Afro-Latin Cultural Exchange Society

Victoria Kizomba Social: Winter Series
2024-03-23 20:30 - 23:30 UTC | Ukranian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 3K9, Canada
Another Season, another series of kizomba events coming up. Join the island vibe this Saturday. Great music, great energy, great atmosphere.
Urban Kiz class starts at 8:30pm, followed by the night social.
Cover: $10, cash only.
“Dance with your heart. your feet will follow”

Beginner Urban Kizomba
2024-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Fishermen’s Wharf, 1 Dallas Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Introduction to the fundamentals of Urban Kizomba. Start to explore body mechanics and learn how to connect with your partner. Get festival ready!!
Dates: March 4th – 25th
Mondays, 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM
Price: $60 for 4 weeks
Instructors: Ali Jorgensen and Chris Weech

Ladies Sensual Bachata Styling
2024-03-25 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-04-08 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-04-15 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-04-22 18:15 - 19:15, 2024-04-29 18:15 - 19:15 UTC | Fishermen’s Wharf, 1 Dallas Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
This is an 8-week series with an optional performance opportunity.
Dates: March 4th – 25th & April 8th – 29th
Mondays, 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Early Bird Price: $160 until Feb 20th (register before the price goes up!) Prorated options available if you can only attend classes in March.
Instructor: Ali Jorgensen

Experienced Beginners Modern Bachata Combinations
2024-03-25 19:15 - 20:15 UTC | Fishermen’s Wharf, 1 Dallas Road, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Focus on adding flair and technique with moves to wow your partner on the dance floor!
Dates: March 4th – 25th
Mondays, 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM
Price: $60 for 4 weeks
Instructor: Ali Jorgensen and Aaron Dyer

Victoria International Kizomba Festival (5th Edition)
2024-03-28 19:00 - 2024-04-01 06:00 UTC | Victoria Convention Centre, 720 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3M7, Canada
Welcome to the Victoria International Kizomba Festival!!
What to expect?? Locally and internationally renowned instructors teaching Semba, Kizomba, Urban Kiz, Tarraxinha, Tarraxo, Douceur, Afro Beat, Afro House, Kuduro and more!
ALL IN ONE:– Over 27.000 square feet of space– 3 ROOMS: Kizomba room, Urban Kiz room, Social room– After party room goes until 6-7am with (Douceur, Tarraxinha and Sweet Kiz)
VIKF 5rd Edition is offering you:
* 4 days of workshops* 3 day-time socials* 4 nights of dancing,* 3 afterparties until 6-7am* 15 hours + of workshops* 40 hours + of dancing* 2 educational sessions of “Cultural Aspect of African Dances”* 1 Gala Night of celebration of Multiculturalism, Diversity, the Arts including performances and fashion shows by African Designers.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This 4-day festival has some free components offered to the general public as well as some activities with a minimal cost (to be announced at a later date).
– Urban/Tarraxo Skills Development Training will be offered by (??)– Kizomba/Semba training program will be offered by (??)– DJ Training will be offered as well
CONFIRMED DJs, ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON
– 10+ Taxi dancers– 40+ International Special Guests
HOTEL DEALS: WE HAVE 3 PREMIUMS HOTELS TO HOST YOU.
A) FAIRMONT EMPRESS HOTEL is adjacent to the Convention Centre (all in one):B) MARRIOTT VICTORIA INNER HARBOUR, (just across the street, 1min walking distance)C) DOUBLE TREE BY HILTON
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TICKETS:
– By buying the pass you authorize the photographer and the videographer, his agents, the legal successors, ALCES, IALE, VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL KIZOMBA FESTIVAL as well as our community partners to reproduce and to exploit your image within the framework of photos for the performance of the promotion and the communication of VIKF and ALCES
LIABILITY:
– The purchaser remains responsible for the use made of e-tickets, and if lost, stolen or duplicate a valid e-ticket, only the first person who holds the e-ticket can access the event.
EVENT:
The event is and remains the sole responsibility of the organizer. The acquisition of this e-ticket wins if adherence to rules of the place of the event and / or organizer.
– If you are no longer able to join, you can transfer your pass to another participant without any fee; transfer your pass to the next edition; or ask for a refund within 7 days after the event.– Must be 18+ to attend this event
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
– Click on the *Going* tab on Facebook to receive notifications about line up updates and any useful information regarding this event.– COVID-19 clause: This event may be postponed or cancelled by the Organizer due to the Covid19 pandemic or any other resulting event related to the instructions of the federal government of Canada and the BC provincial government. In such case, the buyer can ask for a full refund.

