I cannot recall who my last dance was with, or the song. It was definitely at Rooftop, a Kizomba session. Yes, that Rooftop in Mabonengthat was closed late in 2019 and reopened for one, it now seems, amazing Sunday in 2020. Since 2015, Kizomba at Rooftop on a Sunday was a given, a must for…
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Copying My Style.
I knew from the start that I would not be able to copy his Kizomba. He is energetic, excited and fleet footed. I’ve got two of those attributes, but that fast footwork is a problem. Nevertheless, watching this Kizombie with the wide grin is a delight. I recall him dancing to Memoire de femme (A…
My Feet Are Yearning
I know who’ll be there when I step on that roof on top of the canteen at Arts On Main. Popularly it’s known as the rooftop. Thabo the DJ and usually Delicia, Dineo, Tercia, and Melissa are there early. Ryan too, and that guy my friend in the jacket. As the Highveld sun sets and…
Irmgard, The Grand Dame of Dance
This venerable lady walks on to the dance floor at the Rooftop, poised, unperturbed by the judging eyes that follow her. You can see she is 60-something. What is she doing here? Does she know what these young people do? Those thoughts seem to cross their minds. She takes a seat and watches the Salseros,…
Dancing With A Conscience
The world will get no better, if we just let it be.
En Fuego Bringing Bliss
The percussionist is without a doubt the most animated character on stage, and his energy leads the band and excites the crowd too. I see that Cuban Salsa is not just music that requires sweat from Salseros, but the band as well. En Fuego (which means the fire) definitely brings the heat. They seem to…
Lose yourself to dance
It’s 10:20 on Monday night and Edd shouts that the next song is the second last, but everyone knows it’s not. The 20 or so Kizombies will ask for another song, and another. Until the speakers are disconnected, they will continue dancing. We – the Kizombies – eventually leave Parker’s Grill at 10:40pm. Tomorrow is…
Lose yourself to dance 