KizombaRDU 12th Anniversary Weekender August 7-9, 2026

🔥 Celebrate 12 Years of Kizomba RDU! 🔥 Join us August 7–9 for an unforgettable weekend of Kizomba, Semba, and Konpa featuring an all-North American instructor & DJ lineup, immersive workshops, and social dancing all weekend long. 💃 Workshops for all levels 🥳 All-North American instructor & DJ lineup 🌍 A welcoming dance community ✈️ Dancers from across North America ✨ Full • Day • Party Passes Available 📍 Move with Grace Ballroom | Durham, NC 🎟 Secure your pass today before prices increase: www.kizombardu.com/store Kizomba RDU Dance Company is turning 12 - Help us celebrate! Join us for an incredible weekend filled with Kizomba, Semba, Konpa and more! This year will be another one for the books featuring some of the best international instructors and our All-White social in the Raleigh - Durham (RDU) area! All workshops and socials held at Move with Grace Ballroom. ======================= *** Confirmed Artists *** Kimberly & Horácio (Raleigh/Angola) Meggie of MCKonpa (Montreal/Haiti) Steve Ciki (NYC/Guadeloupe) *** Confirmed DJs *** DJ Guelas (Miami/Cabo Verde) DJ Loiro (Boston/Angola/Cabo Verde) DJ Oscar (Washington DC/Kenya) ======================= Schedule (subject to change) ------- FRIDAY ------- RAIZES SHADES OF BROWN PARTY - - 8:30 PM - 3:00 AM 🎟️ Registration opens at 8:00pm ⏰8:30 PM: Konpa Lesson with Rose B ⏰9:30 PM: Kizpmba Semba Lesson with Steve Ciki ⏰10:30 PM: Social dancing with DJ Loiro and Guelas 🤎 Attire: Shades of Brown ------ SATURDAY ------- 🎟️ Registration opens at 11:00am ⏰ WORKSHOPS: 12pm - 4pm ⏰ DAY PARTY: 4pm - 6pm KIZ FEVER WHITE AFFAIR - 10:00 PM - 3:00 AM 🎟️ Registration opens at 9:30pm ⏰ 10:00 PM: Konpa Lesson with Meggie ⏰ 11:00 PM: Social dancing all night long 🤍 Attire: White ------- SUNDAY ------- 🎟️ Registration opens at 12:30pm ⏰WORKSHOPS: 1pm -5pm KIZOMBA KICKBACK Social: 6pm - 10pm ⏰ 6 PM: Social dancing no lesson 👕 Attire: Kizomba RDU T-shirt or Casual ======================= *** HOTEL *** We have a block of rooms at SpringHill Suites by Marriott Durham Chapel Hill for Fri Aug 7 through Mon Aug 10 (checkout on Aug 10). Breakfast and Wifi are included. This hotel is less than 10 mins from venue. 🛏 Double Room with 2 Queen beds 🛏 Single room with 1 King bed 🛏 $119/night To reserve room at the above, please use group link https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1779467278326&key=GRP&app=resvlink SpringHill Suites by Marriott Durham Chapel Hill 5310 McFarland Dr, Durham, NC 27707 𝖢𝖮𝖭𝖳𝖠𝖢𝖳: 𝖨𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗆: @kizombardudance 𝖤𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅: kizombardu@𝗀𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗅.𝖼𝗈𝗆 Tickets : www.kizombardu.com Online ticket sales end August 5, 2026 at 11:59pm. You can purchase tix through our website www.kizombardu.com. We do accept venmo (@Kizombardu), Cashapp ($KizombaRDU) and Zelle ([email protected]) but please still register and choose to pay offline.