To ensure a better learning environment, TZF requires dancers to qualify for intermediate level workshops.

Click here to for video audition instructions and to submit

This year (2026) Taiwan Zouk Festival has 3 classrooms with two categories of classes- Open Level and Int/Adv. Every workshop hour has two Open Level classes and one Int/Adv class. Everyone can join Open Level classes. Int/Adv workshops are open to dancers who:

a) have BZDC points (1+ novice points in 2026, 2027 requirement will be higher)

OR

b) pass a video level audition.

*** This year (2026) to save time at the event the level assessment is *** ONLY BY VIDEO ***

*We did not carry over the audition results from 2025. If you qualified by live audition in 2025 but do not have BZDC points, you will need to qualify again for 2026.

Please note- Int/Adv workshops don’t necessarily make you a better dancer compared to open level classes! They just teach more difficult figures and concepts. We limit access because these require stronger fundamentals for both leader and follower to be able to learn together. Open Level workshops teach broader concepts and variations that are useful for everyone.

If you don’t qualify for Int/Adv classes this year, it’s not a big deal. We have twice as many Open Level classes as Int/Adv with the same amazing artists 🙂 If you do qualify, we encourage you to also take Open Level classes as they will teach things that are more easily absorbed and used on the social dance floor.

Please note that this is something requested by many participants after our first year because *everyone* learns better when dancers have the foundation required for the classes they join 🙂