Dance Styles & Levels
Salsa
The most popular and well known of the Latin dances! Salsa is a super fun and energetic partnered dance EVERYONE should learn!
- Partnered dance
- Great starting place
- Very popular when social dancing
- Fast and energetic dance
- Join without a partner or as a couple

Advanced Salsa Showcase Performance
Beginners Salsa
In the Beginners Salsa Course students can expect to learn the basic timing, footwork and turnpatterns (partnered moves) of LA style salsa. Ladies and men learn their footwork individually for the first 15 or so minutes of the class then partner and put it all together in the turnpattern.
At MLD we place a very strong emphasis on teaching correct technique thoroughly. It is at the Beginners Level where we lay the foundations of the fundamentals and technique of LA style salsa. This class prepares the student for the more complex turn patterns and shines of the Intermediate class.
At the Beginners Level there are 3 different Beginners Salsa Syllabus Courses which students should complete before advancing to Intermediate. Each of these 3 Beginners Syllabus Courses are the same level of difficulty, however each contains different course content so that students are learning new steps in each course while improving on their fundamentals such as timing and leading and following techniques. Having said that, the 3 Beginners Courses are designed with some element of repetition and over lap between the courses with some of the crucial steps, so as they become second nature and ingrained in the students “muscle memory”
The way it works is that students choose the Beginners Course which best suits them from the timetable and then they are able to complete all 3 Beginners Syllabus Courses in that timeslot as all 3 Beginners Courses rotate at the end of each Term in the same timeslot. This means that Beginners may stay with the class time and day that suits them over the 3 Terms. Again, because each of the Courses are the same level of difficulty but with different Course content, it doesn’t matter which of the 3 Beginners Courses students commence with.
Another benefit of this structure is that because the same course is run on the Tuesday night as is run on the Thursday night at any given time, if for example a student enrolled into the Tuesday beginners course is unable to attend the Course on a particular Tuesday due to prior commitments, they may attend the Thursday Course that week instead so long as they inform the school prior to the absence and catch up class they intend to take.
Intermediate Salsa
At the Intermediate Level there are 6 courses for the students to complete prior to moving on to Advanced.
This is the level at which students should spend most of their time. It is at this level where students become quite fluid within the turnpatterns and leading/following more advanced moves become second nature. Social dancing should be a breeze at this level!
Shines (also known as solo footwork) are also taught at this level. Shines take students to the next level in their Salsa as they improve timing, co-ordination, speed agility and balance. There is also a much greater emphasis on spins in Intermediate. More advanced spins are taught and included within both shines and turnpatterns.
Advanced Salsa
The Advanced Salsa Syllabus Courses are unlimited and constantly changing in order to keep up with current international trends in Salsa development.
The turn patterns you learn here demand exceptional technique and balance. Students entering this level should be able to execute everything in intermediate without a hitch. The pace of the course/level is high!
Your 1st Term
* 8 Week Courses include one class per week. Doing the same course on another night will fast-track your learning, by giving you more repetition and increasing your retention – especially when you’re just starting out 😉
MLD Showcase
- 8-10 Week Term
- Beginners Team
- Intermediate Team
- Advanced Team
Perform Salsa at our annual end of year Showcase
Bachata
Bachata is a beautiful, romantic and downright sexy partnered dance which is also relatively easy to learn. Bachata music is quite simply captivating!
- Partnered dance
- Great starting place
- Very popular when social dancing
- A must learn in order to social dance
- Slower Tempo
- Lots of body isolation movement

Beginners Bachata Showcase Performance
Samba
Samba - gorgeous, fun and super energetic dance from Brazil just for the ladies! Get ready to move your hips, sweat and have a bunch of fun!
- Ladies Only Dance
- Full body cardio workout
- Energetic and upbeat
- Lots of Fun
- Ladies Only
- Lots of body isolation movement

Intermediate Bachata Showcase Performance
Salsa Shines
Salsa Shines are fun, high energy & the best way for you to improve your musicality, dancing speed and movement repertoire!
- Solo dance
- Best from intermediate level upwards
- Improves your musicality
- A must learn in order to social dance
- Fast Tempo
- Lots of body isolation movement

Intermediate Bachata Showcase Performance
"It's not Practice that makes perfect.
Perfect Practice makes perfect!"
- Liz Conrado
Sunday Workshops
Sunday workshops run once a Term for 1.5 hours each and are designed to give you a once a term Sunday training session, that will lead to long-term improvement of your dance technique.
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- No Partner Required!
- Structured 8 Week Courses!
- Absolute Beginners to Advanced!
- 5km from Melbourne CBD!
- Large COVID-Safe Studio Space!
- 25+ Years Combined Teaching Experience!
- Make Friends. Dare to Dance. Join the Family!
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- No Partner Required!
- Structured 8 Week Courses!
- Absolute Beginners to Advanced!
- 5km from Melbourne CBD!
- Large COVID-Safe Studio Space!
- 25+ Years Combined Teaching Experience!
- Make Friends. Dare to Dance. Join the Family!