Kizomba Presente Global Connection Method: Epistemological, Pedagogical and Ethical Foundations for Kizomba Teacher Education in the 21st Century

This English version (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18775984) is an authorised translation of the original scientific article published in Portuguese on 20 February 2026 on the Zenodo platform (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18728280). A Polish version (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18765692) was also published on 25 February 2026. The article presents the epistemological, pedagogical and ethical foundations of the Kizomba Presente Global Connection Method — a teacher education programme comprising 59 chapters and over 1,500 pages. The publication introduces five original contributions: An epistemological foundation rooted in Bantu philosophy (Ntu, Ubuntu, Mooyo). A pedagogy of orality and embodied knowledge transmission. A reconfiguration of leadership roles in the light of Ubuntu philosophy. The first systematised deontological code for Kizomba teachers. The integration of teacher training with the creative economy and cultural diplomacy. The article constitutes a contribution to the professionalisation of Kizomba teaching and to the protection of its Angolan cultural matrix within a global context. This version preserves the full scientific integrity of the original text. Linguistic adaptation was limited to academic terminology and idiomatic expressions. Original Portuguese version: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18728280Polish version: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18765692