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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Intro + Demo

      1:57

    • 2.

      Lesson 1

      4:52

    • 3.

      Lesson 2

      3:01

    • 4.

      Lesson 3

      5:04

    • 5.

      Lesson 4

      5:14

    • 6.

      Lesson 5

      5:03

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About This Class

This is a romantic dance. If you are looking for a wedding dance, Kizomba might be a good choice. 

This course is for absolute beginners and will teach you how to hold your body and step to Kizomba music on your own and with a partner.

You will learn the feminine body expressions in Kizomba and how to move to a variety of instruments in the song. The steps taught in this lesson are:

  • Slow basic,
  • Basic 3 & Basic 5
  • Saida (exit) men 
  • Saida (exit) women

If you follow the lessons and practice with me, you will be able to dance to a whole song and follow a lead when you go out to Kizomba socials.

Kizomba allows you to experience a sense of calmness, I'd like to refer to it as a meditative state, where you let go. You can even close your eyes as you dance to Kizomba music.  

P.S You will see a demo after the intro to get a sense of what this dance is supposed to look like.

Meet Your Teacher

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Salimeh Miller

Professional Dancer from Toronto

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I got hooked with dancing in 2004 after I watched “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights”, and I haven’t stopped ever since. After training, competing and performing locally and internationally in Salsa and Bachata, I trained in Hip hop and Tango. Then I started teaching Latin dancing at dance studios in downtown Toronto. I took up Kizomba in 2013 and now Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba are my faves.

If you are ever in Toronto, I go out to Salsa, Bachata and Kizomba socials (dance parties) all the time.
If you see me, come and say Hi!  ^____^

 

 

 

 


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1. Intro + Demo: cheese. He's Allah is a very different kind of a dance. It's all about connecting with your partner and maintaining that property connection throughout the whole days as a follow, where you can sometimes even close your eyes and just see and feel how your leader is leading new and then. Yet accordingly, it uses you have execute the basic steps off his alma, which are different kinds of rhythms. There is basic to swab, a single swab as well as the walk Sabah having is a lot of the three and five step walk either on Balto Boy for On Backwards, as well as the two major fundamental moves in his limo Jor called Men and Women. Saida Orman. And is it? We'll also show you how to connect with your partner, but I hold your hand with your upper body and had follow all those that we learned together with the apartment. Was he learned, beginner level of Kasama and Master. All these beginners moves and practice them. 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