r/kizomba

It is said by followers like leaders that lead soft. This seems abstract and I want to know what it means in a more detail.

I’d like to try a festival maybe this year or next and would like recommendations for the best festivals people have gone to, ideally I’d like European festival recommendations as they’d be easier for me to travel to.

Thank you

I am somewhat new to Kizomba (I’ve been dancing this style for about 2 years). I was at a social and dancing as a follow. Halfway through the song, my partner thanks me for the dance. I thought the song had ended. Turns out the song was still playing and my partner decides to start dancing with another follow. I’m not new to dancing. I’ve been dancing over 20 years in various styles (jazz, salsa, bachata, swing, Lindy hop) and this is the first time someone has stopped dancing with me mid-dance. I know I have a good handle on the basics and I feel like I was being punished for being a beginner. Is this common in this dance style space? What was the way to handle this?

(especially those kinds of moves that I think are known as 'tricks' like leg lifts, foot slides, sits, leans, etc.)

For some possibly relevant context I usually dance a more closed kizomba+tarraxinha style (with sometimes some tarraxo)

Did anyone notice on leaders that have better posture in general tend to have a better frame during dance?

I’m moving from London, which has endless Kizomba socials and events, to South Wales. I love Kizomba and I’m hoping someone can suggest some places to dance in or near Cardiff. I drive so I’m willing to head to neighbouring cities!

Also, any Kizomba festivals/parties happening in the UK?!

I heard a song the other night that is a duet between a man and a woman and the only part that i heard clearly in Portuguese was “vem que eu te mostro o caminho. Na kizomba ninguem dança sozinho.” The man who played the song didn’t know how to speak Portuguese so he could not pronounce the song name to me properly for me to research it. I think he called it “seguria” which is obviously not a word in Portuguese. Help if you can.