KIZOMBA

The Kizomba dance is acouple dance, in which the torso and right arm of the leader will guide the follower across the dance floor. It is the goal to synchronize perfectly as a couple with the music and express it through elegant footwork, smooth body movement, and attitude.

Across the world, Kizomba dance got mixed with other dance styles such as Tango, HipHop, Latin Dances, Lambazouk, Acrobatics and more and created several major subcategories such as Kizomba Fusion, Urban Kiz, Urban Kiz Tango and Urban Kiz Sensual.

Kizomba has its origin in coastal South African nation of Angola. Kizomba is derived from the word, Kimbundo, meaning party. Kimbundu is a minority Bantu tribal language spoken in Angola and influenced by the Portuguese.

Most of the song lyrics for Kizomba is sung in Portuguese. The music and dance is derived from semba, a kind of mixture of Angolan Merengue and the tribal Kilapanda dance.