Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is both a city and a large metropolitan area that includes the cities of Petaling Jaya, Ampang Jaya and others. In total, this area of 9 million people stretches over dozens of kilometers. Kuala Lumpur has a tropical climate and is a major transportation hub in Asia. But forget about walking. Very likely you will take a rideshare or the monoline. 

 

The social dance scene in KL reflects the diversity of the city with many ethnic Malays, Indians, and Chinese mingling with foreigners from all over the world. Most of the dance events take place either in the KLCC/Bukit Bintang area or in Bangsar which is about 4 km further west with some events in the middle around the TV tower.

Dance City Overview

Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area with KL, Putrajaya and Petaling Jaya have plenty of weekly socials. Around 30-50 people attend these socials,

The local dance scene

There are dance events every day of the week and a lively Kizomba, salsa and bachata community. The heat and humidity makes it often impossible to have outdoor events but some events take place on balconies as well. The scene is relatively small given the size of the city with often not more than 20-30 dancers attending. That being said, there is a good mix of leaders and followers, of ages and ethnic backgrounds and levels of dance knowledge. 

Some of the best places to stay are the main commercial area around KLCC and the area south of that at Bukit Bintang which is a bit cheaper but also louder. Or you go even cheaper and book a hotel or airbnb in between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. 

Some of the dance events take place near the TV tower like V Lounge, other regular dance events take place in the Bukit Bintang area. Check out La Boca Bar there and CuBar in Bangsar. The dance scene mostly communicates in English and you can ask people to dance. Most prevalent styles include salsa and bachata with occasional songs of kizomba as well.

 

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Kuala Lumpur is a large metropolitan area of about 10 million inhabitants and world class facilities. You might not be able to walk or cycle to many places, so better get used to the idea to take a monorail or taxi. Kuala Lumpur has many great restaurants and affordable accommodation. Hotel chains like Hilton often start around 30 USD per night and there are plenty of options to choose from. Besides, Kuala Lumpur is well connected to other large cities in South East Asia with its many flight connections, not least provided by Air Asia, a low cost carrier of the region that can bring you from KL to Bangkok or Singapore for less than 50 USD or to Taipei for less than 100 USD.

The local dance scene

There are dance events every day of the week and a lively Kizomba, salsa and bachata community. The heat and humidity makes it often impossible to have outdoor events but some events take place on balconies as well. The scene is relatively small given the size of the city with often not more than 20-30 dancers attending. That being said, there is a good mix of leaders and followers, of ages and ethnic backgrounds and levels of dance knowledge. 

Some of the best places to stay are the main commercial area around KLCC and the area south of that at Bukit Bintang which is a bit cheaper but also louder. Or you go even cheaper and book a hotel or airbnb in between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. 

Some of the dance events take place near the TV tower like V Lounge, other regular dance events take place in the Bukit Bintang area. Check out La Boca Bar there and CuBar in Bangsar. The dance scene mostly communicates in English and you can ask people to dance. Most prevalent styles include salsa and bachata with occasional songs of kizomba as well.