Welcome to La Peña! Promoting social justice & intercultural understanding through the arts since 1975.
$15 p/ class, or $10 with student ID or teacher ID
Drop-ins welcome! Tuesdays at 7pm
Join instructors Christopher and David Epperson for a beginners-intermediate Kizomba class!
Kizomba is both a music genre and a partnered dance originating in Angola. Kizomba has also been described as the “African Tango.”
The dance is known to be slow and smooth, and flows with movements that are somewhat harsh and requires a lot of flexibility in the knees for the frequent bob up and down motion of the dance, lower body, hip movements, etc.
What we teach
Kizomba, derived from the traditional dances Semba (Angola) and Pasada (Cape Verde) among others, is a sensual partner dance coupled with music from Angola, Cape Verde and the Caribbean primarily sung in Portuguese or French Creole.
Why we teach
Our chief goal is for dancers, especially Kizomba dancers, new or improver, to learn to experience a different dance each time especially when dancing with the same partner to the identical song.
Our philosophy
Like most dancers, dance is leisure so:
– Have fun
– Make the dance your own
– Listen to your dance music over and over until your very familiar
– Dance with EVERYONE in the dance community
– Turn your mistakes into possibly your signature move
– There is one leader, the music, and two followers:
– First follower follows the music
– Second follower follows first follower and the music
– Rhythm is key to a successful dance
For more information: thebrotherskizomba@gmail.com
Here is a video of professional dancers dancing Kizomba to give you some inspiration!