Dance2Kizomba Party with International Guest Iolanda - 22nd Nov

Dance2Kizomba Party Special with Internation guest teacher Iolanda Rangel Thursday 22nd November 2018 Plus resident DJ KoKo Venue Bird Hills Golf Club, Drift Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL63ST ***CLASS TIMES*** 7.30pm — 8.20pm Level 1 - Foundation Class 8.30pm - 9.30pm Level 2 - Improvers Level 3 Intermediates with Iolanda Rangel 9.30pm - Midnight Social Dance and practice - Kizomba, Semba and related with DJ KoKo Costs Classes and social - £10 Social dance only - £5 For more information contact Basil 07595 397184 or [email protected] ***Iolanda Rangel*** Iolanda has been dancing since she was a child. She grew up in a dance environment since her mother was also a performer. When Iolanda was 15 years old she Joined high school dance team where the favourite dance style was Hip Hop and reggaetón. In 2011 she received her first invitation to perform as Kizomba Dancer at Barrio Latino Lisba. At the age of 23, Iolanda won the first place at the World Champion Chip Africa a Dançar with her dance partner Dasmara Dos Santos, in the categories of Kizomba, Semba and Funaná. Iolanda is formally educated in Criminal Psychology and She combines her pedagogic experience and knowledge in psychology to improve the learning process and enable all her students to became successful dancers. Her favourite subject is Women body movement or “Ginga” (name used to describe the African women body movement). She is honoured to share her knowledge and empower people from different parts of the world. ***DJ Ko Ko*** Koko was born in the Gambia, raised in France and England. She has grown up loving different genre of music from bashment, rnb, pop, afrobeat and many more; with her favourite childhood memories tied to Bollywood music. Her love for music began at a young age when her dad used to teach her to dance to Bollywood songs and some 80’s funk. She first came into contact with Kizomba nearly 2 years ago and has truly embrace the dance as well as the music. She considers music as her therapy. It allows her to put her daily stress and cares on the back burner for a bit and decompress. She loves getting lost in music and the joyful feelings it stirs up in her chest. ***Kizomba*** Kizomba is a partner dance native to the African country of Angola, with influences from other Lusofone countries. It was first known as "Passada" (meaning "stepping" - a reference to the movement flow) and for having a sensuous rhythm. Although the exact origins are unknown, it is considered to be a fusion of Semba (a traditional Angolan dance and predecessor of samba) with 'Zouk' influences coming from the French Caribbean Islands. Our party nights take place in a fantastic venue located at Bird Hills Golf Club. This venue has a great wooden dance floor, massive parking, same area bar and is easily accessible from junction 8/9 of the M4.