Kizomba Bay Area

Kizomba Marin: Lesson + Practica
2019-04-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-04-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-04-18 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-04-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-05-02 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-05-09 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-05-16 18:30 - 20:00, 2019-05-23 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 13 more dates | Suzie’s Studio, 425 Irwin St, San Rafael, 94901, United States
Kizomba is officially back in Marin!
Join me for a weekly Kizomba lesson and practica in San Rafael.
Proposed Start Date & Time:
Thursday, March 28th 2019
6:30PM – 8:00PM
Suzie’s Studio
*Time may end up shifting depending on what works for majority of students.
All Are Welcome. No Partner Necessary.
SESSION SCHEDULE:
6:20 – 6:30PM Registration
6:30 – 7:30PM Lesson
7:30 – 8:00PM Kizomba Application/1on1/Practica
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** Times/schedule may vary.
PRICE:
Single Class Drop In: $15
4 Class Pack : $50
Lead/Follow Single Class: $28
Lead/Follow 4 Class Pack: $110
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WHAT IS KIZOMBA?:
Kizomba is a partner dance originating from Angola with influences from nearby countries and the caribbean. Since 2012, Kizomba’s popularity has been growing and is now danced all over the world. Today you will find many different styles of Kizomba have evolved with their own unique look and feel as inspired artists are excited to share the art.
GOAL:
The goal is for students to leave each class with a developing understanding of Kizomba; gaining knowledge of it’s music and nuances in their journey of becoming well rounded dancers with a strong understanding of musicality, technique, variation of moves and overall connection and feel of the dance.
Class is open to all levels but will be geared to building a strong base of fundamental and core steps of Kizomba.
Whether it’s your first time dancing kizomba or you have been taking classes the aim is for all students to walk away learning from each class. From the first class students will be able to leave the studio and go directly to the dance floor with confidence!
YOU WILL LEARN:
✔ Fundamentals & Basics.
✔ Body movements.
✔ Connection Exercises
✔ Follow/Lead techniques.
✔ Social Dance & Cultural Etiquette.
And more…
CLASSES WILL INCLUDE:
Warm Up: Learn and strengthen your dance through repetition of the same basics & fundamental steps. This encourages muscle memory, builds strength and quality of movements that are the glue to your Kizomba dance.
Combos: New and old moves used in different sequences; shown with variations and accommodations that play on feeling and musicality.
Practica: Explore moves from class, ask questions and just dance!
**We will also do frequent exercises to help increase connection between partners, body movements as well as different techniques for both leads and follows.
EXPLORATION:
Each class is geared to enrich your knowledge of Kizomba in as many areas as possible.
Classes will look beyond just Kizomba and explore Semba (Kizomba’s parent dance), tarraxinha and learn about other styles like urbankiz were influenced by Kizomba; with explanations of the differences and similarities of each dance as well as the music.
OVERALL:
This class is made for students to get the most out of their journey into Kizomba.
Classes will focus on technique, implementing moves, accommodating moves to affect different feeling/emotion, musicality, dance etiquee, understanding social dance and show, cultural aspects of how kizomba is danced around the world and other concepts.
SHARING IS CARING:
I invite all students to share feedback, things they would like to work on and ask lots of questions!
This allows me to create lessons that will maximize your learning.
PRIVATES:
I am available for private lessons!
One of the best ways to improve through tailored instruction.
If you are interested message me to set up a time!
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ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Christina has been dancing Kizomba for the past 4 years and has dance backgrounds in Salsa, Bachata, Jamaican dancehall, as well as other styles of dance.
She has danced Kizomba around the world, Paris, South Africa, Mozambique to name a few. She has attended festivals taking workshops with top international instructors, taken private lessons and jumps at any chance to dance and learn more about Kizomba.
Her attention to detail, patience and understanding of dance and how people move create an optimal learning experience for her students. She is all about feeling and fun, while still paying attention to accuracy and technique. Her ability to accommodate to her teaching, allows each student the opportunity to find out what works for them and how their own body likes to move.
Christina has also been a long time organizer of events in the Bay Area and hosts her own monthly Kizomba party, as well as organizing and collaborating other parties and workshops.
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IMPORTANT: Passes are Non-Refundable but may be transfered to another person.
With RSVP and/or ticket purchase, you agree to receive communications from Christina Lesego & KizomBay United.
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Kizomba & Afrohouse Workshop Series!
2019-04-06 15:00 - 18:00, 2019-04-13 15:00 - 18:00, 2019-04-20 15:00 - 18:00 | Berekely, CA
Introducing a fun new concept for the Bay Area Kizomba @ Afrohouse/Kuduro scene!
– KizomBay United & DNA Dance Tribe Performance Video Workshop –
Beginning Saturday, January 26th and continuing through April 20th.
REGISTER GOOGLE: https://goo.gl/forms/mGC63fYL1hJJ4lYn1
^^For Cash, Paypal or Venom payments^^
EVENTBRITE: https://kizombaafrohouseseries.eventbrite.com
Spend 12 weeks learning to dance kizomba & afrohouse/Kuduro as we create a choreography that will be performed and filmed!
