Abstract

Dance is part of a culture that brings positive emotions. Dances are divided into several types: ballet, ballroom, historical, folk, club, erotic, modern, street, modern ballet, Latin American. Latin American dances are of two types: ballroom and social. Social dance is a special form of communication, an opportunity to organize leisure and pastime. Kizomba belongs to social dances and is practiced on various dance floors and open airs. Kizomba has come from African Angola, but it developed on the dance floors of Latin America, gradually absorbing ele-ments of Cuban, Brazilian and European dances. Thanks to measured and smooth movements, kizomba is easy to master, and practicing it one can become a famous kizombist. The features of kizomba include the correct invita-tion to dance and the correct end of the dance, the ability to correctly build a sequence of fast and slow steps, a smooth change in the direction of the dance, and a general base of movements. It is the basic steps that help to master kizomba correctly, and thanks to the knowledge gained in the lessons and on the YouTube channel, opportunities for learning new dance techniques are given in details. There are several styles of kizomba: Passada, Tarraxinha, Ventoinha, Quadrinha. Kizomba helps to relax after a working day, has a beneficial effect on both mental and physical state of a person. Positive emotions during the dance arise due to the release of endorphins - hormones of happiness, which have a positive effect on the inner world, liberating a person. Kizomba helps to strengthen the body, develops flexibility, strength and endurance.

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