect your competitor number and pin to affix to the back of your clothing for when you compete. Competitor Meeting There is a meeting for all Jack & Jill competitors from 9:30am-10:00am on Friday 20th July in the Casarao room. This meeting will explain to competitors: how the competition will run; what the judging criteria is; and how the scoring works. It will also be an opportunity for competitors to ask any questions they may have. Competition Timeline Competitors need to be ready to compete and be waiting in the Casarao Room 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of their competition for marshalling into heats. Novice Competition

10 Prelims Friday 20 th July, 1:30pm Semi-finals Saturday 21 st July, 1:30pm Finals Sunday 22 nd July, 1:30pm Intermediate Competition Prelims Saturday 21 st July, 2:30pm Finals Sunday 22 nd July, 2pm Competition Dress Code The Casa do Zouk Jack & Jill competition does not have a specific dress code however you should dress to impress. Keep your competition attire smart and neat. No bared feet allowed. Prizes Novice 1. Trophies, BZDC points & 2 full passes for Casa do Zouk PranaON baskets with incredible fitness supplements made by plants! 2. Trophies, BZDC points & 2 full passes for BraZouky - Melbourne s Brazilian Zouk Festival 3. Trophies, BZDC points & Australian Dance Cup Trophies, BZDC points & Sunshine Coast LATIN Festival 2019 full passes Intermediate 1. Trophies, BZDC points & 2 full passes for Casa do Zouk PranaON baskets with incredible fitness supplements made by plantstrophy, 2. Trophies, BZDC points & 2 full passes for Brisbane Zouk Festival Trophies, BZDC points & 2 Full passes for New Zealand Brazilian Dance Festival 2019 The Brazilian Zouk J&J Awards will be presented on Sunday night after the invitational Jack & Jill competition concludes. CASA DO ZOUK 2019 Preparations are already in full swing for Casa do Zouk 2019 and this year s participants will have the opportunity to buy their passes for next year s event at a discounted price for a short time only. More information will be available during this year s event. Thank you and see you very soon!