It’s not all disrespect and ego battles on Cape Town’s dance floors. Believe it or not, there are some bright spots – and I’m not just talking about the disco lights. Cape Town’s SBK (Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba) scene does have its moments, especially when you consider the venues. Let’s face it, we’ve got some pretty…
Tag: Connection
And So, We Are Aware
It’s telling isn’t it? My recent posts on the Cape Town SBK scene seem to have stirred the dance floor in both delightful and… uhh, less-than-delightful ways. Let’s start with the bad, shall we? Certain individuals have stopped greeting me altogether. Shocking, I know. But honestly, it’s no great losss. I wasn’t planning on dancing…
The FORCE to dance, or not to…
Ah, the FORCE. A noun that shouldn’t belong in the SBK (Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba) scene, yet here we are, tossing it around as if it’s a dance move. But let me ask you this: when was the last time you saw someone FORCED to dance? Personally, I haven’t witnessed such coercion since I tried to…
THE LAST DANCE
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…
When Less Is More
This quote Less is More – I rarely understood until one night I did not dance to the numbers the DJ played. Those Kizomba tracks did not move me; it was slow, too slow. And in my experience, you can’t just slow dance with anyone, especially Viola. Also, you can’t groove with just anyone, but…
Another Kizomba Addict
I told her to hug me; that is the way you hold your partner in Kizomba. She did. I said lean on me, just a little, she did. She pushed her hips against mine, I told her to stop it, that I did not know her like that. She laughed, and I knew I had…
This Is How It Goes
There's this flagrant thinking when it comes to the dance community, that men are dogs and women are loose, and that it's a free for all when it comes to hooking up. I don't know why it is so: Is it because they see her grinding against a man and then doing it minutes later…
You Are Not Channing
Some guys are overly confident, as soon as a new lady enters the dance arena they make it known that they are interested. Now check this, there are new ladies every week and you making moves every week, every week? Bitch please. With Kizomba you learn that one of the fundamentals of this sensual dance is…
Netta The White Salsa Chick
It’s not often that I meet a naturally talented dancer, you know someone that just makes dancing effortless and fun, lots of fun. I met Netta recently at a dance class and she took on the Bachata, Cuban Salsa and Kizomba steps like a sponge absorbing water. This woman not only succeeded in copying the…
Allow Me To Lead
I had two bad experiences with the ladies and well, I had to question the role of a follower and that of a leader.
Lose yourself to dance 