Semba/Kizomba Bootcamp with Kizomba RDU
We are back at it with another 3 Hour Bootcamp for the Raleigh/Durham area. This time we are covering the fun and energectic dance of SEMBA!
Semba & Kizomba are partnered dances heating things up on the dance floor! With origins from Angola (Africa), these dances are focused on the connection between you, your partner and the music. We’ve covered Kizomba, now it’s time to add Semba dance and music into the mix!
Whether you want to learn Kizomba or Semba for the first time or improve what you've already learned, this progressive bootcamp will focus on foundations, proper technique and body movements for dancing Kizomba and Semba, and fun combinations to enhance your social dancing!
Bootcamp Schedule
4:00pm - 5:15pm: Kizomba comes from Semba
5:15pm - 6:30pm: Semba Foundations & Partner Work
6:30pm - 7:00pm: Practica
Instructor: Kimberly Nicole
Kimberly Nicole is the founder and Director of Kizomba RDU based out of Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, and has been instrumental in growth of the Kizomba dance scene across the Carolinas. She was first introduced to Kizomba in 2012 while attending a festival in Toronto. Since then she has traveled extensively to learn and train from some of the best Kizomba instructors from around the world, training with Mestre Petchu and Vanessa, Lucia Nogueira and most recently Eddy Vents.
Kimberly Nicole is known for sharing her knowledge and passion of sensual body movements in a fun and enjoyable way. She has taught Kizomba and Tarraxinha workshops in some of the best Latin and Kizomba Dance festivals across the Southeast including Charlotte Salsa Invitational, Columbia Salsa Summit, Atlanta Kizomba Dream Festival, Queen City Kizomba Festival and Sawa Sawa Kizomba Festival. She teaches weekly classes, holds socials and host events with visiting instructors in the Raleigh/Durham area.
Kimberly Nicole has had a passion for dance since childhood. She began dancing at age three and continued her studies throughout high school and college. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Kimberly Nicole focused her earlier training in jazz, tap, and ballet, later expanding to hip-hop and modern. As a young adult, Kimberly Nicole has broadened her dance repertoire outside of formal studio training and has fallen in love with Afro & Latin social dancing - salsa (on1 and on2), bachata, cha cha, and now Kizomba, Tarraxinha and Semba.