Urban Kiz
Urban Kiz is a partner dance that emerged from Kizomba in Paris in the early 2010s.
Differences from Kizomba:
- Linear rather than circular. Turns are usually 90° or 180°.
- Less continuously flowing: deliberate pauses and changes of pace, as well as sharp stops and changes of direction.
- Connection through the arms rather than upper-body contact, with more space between partners and the elbows pointing downward.
- A wide range of styles, including elegant, Battle Kiz, and Douceur.
- Feet placed in front of each other rather than offset.
- More weight on the balls of the feet.
- Less bend in the knees.
- No leaning into each other; each partner maintains their own balance.
- Briefly increased tension in the frame, for example for quick stops.
Upcoming Kizomba events:
- : Urban Kiz class 6/12 Beginner
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 6/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Improver class
- : Urban Kiz Improver Class 2
- : Urban Kiz class 7/12 Beginner
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate Class
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 7/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Improver class
- : Urban Kiz Improver Class 2
- : Urban Kiz class 8/12 Beginner
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate Class
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 8/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Improver class
- : Urban Kiz Improver Class 2
- : Urban Kiz class 9/12 Beginner
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate Class
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 9/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Improver class
- : Urban Kiz Improver Class 2
- : Urban Kiz class 10/12 Beginner
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate Class
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 10/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Improver class
- : Urban Kiz Improver Class 2
- : Urban Kiz class 11/12 Beginner
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate Class
- : Xmas Gala 2026
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 11/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Improver class
- : Urban Kiz Improver Class 2
- : Urban Kiz class 12/12 Beginner
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate Class
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 12/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Beginner class
- : Urban Kiz class 13/13 Improver
- : Urban Kiz Intermediate class
- : Urban Kiz Advanced class
- : Urban Kiz Social
- : Urban Kiz Social
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- : Urban Kiz Social
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