What better way to celebrate our Kizomba Seattle 16th anniversary than with Kizomba royalty??
This workshop is best suited for learners with prior kizomba knowledge, it won’t go over too much of the basics. It is designed to help you deepen and strengthen your understanding of Kizomba dance, musicality and culture through instruction from one of the worlds leading experts, Tania Mendonça.
Event details will be posted soon!! But expect classes, socials, dance, music and a lot of Kicomba Seattle community love!
What to expect!!
Progressive classes
Structure and technique of steps
Ginga Flow and Banga footwork
Energy matching & musicality
Culture class
More to details and fun activities to come!! 😊
About Tania Mendonça
Tania Mendonça was born in Benguela, Angola and as most Angolans she has danced Kizomba with family and friends most of her life, however, in 2010 by then a resident in the United Kingdom she started to share her knowledge and teach Kizomba outside the PALOP community.
Although Tania is proficient in teaching both roles of Leading and Following efficiently, in 2016 Tania found a movement called "More Than a Follower" with the goal of acknowledge and empowering women the importance of the role of the Follower within the dance.
Known for being passionate about the culture, with her recent project "About Kizomba", Tania translates the meaning of lyrics of kizomba popular songs and its messages carried, redirecting the focus to the music and its history in order to give the dance context and meaning.
Twice nominated for best Kizomba teacher by The UK Lucas Awards, Tania is an highly reputable Instructor that is sought after to teach Internationally at various Congresses and Festivals, while focusing in sharing her knowledge of Kizomba in its most original form.
About DJ Guelas
DJ, performer, African music educator and festival promoter, DJ Guelas (pronounced Geh-Luss) is a native of Lisbon, Portugal with strong cultural roots in the Cabo Verde Islands, West Africa.
With more than 20 years of experience in the music business, DJ Guelas is a respected name in the world of Kizomba, Afro-House, Zouk, Semba, Funana, and Coladera. He has brought these genres of African music to audiences at numerous festivals and clubs in countries such as Brasil, Australia, Luxembourg, Italy, Argentina, Mexico, England, Germany, etc. As an original member of the award nominated Lights Out DJs, Guelas has released over 10 Cds featuring artists like Suzana Lubrano and Ali Angel.
Guelas is a founding member of the Miami Beach Kizomba Festival (MBKF), an annual four-day event that brings thousands of people together from across the world for workshops, aimed at promoting and educating music and dance lovers about African culture.
Guelas truly believes music and dance tell a people’s story, and in this case, the rich cultural history of African people, particularly those from Cabo Verde and Angola. His passion is to bring this unique history to the world as well as pass on the knowledge he has gained in the profession to younger generations of DJs and festival promoters.
When he’s not performing at international music festivals or working on his next studio project, DJ Guelas practices his craft at his home in Miami, FL.
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