UrbanKiz technique: timing before tricks

The heart of the style is the offbeat. You often dance between the strong beats, not on them. Where kizomba flows continuously, UrbanKiz carves the music up with pauses and accents.

A saccade has a clear beginning and a clear end, and the stop is part of the movement. You stop dead, you do not ease into it. Clean beats fast every time.

Urban does not mean brutal. The intention is crisp, the connection stays soft.

Walk in place and clap only on the offbeats for two minutes before you dance them.

Urbankiz runs on timing, saccades and clean changes of direction.

If the timing is unclear, simplify the movement.

UrbanKiz: timing before tricks, step by step

URBANKIZ IS NOT A COLLECTION OF SHARP TRICKS.
The heart of the style is the offbeat.
You dance between the strong beats, not on them.
In kizomba I melt into the music. In UrbanKiz I carve it up.
A saccade has a clear beginning and a clear end.
The stop is part of the movement. You stop dead, you do not ease into it.
Urban does not mean brutal. Crisp intention, soft connection.

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