KIZOMBA

Kizomba is the result of evolution. It describes both, a music style and a dance style. Kizomba is an Angolan word that means “party” in the Kimbundu language. Kimbundu is one of the most widely spoken languages in Angola within the ethnic group called Bantu. The Angolan expression Kizombadas in the '50s referred to a big party, but there was no link with the dance nor with the music as we know it today.

Traditional dances like Semba, Kabetula , Kasukuta , Maringa, Caduque, Rebita, Cidralia , Dizanda , were predominant at that time. The majority of these dances are primarily carnival dances. In Luanda, the Angolan capital, you can see almost all of these dances one by one during the “Carnaval da Victoria”. This carnival and the carnival from Lobito from the province of Benguela made these dances popular in the whole nation and are promoting the Angolan culture until today.

Now you can learn Kizomba in Blois, Tours ( France ), Leipzig ( Germany ), New Delhi ( India )