A kizomba class in Nguéniène is 45 minutes of partner dancing in a Petite Côte village, about fifteen kilometres from Saly and Somone. The option is at a flat rate, and booking in advance is advised.

A 45-minute kizomba class

The kizomba class lasts 45 minutes and is paid at a flat rate. The price is therefore not per person but for the session, which suits a couple, a pair of friends or a small group who dance together. Kizomba is a partner dance with a slow, strongly guided rhythm: a 45-minute class lets you learn the basics, the walk and the posture of leading. Booking in advance is advised, which leaves time to choose your slot and come as a pair. Forty-five minutes is enough for a first approach to the dance: the walk, the posture and how to lead or be led.

If you live on the Petite Côte, it is a class to fit into a weekend. If you are staying in Saly or Somone, it is an outing that makes a change from the beach and lets you meet a village.

Nguéniène, another Senegal fifteen kilometres from Saly

Nguéniène is a village on the Petite Côte, about fifteen kilometres from Saly and Somone. It is the Senegal of baobabs, millet granaries and herds crossing the track at dawn, far from the resort sunloungers. The village is best experienced on a Wednesday, the day of the louma, the big weekly market. The page Nguéniène and its market describes the atmosphere. If you want to combine dance with the market, aim for Wednesday, when the village is at its liveliest.

Extending your time around Nguéniène

A dance class combines well with a visit to the market on louma day, and then with the Petite Côte in general. To stay with dance, other African dance classes are available around the country. For nature, the Somone lagoon and the Bandia Reserve are the most natural outings from the coast.