Start Date: Sat, Jan 26th, 2019
Time: 3-6PM (Kizomba 3-4:30 & Afrohouse 4:30-6PM)
Location: Oakland, CA – Private location so must contact organizers first for address
Performance Date: April 19th
Video Shoot: April 20th or 21st (TBD)
The best thing about this is not only will you learn a fun choreography to be performed and filmed, you will actually learn to dance each dance.
This will be a great opportunity to dedicate time and working towards a shared goal with fellow dance lovers.
This workshop is open to all levels, so be it your first time or you are well seasoned, you will dance away with an amazing experience!
There will be a Kizomba section and an Afrohouse/Kuduro section. Participants are welcome to join one or both.
Each section is 1.5 hours of instruction; totaling 3 hrs for both.
Dropins welcome for the beginning of the workshop series but will closed closer to the performance and filming date.
First time doing something like this? Nervous about the idea of performing?
That’s totally normal! And we will have ample time to practice and perfect our show and it’s all love and support. Pushing our comfort zones opens us up to a world of new possibilities!
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/390242238380476/
Questions & comments please reach out!
Instructors: Christina Lesego (KizomBay United) & Roshonda Parker (DNA Dance Tribe)
Fee schedules:
Kizomba OR Afro Only
Single class – $18
Full – $180
Installment – 2 payments of $95 (2nd Installment due by March 9th)
Kizomba AND Afro
Single class – $28
Full – $290
Installment – 2 payments of $150 (2nd Installment due by March 9th)
REGISTER: https://goo.gl/forms/mGC63fYL1hJJ4lYn1
Payment Methods: Cash, Paypal & Venmo
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ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTORS:
Christina Lesego
Christina has been dancing Kizomba for the past 4 years and has dance backgrounds in Salsa, Bachata, Jamaican dancehall, as well as other styles of dance.
She has danced Kizomba around the world, Paris, South Africa, Mozambique to name a few. She has attended festivals taking workshops with top international instructors, taken private lessons and jumps at any chance to dance and learn more about Kizomba.
Her attention to detail, patience and understanding of dance and how people move create an optimal learning experience for her students. She is all about feeling and fun, while still paying attention to accuracy and technique. Her ability to accommodate to her teaching, allows each student the opportunity to find out what works for them and how their own body likes to move.
Christina has also been a long time organizer of events in the Bay Area and hosts her own monthly Kizomba party, as well as organizing and collaborating other parties and workshops.
Roshonda Parker:
Roshonda, Also Known As Showtime, When She Is dancing, Was Born And Raised In The Bay Area And Loves It. Just Like Everyone In This World, We Stress. We All Need Some Kind Of Outlet To Release That Stress Or Built Up Enegry.
She Finds That Dance Is The One Thing That Cant Be Taken From Her And She Is In Complete Control Of Her Actions. Rotunda Has Been Dancing Ever Since She Could Remember. From Step Teams, School Shows, Full Productions And Forming Her Own Choreographies. She Has Also Taught A Dance Called Bits And Pieces For Elementary Children To Perform At Their School Performance.
She Has Studied Dance First At Home By Recording Dance Videos From Tv And Pressing Play, Rewind, And Pausing To Learn The Steps. Danced Afro Brazilian For The First Time In High School And Fell In Love, Then Went On To Laney College Where She Studied West African Dance And Afro Hatian. Every Dance That She Does Has An Afro Vibe To It.
Roshonda Is Now Into The Latest Dance Moves Like The Azonto, Alkayida, Afro House And Kuduro And Have Caught On Fast. She Loves To Dance And Dance Is Her Life And Her Passion Is To Share That Love With The World.
ABOUT THE DANCES –
Kizomba:
Kizomba is one of the most popular genres of dance and music originating from Angola. It is a derivative of semba, with a mix of Kilapanda and Angolan Merengue, and sung generally in Portuguese. It is music with a romantic flow. It was the Kimbundu name for a dance in Angola as early as 1894. Kizomba has influences from nearby countries and the caribbean and its popularity has been growing and is now danced all over the world. Today you will find many different styles of Kizomba have evolved with their own unique look and feel as inspired artists are excited to share the art.
Afro house:
Angolan afro house dance steps come from kwaito steps (from south Africa), african tribal dance mouvements and mostly “dombolo” mouvements from our brothers from Congo RDC. Because of the cultural influences of the former “Kingdom of Kongo” whose province (Mbanza congo) is still located in Angola.
Afro house or African house, Is a music and dance genre that is mostly practiced in Angola and South Africa. The “music” emerged “first” in “south Africa” in the early 90’s thanks to “house music”. However South Africans had not yet associated afro house music with special dancing steps as Angolans did. South African were deep into their kwaito music and dance. Because it represented a sign of “freedom” and later it became a “voice for South Africans”. However today the sounds of Afro house are being very predominant in South Africa.
Kuduro:
Originally, in early 90’s, the dance steps were very limited to the mouvements done by Jean claude Van Damme in his mouve: Kickboxer from 1989. As the time went by, Angolans created appropriate steps associated with our day by day cultural values to enrich the dance.
Kuduro means, “Hard Ass” (or stiff bottom). It emerged in Angola in the late 1980’s. Tony Amado came to this wonderful idea after seeing the movie Kickboxer from Jean Claude van Damme in 1989. In the begining when it appeared, the music was known as “batida” (beats).