Kizomba Practica Thursdays
2024-03-28 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-04-04 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-04-11 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-04-18 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-04-25 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-05-02 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-05-09 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-05-16 19:30 - 22:30 (America/Vancouver) and 5 more dates | Ukranian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 3K9, Canada
Join us every Thursday for Kizomba/Urbankiz classes.
Intermediate 7:30PM-8:15pm Beginner 8:15pm-9:00pm Practica until 10:30pm
Class only: $10
Class & Practica: $15 or $10 for university students w/ID
Practice only $10
Classes will be provided by your local Instructor (David Lamine) and assistants (Robyn, Becky) and occasionally by some out of town and International Instructors.
Please help to spread the word and let’s continue to build this beautiful community ✨💗✨

Victoria Kizomba Social: Spring Series
2024-04-27 20:30 - 23:00, 2024-05-11 20:30 - 23:00, 2024-05-25 20:30 - 23:00, 2024-06-08 20:30 - 23:00, 2024-06-22 20:30 - 23:00 UTC | Ukranian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 3K9, Canada
Another Season, another series of kizomba events coming up. Every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.
Join the island vibe this Saturday. Great music, great energy, great atmosphere.
Urban Kiz class starts at 8:30pm, followed by the night social.
Cover: $10, cash only.
“Dance with your heart. your feet will follow”

Be You Kiz Fest (Second Edition)
2024-05-24 20:30 - 2024-05-27 04:00 UTC | BE YOU Kizomba, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
We’re back for a second edition of BE YOU, and this year we’re turning up the heat 🔥🔥🔥
Date: May 24 – 26, 2024
➖➖➖➖Location➖➖➖➖
Ottawa ON
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◈◈◈Instructor Line Up◈◈◈
Adeline – Paris, France 💃🇫🇷
Cebo and Emma – Paris, France 🕺💃🇫🇷
Kiki – Baltimore, USA 🕺🇺🇸
Roy and Sara – Montreal, Canada 🕺💃🇨🇦
Elvis and Vii – Ottawa, Canada 🕺💃🇨🇦
Mike and Lynette – Ottawa, Canada 🕺💃🇨🇦
Myriam – Ottawa, Canada 💃🇨🇦
Samantha – Winnipeg, Canada 💃🇨🇦
◈◈◈DJ Line Up◈◈◈
DJ Laak – Paris, France 🎧🇫🇷
DJ No Step – Paris, France 🎧🇫🇷
DJ Sink – Montreal, Canada 🎧🇨🇦
DJ Angel – Montreal, Canada 🎧🇨🇦
DJ NS – Toronto, Canada 🎧🇨🇦
DJ SAvvy – Winnipeg, Canada 🎧🇨🇦
◈◈◈General Schedule (Subject to Change)◈◈◈
Friday:
8:30pm – Registration Opens
9pm – Workshop
10pm – 4am – PARTY🔥🔥🔥
Saturday:
11:30am – Registration Opens
12pm – 5pm: Workshops
5pm – 8pm – Day Social 🎵🎵🎵
10pm – 5am – PARTY🔥🔥🔥
Sunday:
12:30 pm – Registration Opens
1pm -5pm – Workshops
5pm – 8pm – Day Social🎵🎵🎵
10pm – 4am – PARTY🔥🔥🔥
M﻿ore details to come!
N﻿O REFUNDS

Becky's Birthday Bash Fundraiser
2024-06-07 21:00 - 2024-06-08 02:00 UTC | Ukranian Cultural Centre, 3277 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 3K9, Canada
You all know I love to have events like this to bring the community together and raise money for great causes. Join me in celebrating my birthday by learning, eating, dancing and having fun. ALL proceeds go towards “Casa del Corazon”.
There will be a gift basket and raffle with prizes to win!
Who is coming?
Introducing Jurcic | DJ JC STRIPES.
As you can see from the name, this guys does it all in the kizomba dance scene.
Jurcic is passionate about teaching Kizomba & Urban Kiz. Distinctive by his technique, musicality, creativity and swag, he puts a priority on creating dancers and not robot.As he like to say “dance is the expression of self through movements and every movement you do should be purposeful.” Therefore, his goal is to help dancers develop their personality into their dance, assuming they are willing. He has tapped into many styles such as salsa, bachata, tango, dancehall, to name only those and this background has made him the dancer he is today.
Schedule
* Friday, June 7th (4 hours of social dancing)
9pm-12am (Party)
* Saturday June 8th (3.5 hours of workshops + 1 hour practica, potluck and 5 hours of social dancing)
1:00pm-4:30pm (Workshops)4:30pm – 5:30pm (Practica)
BREAK
7:30pm – 9:00pm (Potluck)9pm – 2am (Party)
Full pass $90Party pass $40
Please make payments via e transfer to: becksmith@hotmail.com and message Becky directly if you have any questions.

Kizomba/UrbanKiz at Clover
2024-06-22 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Clover Point, Victoria
Come join us for our first time dancing at Clover Point!
There will be no lesson beforehand and this is super casual. Just a bunch of friends hanging out and dancing. Bring snacks, something to drink, blankets, warm clothes (as it is typically cooler by the ocean). There isn’t a lot of parking at Clover Point but you can park along Dallas Rd and just walk down. Feel free to invite friends and family.
Hope to see you all there!
