by Charles Ogar | Jul 16, 2019 | Blog
Strong presence of Brazilian culture in tandem with openness to other cultures and dance stylesMusicDJs playing Brazilian and ghetto zouk classics but also playing top 40 original tracks as well as remixesDancers accustomed to dancing to a wide variety of zouk and...
by Charles Ogar | May 8, 2017 | Blog
Euro Kizomba Trip Day 1 Recap I will journal and share my journey here on FB for my own benefit to look back and see this a year from now on FB, and hopefully sharing my journey will inspire some of you reading. Getting to Paris was smooth. No delayed flights or lost...
by Charles Ogar | Jan 7, 2016 | Blog
Being a full time kizomba instructor has been a rewarding experience for me. It has allowed me to meet beautiful people from all over the world who also share a passion for dance. It has given me the opportunity to inspire and impact people through dance, which is...
by Charles Ogar | Dec 26, 2015 | Blog
1) Lack of Body Awareness/Control When I first started dancing kizomba I struggled a lot with being aware of what my body was doing. Since Kizomba is danced mostly in a close embrace it was difficult at first to internalize the movements and steps and know what...
by Charles Ogar | May 12, 2015 | Blog
Apparently there seems to be a lot of confusion on what “the counts” are with Kizomba by those who haven’t, and even those who have, begun to learn Kizomba. This confusion is even more rampant among those of us who have a latin dance background, or...
by Charles Ogar | May 12, 2015 | Blog
I heard this so many times that I have decided to write about it. I talked to so many people that really love to dance but feel just because they aren’t the best dancer on the floor, they don’t get to have fun or that they aren’t allowed to “shine”. I see them hold...
