by Kizomba Voices of Toronto | Kizomba Instructors, Kizomba News
Stephanie, you’ve been an active and influential figure in the Toronto dance scene for many years and you hold the longest running weekly salsa/bachata and kizomba social at Dovercourt House. Tell us about your career as a dancer. I’m from a French family, I have...
by Kizomba Voices of Toronto | Kizomba Instructors, Kizomba News
Babs you are a well known player in the Montreal kizomba scene and a new kid on the block in Toronto, gaining popularity. What is your background, and how did your kizomba adventure start? I was born in Senegal, West Africa, and I came to Canada 22 years ago, at the...
by Kizomba Voices of Toronto | Kizomba DJs, Kizomba News
You are one of the most prominent kizomba DJs and promoter in Toronto. Could you tell the community a bit about yourself and how you started Djing? My name is Newton, Jean-Jacques; I was born in Haiti and grew up listening to kompa. I can tell you that it was never in...
by Kizomba Voices of Toronto | Kizomba DJs, Kizomba News
Victor, you were born in Luanda, Angola. What was it like growing up there? I am the 2nd of eleven siblings, and I grew up in a traditional, tight-knit family. Growing up in Angola during the civil war was difficult, major part of the country was occupied and...
by Kizomba Voices of Toronto | Kizomba Instructors, Kizomba News
How long have you been working together as dance partners? Do you focus exclusively on kizomba? Jason: We’ve been working together for 4,5 years. I also teach salsa/bachata, and with Regan we teach Kizomba, Semba and Tarraxinha at Steps Dance Studio. Regan, when and...