The Bridge: Kizomba & UrbanKiz in SF
2019-08-01 21:00 - 2019-08-02 01:00, 2019-08-08 21:00 - 2019-08-09 01:00, 2019-08-22 21:00 - 2019-08-23 01:00, 2019-08-29 21:00 - 2019-08-30 01:00, 2019-09-05 21:00 - 2019-09-06 01:00, 2019-09-12 21:00 - 2019-09-13 01:00 | Il Pirata, 2007 16th St, San Francisco, CA, 94103, United States
The Bridge EXPLODES onto the dance scene as The KDA & Kizombay United team up in summer 2019 to fulfill all of your dance needs for Kizomba and Urban Kiz lovers.

Every Thursday:

– Bridge the Gap between Kizomba and Urban Kiz

– Bridge the Gap between Music Genres

– Bridge the Gap between East Bay, South Bay, and SF

Join us as we Bridge the Gap right next too the Bay Bridge in the heart of San Francisco !

What you can expect:

– Live DJ’s

– Kizomba Performances

– Detailed Instruction for both leads and follows

– Afrohouse Animation

– Birthday Parties

Join us as we bridge these gaps with GREAT energy, positivity, and of course DANCE and MUSIC !!

Schedule:

4:00 – 7:00 Happy Hour @ The Bar

7:00 – 8:45 Open Seating

8:45 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 10:30 Kizomba & Urban Kiz Workshops (45 min each)

10:30 – 1am Party

Prices:

$20 – Classes and Party

$10 – Party
