Afro-Kizz Me Nights

Ladies and Gentlemen, we now present to you Afro-Kizz Me Nights...Giving you the best music in Kizomba, Urban Kiz, Semba, Afro house and Kuduro. Join us at the Ballroom and Country Dance Studio (121 17 Ave NE, Calgary , AB). Everyone of all levels is welcomed... And feel free to invite friends! Please join us for our first opening next week on Thursday, October 1st, 2015, which is also Nigeria's Independence Day. Afro-Kizz Me Nights, however, may not always be on Thursdays, but are subject to change. ****We will have food catering for the first opening, see postings for more details**** Cover is $10, $8 for Students and includes Free Kizomba Lesson with Kenny (We will also have Afro House & Kuduro Lesson TBA) Drinks and Snacks Free Parking HISTORY & ORIGIN OF KIZOMBA Kizomba – Dance Kizomba is an evolution of the traditional dances of Angola semba, however, it is evident that kizomba dance as we know it today evolved after the vogue of kizomba music. Since the 1950s, Angolan people used to dance semba. In the 1990s, when the actual kizomba music got more and more popular, Angolan semba dancers started to adapt their semba steps according to the tempo and flavour of the Kizomba beats. At the beginning of its development, Africans were dancing semba, and other dances at a slower tempo according to the beat of the Kizomba music. Technically speaking, semba danced romantically to Kizomba music is the basis of the Kizomba dance. Kizomba – Music Kizomba music was born in Angola in the late 1970s beginning of the 1980s, evolving from traditional semba. On this basis, Kizomba music emerged as a more modern music genre with a sensual touch mixed with African rhythm. Unlike Semba, Kizomba music is characterised by a slower and usually very romantic rhythm. Given that Angola is a former Portuguese colony, Portuguese is the principal language spoken in Angola and thus, also most Kizomba songs are sung in Portuguese. However, early Kizomba songs were sung in Kimbundu and in other national languages of Angola. Urban Kiz – Dance Urban Kiz (Kizomba's influence in Urban Music) is a new style that has become extremely popular in the international scene. It has been called evolution, new-style, urban, modern, etc. It is characterized by more linear movement, more frequent syncopation and breaks, and an upright stance. Urban Kiz – Music This style is danced to more electronic music, including ghetto zouk and remixes of pop, hip-hop, RnB, dubstep, electronic, techno, house music, jazz, etc. Also, due to the popularity of Kizomba Music & Dance, your favorite urban and contemporary songs are now re-mixed and/or backed with Kizomba beats!