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Events, OPINION PIECES, REVIEWS

Budapest Kizomba Connection 2019 – REVIEW

Budapest Kizomba Connection – A festival heavily reliant on its venue location wow-factor and a history of successful editions. BKC9 edition promised to continue a tradition of epic music, superb location, great vibe and an overall unique dancing experience. It succeeded on some fronts, however, in an over-saturated festival market, compromising on key elements, such as music, puts the, relatively expensive, festival, in the heart … Continue reading Budapest Kizomba Connection 2019 – REVIEW

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Events, REVIEWS

Ginga 2019 Festival Review

Ginga 2019: the all-in, all-star edition Ginga 2019 edition was announced to be the final instalment in this festival’s story and it promised to be unmissable with top teachers, live performances, countless special guests and lots of surprises. Looking back at the weekend, I certainly hope it won’t be the last we’ll see of the Hamburg-based project. Ginga 2019 ticked all the boxes and drew … Continue reading Ginga 2019 Festival Review

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OPINION PIECES, REVIEWS

TOP 5 KIZOMBA FESTIVALS 2018 BY VICTORIA GORDON

Victoria attended 14 festivals in 2018 so we thought she’d be a great person to ask* for her TOP 5 Festivals of 2018, a much needed female perspective to give balance.  For many people who don’t have a full view of the growing scene in America, she also re-directs focus in what is currently a rather Euro-centric festival scene. *It probably should be noted that … Continue reading TOP 5 KIZOMBA FESTIVALS 2018 BY VICTORIA GORDON

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REVIEWS

Ella Europe 2019 – REVIEW

Ella Europe 2019 – the reboot concept with a tonne of potential. After a year’s gap between the first Lisbon edition back in 2017, Ella returned to Europe this January with a promising concept and glowing line-up. Being the first Meu Semba outing of 2019 we were keen to see what the organising team had prepared and I was glad to escape the plummeting winter … Continue reading Ella Europe 2019 – REVIEW

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SPOTLIGHT

OMAR ON FIKI KIZOMBA FESTIVAL

What made you decide that organising Kizomba festivals was your next step? When I moved to Finland in 2011, the social dance scene was very inactive with no regular weekly parties, very few intensive weekends or festivals with top name artists. Johanna, my partner and I are both passionate all-round Afro-Latin social dancers and teachers, and we wanted to start with community events to unite … Continue reading OMAR ON FIKI KIZOMBA FESTIVAL

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SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT X NEMANJA_IKIZ

What made you decide that organising Kizomba festivals was your next step? My students in Estonia are the main reason and the community we are working on hard to build. Many of them have families or simply can’t travel much so they might never visit a festival and truly experience this unique atmosphere or learn from another teacher, so we brought the festival to them. … Continue reading SPOTLIGHT X NEMANJA_IKIZ

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Joseph Wagner
LIFESTYLE

Joseph Wagner’s Best Kizomba Festivals of 2017

Joseph Wagner is a avid traveller and in 2017 alone, participated in 29+ Kizomba festivals around the world. We thought it was only fair we allowed him to share his favourite amongst the 29+. Here are his favourite festivals of 2017 in no particular rank. Budapest Kizomba Connection Location: Budapest, Hungary Next event: 30 Aug – 02 Sep 2018 Warsaw Kizomba Festival Location: Warsaw, Poland … Continue reading Joseph Wagner’s Best Kizomba Festivals of 2017

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The Fantastic 4 CKF17
REVIEWS

CKF2017 REVIEW: THE FANTASTIC FOUR, FANTASTIC PROBLEMS

It’s the 4th edition of CKF (Christmas Kizomba Festival) and I’m counting the hours till I board my plane to Lisbon, if anything work has become irritable and I find myself dazing and switching off from time to time, if that’s not an alarm bell for a holiday, then I think I’ve got holidaying all wrong. It’ll be my second time visiting CKF and Lisbon … Continue reading CKF2017 REVIEW: THE FANTASTIC FOUR, FANTASTIC PROBLEMS

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