These Brazilian Zouk mixes were made with the intent that teachers could use them during classes. They keep a mostly steady beat and stay within a certain BPM range. These are also good for students to use when practicing the dance.

Zouk Teaching Mixes

Extra slow mix to help with teaching challenging moves. All songs are played at exactly 60 BPM. (The original versions lie between 57-62, but I tempo adjusted them as needed to 60.) Mostly chill vibes with little spices of energy tossed in. Percussion is strong enough for the tempo to be felt.

Track list:

Café - Micha
Everything I Wanted (Zouk Sax Cover Remix) - DJ Quintessence vs. Graziatto (cov. Billie Eilish)
Roots of the Earth (ReGen: ATYYA Remix - Mark Henry's Shorcut) - Liquid Bloom
Fire Gathering (ReGen: ATYYA Remix - Mark Henry's Shorcut) - Liquid Bloom
Mary Jane feat. Ayelle (Original Mix) - Mitchell Yard
Outta Here - Hailey Knox
Laalach (Extended) - TroyBoi
Close (DJ Alexy Zouked Up Remix) - Nick Jonas ft. Tove Lo
Good Good - Tanerélle
11th Hour - Hailey Knox
tempest - Bucky [mixed bridge]
Confidently Lost - Sabrina Claudio

60 BPM

Zouk Teaching Mix - "The Sixty Special" [60 BPM Only]

DJ Quintessence (Lexi Battle, she/her) is one of the most diverse and musically nuanced acts you’ll find performing today. In addition to being a lead DJ and organizer of the “Ecstaturday” Ecstatic Dance in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, she is also a resident DJ in partnership with The Omni Movement, a progressive partner dance studio located in Oakland. You’ll most commonly find her playing for Fusion Dance, Brazilian Zouk, or West Coast Swing around the Bay Area, though she also holds passion for her unique take on club-style EDM. As a highly multidisciplinary DJ and music producer, she brings lessons and influences from each of the music scenes she’s involved with into all of the others, giving her a unique perspective that allows her to hybridize the elements that work from the different scenes and let them inform each other.


Quintessence is a master of the intentional dance journey. She begins with tempos and rhythms designed to warm the body up while the melodic content creates emotional depth and intrigue that set the stage for what’s to come. Each stage successively builds on what we’ve experienced in the last, taking us somewhere new that still feels part of the same story. The crescendos and climaxes interplay with periods of moderate rest and reflection to create a series of waves through various energies and moods. Finally, we come to the sentimental landing and closing stages where we can integrate what we’ve experienced as the journey nears its end, perhaps indulging in one final burst of joy or artistic expression before sending us off to what’s next.


As a dancer herself whose life has been transformed by the practice, Quintessence always plays for the party she wants to be at. Her work often defies genre, weaving through a great many of them throughout the journey in delightfully surprising ways. As she’s a multidisciplinarian with extremely broad taste, you’ll never get the same experience with DJ Quintessence twice. She’ll make you move, make you melt, take you to places beyond words, and leave you wanting more.


DJ Quintessence has shared a stage with acts such as DJ Kakah, Tzoul, Fab, Dhroovy, Mark Carpenter, Exuberance, Intrepid, Ji, Kurama, and Andrew Roth. She can be found on Instagram, SoundCloud, Spotify, and all other major music platforms.

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May the Spirit of Dance lift you up on the Wings of Freedom 🕊