Our Story
Tatjana & Juri
Tatjana started to dance solo dances like hip-hop and contemporary in 2003. Seven years later together with Juri she joined Salsa and Bachata classes.
In 2012 they both dived into Kizomba and very soon organized a small group of friends to share those passion and practice together till it transformed into teaching.
From 2015 they focus on learning more about different styles, music and history by actively attending festivals, workshops, taking private lessons and teacher's trainings.
In 2017 they joined Azembora team and started to teach weekly classes in different styles in Helsinki until Azembora closed it's doors in December 2023. From that moment they continue under own new brand S-Dance School.
Aretta
Aretta began her dance journey in 2016 with salsa and bachata lessons in Finland. Soon after she found kizomba and semba, and it was love at first sight! As kizomba was not known in her city that time, she decided to start teaching and hosting socials to bring it to the scene. Safe to say it was not easy, but she managed to build a passionate local kizomba community! From the beginning, Aretta has been travelling around Europe and to Angola to learn more and more about these beautiful dances.
She moved to Helsinki in Autumn 2024 to have better access to dance training and Finland's kizomba community. Today, she continues her deep dive into the Angolan culture and also with all the dances under the kizomba umbrella. She continues to travel to festivals and to Angola, to take and give lessons, and she truly believes that there is still so much more to discover within these dances!