Gilles de Souza is a french kizomba teacher. Born in Lomé, Togo (Western Africa)
Gds was originally born in Africa -Togo- in an average class family.
2nd on 4 children, Raised in Ivory Coast until the age of 10,
He was naturally surrounded by African Music and Dance,
and shared his passion for dances with his brothers and friends.
At the age of 10, he came to France(1987), where he did his studies, later in Cameroon(1992) and also in Canada(1998), then came back to France(2001) after studying computer science.
After discovering kizomba a few years ago , his passion for dance just came back..
this Dance was just so magnetic, he could feel the “magic”
GdS kizomba journey started with a few classes here and there to learn the basics, watching a lot of videos from his favorite dancer and teacher Kwenda Lima.
The passion led him from classes to festivals where he met a lot of wonderful people from every part of the globe, but also great teachers – like Avelino and Joana, Petchu and Vanessa, Helio and Eliana, Ricardo and Paula(Afrolatin connection), ze barbosa , Albir and Sara – and thank to them he learned a lot about dancing Kizomba, feeling his own rythm but also teaching kizomba.
His Passion for teaching kizomba has already brought him to give classes in Sweden, Germany and Belgium. He likes to say that “a great teacher is the one who inspires other to do their best, not only in his teaching but also in his dance, a real example. “
