Call/txt for info: 980-272-7106.
Dance social 7-10pm - all flavors of kizomba music - (practice what you are learning, grab a drink and socialize!). Free for students, $10 for guests.
WE RESUME REGULAR CLASSES JANUARY 4th, 2022
ONLINE Pre-registration required.
ADDRESS: Catawba Brewing Company - Private Barrel Room, 933 Louise Ave #105, Charlotte NC 28204.
NOTE: Enter private Barrel Room through the main taphouse, walk past the bar area down the ramp, look for the door to your left at the bottom of the ramp.
No partner is required, but if you have one - even better!
Best way to de-stress after work!
Connect/network with new people!
Renew your confidence and sense of self with good music and friendly people!
No make-ups or refunds.
NO DANCE EXPERIENCE required!
New to kizomba??? Don't know what it looks like? Here is a good example of how it is danced socially: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0k7fiXHDYc
About history of kizomba, please click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB__3LWMpaY&t=4s
Contrary to what you may have seen or heard, Kizomba is NOT a grinding, sexual, "sexy" or even "sensual" dance, except to the extent that it feels GREAT when danced properly! In fact, in Angola, where Kizomba and its parent Semba are from, Kizomba is a family friendly dance.
If you want to see what Kizomba looks like without all the extra non-Kizomba stuff people sometimes add to the dance, join the class and see for yourself!
No make-ups or refunds.
Instructor biography:
Veronika St Gilles, originally from Belarus, discovered the world of dancing in 2011 when she decided to take her first salsa class in Charlotte, NC. Her love of dancing and exploring different cultures brought her to discover Kizomba in summer of 2014. After her first Kizomba workshop with Kizomba RDU, she went on to receive more training attending different Kizomba festivals around the US, including Washington DC, Miami, Las Vegas, Houston, etc. Her dance style has been influenced by different Kizomba instructors including training with Tania Mendonca, Oscar BA, David Campos and Guida Rei, Eddy Vents and Lucia Noguiera, and Brinca (TBoy and Ashby). She has completed over 100 hours of intensive Kizomba/Semba/Tarrachinha instructor training with Lucia Noguera (Portugal), Miguel and Susanna (Portugal), Maria Maluca (Germany), Sonja KiKizomba (Belgium).
Since March of 2015, Veronika has been co-teaching weekly classes locally in Charlotte, as well doing workshops at local Charlotte and Atlanta kizomba dance festivals in "Kizomba Charlotte", one of the first kizomba schools in the area. July of 2017, Veronika went on to establish “Kizomba Alegria Dance Company” where she teaches weekly classes and does bi-weekly dance social events to promote kizomba dance culture in Charlotte and surrounding areas.
Veronika is also the co-founder and organizer of “Kizomba Open Air” initiative – free outdoor kizomba dance events in Charlotte. She got the idea after she visited Minsk, Belarus and saw local kizomba community of dancers there dancing outside in local parks and plazas.
Currently, Veronika and Claude St Gilles of Kizomba Alegria Dance Company are committed to promoting Angolan style of kizomba dancing in hopes to preserve and educate more people about the beautiful culture and African roots of Kizomba/Semba dancing.
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