Instructor approval is required before registering for the class. Please contact Veronika and Claude St Gilles at 980-272-7106
Every Tuesday
Instruction 7:00-8:00PM.
Open practice 9:00-10:00pm
Pre-requisites: ability to execute basic 1, 2, 3, virgula, combinations with cha-cha steps and female/maile saida
ADDRESS: Catawba Brewing Company - Private Barrel Room, 933 Louise Ave #105, Charlotte NC 28204.
Please enter through the main taphouse, walk by the main bar down the ramp, the door to private Barrel Room is at the bottom of the ramp to your left.
ONLINE Pre-registration required.
Tickets: kizomba-alegria.ticketleap.com/kiz2021l2/dates
or Venmo: KizombaCharlotte
No make-ups or refunds.
Classes are progressive. Material from one class builds to the next. We encourage students to attend classes consistently to gain maximum learning benefit.
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 organizes 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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