This is a big one! The Yes Girls say yes to doing kizomba! The perfect way to end Season 4!Quick correction: Angola is south of DRC and West of Zambia (not East, as said in the episode).It's worth noting that Akumu went into this challenge with Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue knowledge, while Claire went in with some Mexican and Kenyan" swaying of the hips".For this particular YES challenge, they each had to acquire the basic steps necessary for Kizomba both as beginners and as gliding females (and follows) on an actual dancefloor.The unique thing about this challenge was that there wasn't just one expert but an entire community! Yup! The vibrant Afro-Latin Dance Community in Nairobi and beyond.These experts, ranging from coaches to dance enthusiasts, gave them all the information and tips necessary to immerse them into the world of Kizomba properly.So listen in if you're curious about what Kizomba is, its origin, its basic steps, why it's such an intimate dance, how to dance it, what makes Kizomba so popular, whether it's difficult to learn or not, the various Kizomba classes & events in Nairobi, and dance instructors, Kizomba vs Bachata, as well as differences between Kizomba and Salsa, and other Latin dances.Important resources: What is Kizomba?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kizombahttps://www.thisiskizomba.com/what-is-kizomba-2/The Kizomba dance video the Yes Kids, Chris & Gabriel, watched:https://youtu.be/kfqgCuzTaIwA complete list of all Latin Dances:https://www.danceus.org/latin-dance/ The people and organisations featured and mentioned:Coach Biggie: @biggie_bizzieAnn Moraa: @moraanyanchokaJos Lyon: @joslyon_official Sophie: @finesophiechenAlvaro Daza: @alvdazaFaith aka. Fifi: @mwango.o_fifiNairobi Dance Project: @thenairobidanceprojectDance for Charity Foundation: @dance_for_charityWangui Mugo: @wangui_mugohAndrew Balongo Opere: @operetarRevenge Of The Foresaken Gods: @revengefgods****************If you enjoy the podcast, we love you so much! And we'd like to ask you to rate us on Spotify - it will only take a couple of seconds, we promise! If you listen to us via Apple podcasts, please take some time to leave a short review. We promise it will take less than a minute unless, of course, you have more to say. In any case, we appreciate you!Thanks in advance!_____________________For video logs, visit https://www.youtube.com/@yesgirlspodcast For blogs, visit https://yesgirlspodcast.com/ Feel free to follow us across these platforms:INSTAGRAM TWITTERLINKEDINTIKTOKAnd of course, you can listen in via:AFRIPODSSPOTIFYAPPLE PODCASTS AUDIBLE GOOGLE PODCASTS POCKET CASTSRADIOPUBLIC CASTBOX

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