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Community, General DanceMay 23, 2015

Bridging the Divide: Learning to Dance in a Non-Movement Culture

By Rachel Cassandra

I’m an American. I didn’t start dancing until I was nearly 18. Well, I danced a waltz as a small child standing on my…

Community, Interviews, KizombaJanuary 4, 2015

Interview With David Campos & Guida Rei

By SocialDanceCommunity

In recent years Kizomba has experienced a popularity explosion in the USA as well as the global latin dance community. New York based instructors David Campos…

Interviews, Kizomba, PodcastsDecember 5, 2014

Interview with Rachel Cassandra

By Rob Castellucci

Are you curious about Kizomba? Then this is the podcast for you! Rob Castellucci takes a deep dive into Kizomba with his interview with…

Dance 101, KizombaNovember 17, 2014

5 Lies You’ve Been Told About Kizomba

By Rachel Cassandra

Kizomba is a social dance that has really only begun to gain notice in the United States in the last five years; most people…

Interviews, KizombaNovember 16, 2014

Charles Ogar- On Teaching, Timing, and Style

By Tasleem Laila

Dancing, teaching and the power of words hold a lot of importance to me. So when a person comes along who not only teaches…

1 Marius Breaking Out of Gendered Roles at NYC Zouk Festival

Thanks for your response! I would regard every normal conversation between two people as a role free interaction. Like the one we are having now :-) And maybe we could…
2 Richard Breaking Out of Gendered Roles at NYC Zouk Festival

We generally go with "Mix and Match" now in Swing Dancing. I remember someone asked for a good name to replace Jack and Jill, people liked that and then pretty…
3 Rachel Cassandra Breaking Out of Gendered Roles at NYC Zouk Festival

So many interesting comments! Regan, I think talking about "the natural order" doesn't make sense for gender roles. There have always been different roles for people over time. Today most…