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Christmas Dance Party 2017

Miriam Combs on November 22, 2017

Christmas Dance Party 2017

Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy an evening of dancing, fun and festive frivolity!

Glass of bubbles on arrival.
Delicious platters of food on each table.
The infamous Christmas Quiz (with prizes!)

Plus, of course, there will be lots of social dancing with Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Salsa, Quickstep, Swing, Rumba, Samba, Tango and all your other favourite styles.

We’ll even have a few party dances that will get you and your guests up the dance floor.

See your instructor or contact the studio to book your tickets.

Tango Dance Party 17th December 2016

Miriam Combs on December 1, 2016

Tango Dance Party 17th December 2016

Well it’s that time of year and everybody is having a party and we just couldn’t help joining in. This is going to be a big bish bash bosh mix up of all the things we like best.

We haven’t had the chance for a Milonga since we returned from Argentina so this is it. We’ll have a Tango lesson to get you warmed up and into it and then we’ll play all our favourite tunes we brought back with us. We heard some fantastic live music while we were over there and brought all their music to share with you. I think it is also a good reason to buy Malbec so we’ll have some hearty red wine at the bar along with all the usual goodies. Bring a plate to share with your friends, if anyone knows how to make empanadas like they do in Argentina let me know and I’ll sit at your table. Tom and I will also showcase a little of what we learnt while we were away, with an improvised Tango performance.

Tom won’t let christmas go by without a quiz so I’m going to inflict this on our dear patrons instead of having him ruin christmas day insisting we all do our homework and have our questions ready! Because he is also a really bad winner making him quiz master seems to work a treat. There’s prizes for the winning table of course.

From there we plan to party on with all the music that gets your feet tapping and your blood pumping from swing to salsa right down to the last waltz until we’re done.

Hope you can join us.

Musica Maestro!

WHAT: Tango Dance Party

WHERE: Phoenix Dance Studio

WHEN:17th December 2016 @8pm

COST: $20 Tickets at the studio, online or at the door.

Dance Events for 2016

Miriam Combs on January 17, 2016

Dance Dates for your Diary.

Here are our main events for 2016. Put them in your diary and plan the rest of the year around your dancing.

Sunday 6th March -Open Day and Bridge Road Gathering.

Bring along your friends and family and make a day of it. Free dance workshops for you to try out different dances or bully your friends into giving it a go. Lots of dance performances dance demonstrations and great music. Also a brilliant day to have a wander on Bridge Rd. and check out all the delicious food on offer. More about this soon!

Saturday 21st May -Dance Party and Medal Night.

A great dance event for everyone. Student performances, great music, loads of dancing. For medal exam performers progress checks are 7th May.

Saturday 2nd July -Winter Dance and Championship dance draw.

A fantastic afternoon of dancing and music. Also, find out who will be dancing what in the World of Dance Championship.

Saturday 6th August -World of Dance Championship.

The biggest dance competition event of the year. Thrills and spills a plenty. Massive $1000 cash prize. Strictly limited places. Entries open 1st June. Get in quick to secure your place.

Saturday 22nd October -Dance Party and Medal Night.

A great dance event for everyone. Student performances, great music, loads of dancing. For medal exam performers progress checks are 8th October.

Saturday 17th December -Christmas dance party.

Final event of the year, including Tom’s famous christmas quiz!

World of Dance Championship 2015 -Saturday 18th July.

Miriam Combs on July 10, 2015

World of Dance Championship 2015 -Saturday 18th July.

Saturday 18th July 7.30pm @ Phoenix Dance Studio

Tickets $25- includes free drink on arrival.
We are licensed – drinks available at the bar.
Beginner Group Class- 7.30pm
Great music all night to have everyone up dancing.

Bookings contact Tom: 0404 842 830

Our biggest evening of dancing is almost here! This Saturday the cream of Melbourne’s dancers go head to head in the most challenging dance off around. It is the Phoenix Dance Studio World of Dance Championship 2015!

All the entrants have been working very hard putting the finishing touches to their routines. On Saturday 18th July they will perform Mambo, Foxtrot, Argentine Tango, Salsa, Merengue, Rumba, Samba & Ballroom Tango routines all specially choreographed for the event. The winner will receive $1000 cash and the title of “Phoenix Dance Studio World of Dance Champion 2015”.

There will also be plenty of chances throughout the evening for everyone to get up and dance all your favourite styles. It’s going to be a great night so if you haven’t got your tickets sorted out yet then contact the studio right away so you don’t miss out!

World of Dance Championship 2015

Miriam Combs on June 9, 2015

World of Dance Championship 2015

It’s nearly here!

Every year, we have our biggest night of dancing at the Phoenix Dance Studio World of Dance Championship with a cash prize for first place of $1000.

Entry is open to anyone taking lessons at Phoenix, even if you’re only taking those lessons to win the World of Dance Championship. Beginners to advanced dancers are all welcome to try, but entry is limited to just fifteen places and entry closes on 13th June 2015.

So, what’s involved? What do you actually have to do to win $1000?

During our Salsa & Bachata Dance Party on 13th July we will match up each entrant with one of fifteen dance styles selected at random. Then they have the next five weeks to perfect a uniquely choreographed routine in that style and perform it on the evening of the championship. Don’t be nervous about entering, challenge yourselves and you’ll be amazed what you can achieve in a short period of time.

Salsa & Bachata Dance Party

Miriam Combs on May 21, 2015

Salsa & Bachata Dance Party

8:00pm Saturday 13th June

Tickets $10

This is how we like to warm up on a cold winter night with some hot music and dancing straight from Latin America. Join us this June for a playlist set to get your feet tapping and your pulse racing… and I haven’t even mentioned the dancing yet! We are licensed, so bring your friends and have a drink with us.

Salsa dancing is extremely popular in Melbourne and all around the globe and has been for decades. It’s just such a great way to party! Music that won’t let you sit still. Strong latin rhythms. Sexy body movement. Fast spins. Plenty of hip shaking. Bachata is a more recent arrival on the scene but it is making a strong showing these days and looks like it will be around for a while so we are now including it in our general classes. Done well, this dance fills a gap that’s been missing in the Salsa set with a chance to slow things down and get a bit romantic.

Remember that we have a FREE group class running during May, 5:30pm Fridays especially for beginners in Salsa & Bachata. So get along and learn some skills that you can show off on the dance floor.

The feedback for the live music that we had at our last dance function has been incredibly positive, but we didn’t get much opportunity to use our street latin styles. So, for our Salsa & Bachata Dance Party we will redress the balance, and be leaning heavily towards our street latin styles. No medals this time just a great evening of dancing and socialising.

During the Salsa & Bachata Dance Party we will be holding the dance styles draw for the entrants for our World of Dance Championship 2015. If you want to be involved then please get in touch or talk with your instructor right away so that you don’t miss out on the biggest dance event of the year…