This essay examines the dance practice of the Lisbon-based artiste Kwenda Lima (born 1977 at Sal, Cabo Verde), as manifested on three levels: the pedagogy of the Luso-African social dance, kizomba; a form of dance therapy, which he calls ‘Kaizen dance’; and the choreography of ‘Afro-contemporary’ dance. Through the interplay of these levels Lima responds to the spe...