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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

Adélina & Heneco

Adélina & Heneco

Dance Instructor

Heneco starts kizomba in 2014 under the tutelage of Eden Kims and Aude Gaelle Deelight,...

Chris & Dave

Chris & Dave

Dance Instructor

Chris & Dave, also known as The Brothers Kizomba are Bay Area's very own local instructors whose focused on sharing their knowledge on musicality.

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.

Masha Kizz

Masha Kizz

Dance Instructor

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

Yasert Ortega

Yasert Ortega

Yasert Ortega is originally from Mexico City, Mexico and is current living in Marin County....

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