About this Event

✳️✳️✳️ Kiz Lounge Presents ✳️✳️✳️ Kizomba Beginners 4 hours Intensive Workshop with musicality After a successful first event in December 2021 and February 2022 we are running the next session in April. 📍Have you wanted to learn Kizomba❓ 📍Do want to polish up your basics❓ 📍Are you confused about what is Kizomba, Ghetto Zouk or Urban Kiz music❓🤔 This intensive workshop is for you! Limited to only 20 people. Kiz Lounge has teamed up with experienced Kizomba teachers ✳️✳️✳️ Mikumba & Shaina ✳️✳️✳️ Together we've designed a bite-sized workshop in a comfortable and cosy environment to give you the knowledge, tips & practice time to get your Kizomba foundations & musicality spot on! Who is the workshop designed for? ✅ Kizomba Newbies (new to Kizomba) ✅ Kizomba beginners (less than 8 weeks). ❇️Workshop objectives 📌To give students a good understanding of what is Kizomba, be confident with their basic steps. 📌To give students a good understanding of Kizomba musicality. At the end of the course, students should: 📍 Be confident with the Kizomba basics 📍 Be able to connect the basics together and 📍 Be able to understand Kizomba musicality ❇️Time and place The Makers Building 1 Jasper Walk Shoreditch N1 7TW Registration 2.45pm Workshop start - 3pm - 7pm Practice - 7pm - 8pm ❇️ Getting there Nearest station - Old Street 5 mins walk Free Parking available on Nile Street and Shepherdess Walk ❇️ ££ Price ££ £30 single leader/follower £50 per couple ‼️COVID-19 Policy‼️ Tickets are refundable 1 day prior to the event in the event you test positive for COVID-19. If you notify us on the day your ticket cannot be refunded and will be transferred to the next event. If the event is cancelled by the organiser your tickets will be refunded minus the admin fee. Please bring proof of a negative COVID-19 lateral flow test taken on the day of the event. No proof no entry. Please show your lateral flow test, or photo or email confirming your negative result. ❇️ Teachers' Bios Mikumba was introduced to Kizomba in 2009 where he fell in love with the dance and felt a genuine connection with the music. Since then he was passionate about learning Kizomba which naturally lead him to teaching and helping others to develop. His commitment, talent, expertise and high standard have kept him grounded making him one of the most humblest, patient teachers' on the circuit. His style of Kizomba is more traditional, with hints of modern day Kizomba. His movement is smooth, fluid with hints of brilliance. Mikumba's musicality and interpretation of the music are something to be admired. The way he absorbs each musical notation; you would be at fault to blink for you will miss something spectacular... Mikumba takes great pride in his work and achievements and is constantly learning especially how Kizomba is still evolving here in the UK. Mikumba has developed a robust system that remains authentic and transparent. He’s widely recognised for his passion and knowhow. He loves engaging with the students getting constructive feedback and truly understanding life from their perspective. He’s taught independently throughout the country and has been actively promoting Kizomba around Europe including Italy, Spain and some parts of West Africa/Australia. He currently teaches all levels from Beginners through to the more advanced/performance steps in some of the most popular clubs in London. In 2012 he helped Choreograph the 2nd place winners, performance Deklau Boy and Soso's for the GB Competition (AfricaDancar 2012) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57fK-XkdpvY also Bruno and Sol in GB Competition and Jeydikson & Sonny 1st place UK Champions 2015. In short, Kiz Lounge “You’re in good hands”… Shaina Shaina discovered her passion for Kizomba and Semba five years ago through her mother, a fellow respected Kizomba teacher within the Kizomba Community. Her love for dance has been a constant in her life from a very young age with major influences around the globe. She has remained loyal to the traditional art forms of both Kizomba and Semba and is constantly learning and evolving as a teacher. Shaina loves the inclusive nature of the dance scene, how it brings people together and the social aspect of it. She is a strong believer in the power of communication through dance and the uniqueness of everyone as dancers. One thing you cannot miss with Shaina is her gleaming smile, lighting up the dance floor, her infectious laugh and not to mention her “Joie de Vivre’. You’re in for one heck of a treat.

Dance Styles

Kizomba (70%)
Semba (30%)

Pricing

Single leader/follower:£30.00
Per couple:£50.00

Organizer

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Urban Kiz UK

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Kiz Lounge