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What is Kizomba?

Kizomba, derived from the traditional dances Semba (Angola) and Pasada (Cape Verde) among others, is a partner dance coupled with music from Angola, Cape Verde and the Caribbean primarily sung in Portuguese or French Creole.

What does it look like?

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What is Kizomba Bay Area?

Kizomba Bay Area is a collaborative initiative to bring the vast groups of Kizomba dancers from around the Bay Area together to enjoy this dance we all love by sharing information for events and classes!

The Instructors

Eddie Hercules

Eddie Hercules

Dance Instructor

Eddie Hercules born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He had a nonconventional dance path since he didn't grow up dancing from a young age.

Jessica Marie

Jessica Marie

Dance Instructor

Jessica Marie is the owner and creative director of The Kiz Lab LLC. A Black-Owned and minority led Urban Kiz dance organization located in the Bay Area, CA where they host weekly classes, workshops, and events.

Masha Kizz

Masha Kizz

Dance Instructor

Masha started her dance journey in 1989 in Saint Petersburg, Russia with years of classical...

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