This August, strap your dancing shoes on. Now you have the chance to dance your heart out at the international level workshops organized by Kingfisher and Lourd Vijay Dance Studios at the Kingfisher 4th India International Salsa Congress, taking place in Bangalore between 7^th and 9^th August.

The Kingfisher 4th India International Salsa Congress 2009 comprises of special dance workshops, where a slew of national & international instructors hone the skills of amateur and professional salsa enthusiasts, which is accompanied by performances by world-renowned performers showcasing the best of international salsa dancing. Kingfisher Salsa Congress 09 is stated to be this year’s biggest bash with over international instructors, hot salsa parties across 4 cities accompanied by  international DJs – the 2009 Congress will be the meeting ground of Salsa lovers from as far away as the USA, Spain, France, South America and other parts of Asia, giving this Kingfisher India International Salsa Congress a truly global flavour.

Prepare yourself to experience the very best with Kingfisher India International Salsa Congress – 09.

You can win 6 Full Festival Passes and 20 passes to the performance and party nights party through Facebook, Twitter and Orkut.

Facebook (2 Full Festival Passes, 8 performance and party night passes):
1. Become a fan of Kingfisher
2. Leave a comment on the Kingfisher Fan page on Facebook

Orkut (2 Full Festival Passes, 4 performance and party night passes):
1. Become a member of the Official Kingfisher community
2. Leave a reply in this thread

Twitter (2 Full Festival Passes, 8 performance and party night passes):
1. Follow @kingfisherworld
2. Retweet this message: Just entered to win passes for Kingfisher Salsa Congress. You can win by following @kingfisherworld and retweet http://bit.ly/o34k4.

Winners will be selected randomly. Conditions Apply.

Beautiful locations. Exotic women. And you.
(Need we say more?)

The Kingfisher Calendar is celebrating its 7th year of awesome hotness by giving away 7 (count ‘em!) calendars. All you need to do is get online right away, pick your location and shoot the world’s hottest models.

Shoot a hundred pictures and pick your favourite twelve to make your own Kingfisher calendar. Submit your creation for the contest. Download your custom-made calendar to your desktop. Send it to your pals and gain prestige (and gratitude).

Remember, the seven best calendars win the real thing. Drop everything, dust off your creativity and shoot your Kingfisher Calendar for 2009 today.

Instructions: Wipe the sweat off your palms and Click.

Something’s bound to develop.

As the year comes to a close, the buzz about the next big KINGFISHER Calendar gathers momentum. That Atul Kasbekar will shoot the calendar is a given fact, but who are the chosen few to make it to the calendar, what will it look like this time and which location does Dr Vijay Mallya fancy this year?

We put your queries to rest with the first episode of the making of the KINGFISHER Calendar 2009. Follow six gorgeous ladies as they arrive on location and get into action. Taking you on a personalised tour of the calendar this year is none other than free spirited beauty, Tamara Moss. Tune in to NDTV Good Times on 31st December, 2008 at 10pm to catch all the action.

Answer one simple question to win:

• A holiday to the shoot location of the KINGFISHER Swimsuit Calendar 2009 along with your partner.
• Four couples also get to win an entry to the exclusive Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar launch event.
• That’s not all, 20 Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendars are also up for grabs.

Hurry and enter the contest before January 10, 2009.

KINGFISHER in association with Yi (Young Indians) presents an intensive Salsa Workshop by the people who brought authentic Salsa to India – Lourd Vijay and Sneha Kapoor on the 18th and 19th of October, 2008 at Sayaji, Indore.

Dates: October 18 (2:30 PM – 7:00 PM) & 19 (1:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
Venue: Sayaji, Indore

For passes:
Call: 4066055 / +91 9425062200 or Email: salsaindore@gmail.com

Limited Entries. Entry on first come basis.

This August, strap your high heels on and get ready to dance your heart out! KINGFISHER alongwith Lourd Vijay and his team present the 3rd annual India International Salsa Congress and ESPN world Salsa Championship Qualifiers for the first time in India! Slated to be the year’s biggest bash, 2008’s Congress has so much to offer that you’ll find it impossible to choose!

Bringing together salsa lovers from as far away as the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Colombia, Spain, France, South America, China, Indonesia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, UAE and other parts of the world, this Salsa congress has a truly global flavour!

From a whole slew of international instructors who are coming here to polish up your salsa skills to performers who’re going to show you how to move to the beat, the Congress promises to leave you a whole lot richer in experience. Not only will instructors hone your skills in special dance workshops, but they will also nod in approval during championship performance nights.

The world’s no.1 Salsa DJ Henry Knowles from New York along with other international DJs, DJ Joseph Enin from Hong Kong, DJ Rodrigo from Japan, DJ Shy from UAE will keep you on your feet.

And that’s not all! We’re kicking off the start to the Congress with 30 pre-Congress parties across Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Kolkatta.

Highlights:

• ESPN World Salsa Championship Qualifiers for the first time in India
• Over 30 International & National Instructors
• Over 40 hours of workshops with world class instructors
• 3 International DJs
• 30 hot parties across 9 cities in India
• The most breathtaking Salsa shows in the world
• Special course for beginners
• Master Classes
• Workshops for Salsa, Mambo, Zouk, Bachata, Tango, Flamenco, Bollywood, Reggaeton, Belly Dancing, Body dynamics, Exotic Dancing and much more.

For more information, visit the India International Salsa Congress website.

Event Schedule

Pre-Congress Events and City Precursors:

KOLKATA

25^th-27^th July 2008

HYDERABAD

25^th-27^th July 2008

DELHI

1^st -3^rd August 2008

MUMBAI

1^st -3^rd August 2008

CHENNAI

8^th-10^th August 2008

BANGALORE

1^st-17^th August 2008

MAIN CONGRESS EVENTS 14^TH-20^TH OF AUGUST 2008

The Delhi Daredevils showcased Rohit Bal and Manoviraj Khosla’s latest collections at a fashion show hosted by KINGFISHER – The Good Times partner of Delhi Daredevils at MANRE in MGF Mall, Saket, New Delhi. Check out the pictures here.

The fashion show was followed by an auction of the Delhi Daredevils cricket Gear. Mandira Bedi hosted the evening. There was also a salsa performance by Jessi Randhawa and Sandip Spoarrkar. DJ Akbar Sami kept the crowd rocking to his tunes.

We have just released the new Face of Kingfisher with a new, easy-to-use interface. Many new features have been added too – You can now check out related Facebook and Orkut profiles, your personal widget can help make you more popular: you and your friends can place and share it straight on Facebook, blogs, iGoogle, Yahoo Pages and many more. A direct link ensures you’ll be found instantly – no more lengthy browsing. With a sort function you can filter popular and recent faces.

Try out all these new features for yourself here.

If you have any suggestions, feel free give us your feedback.

I am overwhelmed with the response that the KINGFISHER Swimsuit Special has received in the past and in its current edition. The 2008 edition is on a larger canvas as compared to last year’s. The challenges were numerous and the scope limitless considering the exquisite landscapes of Ladakh, Udaipur, Andaman and Goa.

Having received several personal queries about the calendar via e-mail and other mediums, I decided to answer your questions or concerns – right here. This space is dedicated to aspirants who feel passionately about the art of photography, the exciting career in modelling and the fundamentals of aesthetics. I will personally review queries every week or fortnight and try my best to answer as many as I can. So fire away your questions in the comments section below.

Common questions have been answered in the FAQs.

Visually Yours,
Atul Kasbekar.

We are looking forward to finding more interesting ways to raise money for charities in future.