Kizomba and Semba Weekend With Gabriel Cabinda

Dancecity cordially invites all who love kizomba and Semba to our workshop with the Angolan National Kizomba and Semba Champion direct from Angola Luanda Gabriel Cabinda. Flying in just for you.

We asked Gabriel about the topics for his classes. We asked if he wanted to teach Semba or Kizomba. His answer is a first good reason why you should be attending this weekend: "I would say classic Semba and Semba show. Maybe a few Kizomba steps because Kizomba does not have that much to teach".

"The reality is that if you master Semba, Kizomba becomes so much easier to dance because Semba gives you so much abilities"

Normally we ask teachers for topics for each hour of class they will be teaching. Gabriel's request is not to work with topics, rather for him to start with the first class, see what we know and work with that to give us what he thinks we need.

It is quite rare to get someone straight from Angola with the ideas about our dances from Angola and with the teaching methodology from Angola.

We do not want to influence this weekend in any way. We do not want to say how it is normally done in Europe or Angola. But We want you to experience Gabriel's way. Come and experience it with us!

We have so many good kizomba and Semba teachers in Oslo/Norway spreading the knowledge, culture and dance of Semba. However We have invited Gabriel Cabinda to top up what you have already been taught as well as give more insight to this amazing culture and dance of the people of Angola as well as as the Palop people in general.

PRICES AND CONTENT
6hours of Classes. 2 Parties and loads of practise with awesome dancers.
2 days of classes , parties and practise.,
Rate: 800 NOK
Dancecity Gold card members pay 700 kr.
(USE DISCOUNT CODE ON BACK OF CARD.)

SCHEDULE

Friday
Welcome Party 21:00 - 01:00

Saturday
Workshop and practise 13:00 - 17:00
Party Included 21:00 - 02:00

Sunday
Workshop and party 12:00 - 17:00

Why Do we do these Events.
-Our events are always subsidised by Dancecity to ensure they are affordable so that many of you can attend to learn and improve upon your dance and enhance your knowledge.
- We create these events so you get to appreciate the knowledge of your local teachers a good job our teachers of Norway are doing with regard to teaching similar content as is done in Angola.
-Our teachers as well as you will join in the workshops in the aim of improving our teaching technique as well as knowledge.


About Gabriel Cabinda
Gabriel Cabinda was born and raised in Angola.

He started his Semba and Kizomba journey in 2005 when he joined the União Classico do Semba Dance school. He did well and ended up master teacher there from 2010-2011. In 2011 Gabriel participated in a big Kizomba and Semba competition in Angola. Out of more than 5.000 candidates he came in first place as winner of the event.

Since he could not travel to Europe like other champions do, he focused his efforts to promote Kizomba in Angola. In 2012, he and other colleagues organized the project Kizomba na rua. In the same year he organized the first workshop of Kizomba dance in Angola. He also created a dance group for orphans, which worked to help these children in need.

In 2015 Gabriel went to South Africa on a scholarship from Fundo Soberano de Angola to study Hospitality management. He stayed for 3
years. While there, he was teaching dance to all his colleagues and he was nominated as minister of culture for the school, with responsibility to create events for his colleagues.

In 2018 January he got back to Luanda where he started working as Night Auditor at Skyna Hotel Luanda.
Currently he still teaching Semba & Kizomba and organizing the projecto Kizomba na Rua again. This is a big event in Luanda, a unique place in where you can dance Kizomba and Semba every Sunday night.