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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…

Group Classes for May 2015

Miriam Combs on April 24, 2015

Group Classes for May 2015

As always, we’ve got lots of different dance styles for you to learn. Don’t limit yourself to a single dance, get along to as many classes as you can to learn a range of them that will allow you to dance all night, wherever you are.

Tuesday Group Class

Tuesday at 7pm is always Salsa with Adriano. Come along and put together a sweet little combo of moves while learning how to lead and follow properly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnZbVYd4Dmk

Wednesday Group Class

On Wednesday at 7pm Tom will be working on Viennese Waltz. Just a few, fairly simple foot patterns, but prepare to get very, very dizzy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mWmSKPDwo

Thursday Group Class

Thursday at 7pm you will be developing your Jive technique with Maryna by learning some simple patterns that will allow you to work on you movement and styling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qxRy5M9K0s

Friday Group Class

We’ve got a new Salsa & Bachata class running on Friday evenings at 5:30pm. It’s a FREE class special designed for beginners. Everybody is welcome to come in and have a dance straight after work to kick start the weekend.

Saturday Group Class

On Saturday morning at 11:30 Tom will be teaching Salsa. This month he will be focusing on using some Cross Body variations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROL-8YvJGjM

FREE SALSA & BACHATA CLASS

Miriam Combs on April 18, 2015

FREE SALSA & BACHATA CLASS

Phoenix Dance Studio will be running a free Salsa & Bachata class every Friday in May.

Starting on 1st May at 5:30pm and then running right through the rest of the month, this is the perfect way to either get started on Salsa & Bachata or, if you’re already familiar with these styles, get yourself warmed up for a big Friday night out dancing by revising the simpler steps and combinations.

This class is open to everyone, whether you are already taking lessons at Phoenix or have never been to our studio before, come on in and try out the free class in two of the hottest dance styles going.

Phoenix Dance Studio run Private Dance Lessons, Group classes & even lessons especially for your Wedding Dance. To learn more visit the links before booking your FREE consultation.

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Vive la France! Medal Night & Dance Party

Miriam Combs on March 29, 2015

Vive la France!

Medal Night & Dance Party

Our first dance party & medal night of 2105 is coming up soon and tickets are already on sale for the event.

This is going to be a great night. Lots of dancing to live music, a few student showcase performances and of course, the brave souls who are going for their medal exams. Make sure that you’re there to cheer on your friends, have a glass of wine on us, get up on the dance floor and try out everything that you’ve been learning and just generally have a great time!

At Phoenix Dance Studio, we try to open up a world of dance and music for you, so this event we are going to have a little bit of a Parisian flavour to the night with a wonderful duo playing music for you throughout the evening.

Don’t forget, if you are going for a medal exam, the progress checks are on Saturday 18th April at 2pm.

Samba Crash Course

Miriam Combs on March 24, 2015

Samba Crash Course

Earlier this year Phoenix Dance Studio ran a Salsa Crash Course. It was a big hit and we were asked if we would run a similar course again.

Well, here it is!

Samba Crash Course will run from Monday 30th through to Thursday 2nd April every evening at 5:30pm.This is perfect for beginners or for experienced dancers who haven’t gotten around to Samba yet.

The idea with the Samba Crash Course is that, by coming to class each successive evening, at the end of the course you will have a good understanding of all the basic steps and movements for Samba.

So, if you’re new to Samba or know somebody who has always said that they want to get dancing but don’t know how it start, this is course is just the thing.

Discounts available for booking early and for students.

To find out a little bit more about Samba, click here.