KIK – KIZOMBA IN KOLKATA returns this year in a NEW FORMAT as an INTIMATE TRAINING INTENSIVE for dancers who want to deepen their understanding of KIZOMBA.
Instead of a large festival, KIK 2026 will bring together a SMALL, CURATED GROUP OF DANCERS for THREE DAYS OF LEARNING, PRACTICE AND SOCIAL DANCING with INTERNATIONAL KIZOMBA ARTIST LEDOUX.
EVENT: KIK – THE KIZOMBA INTENSIVE
DATES: Friday 10 APRIL – Sunday 12 APRIL 2026
VENUE: SALSawala STUDIOS, KOLKATA
FEATURED ARTIST: LEDOUX (INTERNATIONAL KIZOMBA ARTIST)
Event Flow:
Day 1 – Friday (Arrival & Connection
)6:30 PM – Check-in & Welcome
7:00 – 8:30 PM – Workshop 1: Connection & Foundations
8:30 – 9:00 PM – Guided Practice
9:00 – 9:45 PM – Dinner Break / Informal Hang
9:45 – 10:30 PM – Conversation with Ledoux (Kizomba culture, growth as dancers, open discussion)
10:30 PM – 12:30 AM – Opening Social (Studio Social)
Day 2 – Saturday (Technique & Musicality)
11:00 – 12:30 PM – Workshop 2: Leading & Following Clarity
12:30 – 1:00 PM – Guided Practice Lab
1:30 – 3:00 PM – Lunch Break
3:00 – 4:30 PM – Workshop 3: Musicality & Timing
4:30 – 5:30 PM – Practice Lab with Individual Corrections
5:30 – 6:15 PM – Q&A Discussion with Ledoux
Evening Break for Rest & Dinner
9:30 PM – 12:30 AM – Main KIK Party
Day 3 – Sunday (Integration & Social Intelligence)
11:30 – 1:00 PM – Workshop 4: Advanced Concepts
1:00 – 1:30 PM – Guided Practice
1:30 – 3:00 PM – Lunch Break
3:00 – 4:30 PM – Workshop 5: Social Dancing Intelligence
4:30 – 5:30 PM – Feedback Circles (Rotating partners, corrections by Ledoux)
5:30 – 6:30 PM – Closing Social
6:45 – 7:45 PM – Sound Healing Session (Closing Experience) Carry your own Yoga Mat.
KIK 2026 IS DESIGNED FOR DANCERS WITH PRIOR KIZOMBA EXPERIENCE.