Learn Kizomba in Southampton with TLC - at the end of each month
Kizomba on a Weds & Thursday in Southampton
Steve & Julia have been teaching Kizomba in Southampton during 2010 and everyone has really taken to this intoxicating dance.
Therefore, we are pleased to announce that we are continuing these classes on a regular basis at the end of each month, see dates below.
If you wanted to learn Kizomba and start from the beginning, then join us at Woodlands College on the last Weds of the month.
If you already know the basics, then please join us at the Archers Club for an Improvers class on a Thursday at the end of each month, ie:
Weds 25 August at Woodlands College, in Harefield, SO18 5FW 
8-9.30pm Kizomba class for BEGINNERS - designed for people with no experience (or very little) to Kizomba. This is an additional class to the usual 4 levels of Salsa classes, which will all run concurrently.
Thurs 26 August at Archers Club in central Southampton, SO15 2LT
8-9.30pm Kizomba class for IMPROVERS - designed for people with some Kizomba experience. This will be an additional class to the usual 4 levels of Salsa, and will be held in the back hall, Tracie will be teaching the Level 4 class).
NB – Entrance to the Kizomba classes will be £8 (All Salsa classes remain at £7)
Next Dates are:
25/26 August
29/30 September
27/28 October
24/25 November
Please note that although classes will
only be at the end of every month, you can practice EVERY WEEK after 9.30pm at either our Weds club at Woodlands, our Thursday club at Archers or our fortnightly Friday Salsa Caliente where we have a dedicated Kizomba room, while Salsa is played in the main hall.
Steve has researched this dance extensively over the last year and with Julia, recently travelled to Portugal to gain the essence of this beautiful dance from Benjamim Nande in Portugal.
Many clubs are introducing this around the UK and we are very excited about this new style as another first on the South Coast
Kizomba originates from Angola mostly since the late 70s. Kizomba is a result of an evolution: of young generations, listening to traditional music like semba, and adding a modern touch by adding electronic percussions and a slow sensual rhythms.
During the passing years, Kizomba has developed and spread worldwide. Many other related sounds and dancing patterns have been developing at the same time, not only in Angola but also Cape Verde and Antilles among others (tarrachinha, coladera, zouk…)
Although it was created in Angola it is often considered Portuguese due to it being sung in Portuguese and its popularity throughout Portugal.
The music has a romantic flow mixed with African rhythms, It is known for having a slow, insistent, funky urban, yet sensuous rhythm; the result of electronic percussion. It is ideally danced accompanied by a partner, very smoothly and slowly, though not too tightly.. generally sung in Portuguese or Cape-Verdean Creole. The dance is sensual, and can also be done to Semba music, which is usually faster paced than Kizomba.
In Portugal the word "kizomba" is used to call any zouk-derived type of music, even if it is not from Angola.
