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LDA
is a group specializing in Dance Instruction and Latin Entertainment.
LDA is the biggest Latin Dance School in Sydney and is the
first and only Street Latin Dance School in Sydney to conduct
operations at their own dance studio.
Marcia
Pinheiro, the founder and director of LDA, started
teaching Latin dance in Sydney when she first arrived in Australia
from Brazil in 1998. Her first class was held, at La Campana,
a venue in Sydney, and soon after she began opening classes
in other Venues around Sydney.
Originally,
an average of 15-30 students attended the class each week.
Excellent growth in student numbers resulted in the formation
of Latin Dance Australia. Since then and currently, LDA hosts
classes in 5 venues across Sydney and averages 600 students
per week. LDA is now one of Australia’s largest Latin
Dance Schools and promoters of Latin and Brazilian culture.
LDA has other streams to its business, including:
 Latin event
promotions
Latin/Brazilian
Dance Show group, whom perform at parties, weddings, product
launches, International Congresses/Events and other special
functions
Annual trip
to South American with students
LDA Annual
Gala Ball – Students graduation show and awards
Latin Parties,
Festivals and Congresses organizers
LDA
is dedicated to bringing Latin and Brazilian culture, through
dance, to the people of Sydney, Australia and world wide.
LDA has significantly influenced the Latin scene in Sydney
with their world class renowned teaching methods turning them
into one of the leading authorities of Latin Dance in Australia.
In the past 4 years LDA has taught various forms of Latin
Dance to more than 10,000 people across 5 countries Brazil,
Japan, Germany, New Zealand and Australia.
First to develop and promote large scale Samba
classes in 1998
First school
to attend overseas instructor training – Miami &
L.A. 2000
First to introduce
Salsa L.A. style to Australia in 2001
First to introduce
Ladies Style classes to Australia in 2001
First to introduce
Shines to Australia in 2001
First to introduce
Choreography & Performance Teaching program in 2001
First Australian
School to teach overseas – Germany in 2002
First to represent
Australia in Europe – World Salsa Milan Congress 2002
First to introduce
Latin Dance Boot Camp program in Australia 2003
LDA
teaches the broadest assortment of Latin dance variations;
including:
Salsa L.A.
Style,
Samba,
Mambo New
York Style,
Rueda,
Shines,
Ladies Style,
Men’s
Styling
Latin Hip-Hop
and
Merengue
There
are courses and classes to suit everyone from beginners to
master levels! More than just dance lessons, the classes offer
students a great way to stay in shape, improve co-ordination,
enhance confidence and meet people.
In
2001 Marcia invited Jaime Jesus to become Artistic Director
of LDA. This decision resulted in the raising of LDA’s
profile in the Latin Dance scene in Australia. Jaime’s
talent and passion for Salsa has allowed LDA to achieve International
and National recognition; below is a sample of the recognition
they have earned until today:
1998, Founder & Producer of Swing Brazil
– The biggest Brazilian party in Australia
1999, Annual
Brazilian Carnival in Sydney
2000, Founders
and producers of the 1st Brazilian Festival in Darling Harbour
2000, Producers
of an Annual Trip to South American with students
2001, LDA
Annual Gala Ball – first and only school to hold an
such event
2002, Australia’s
representatives of Milan World Salsa Congress
2003, Co-Producers
of 1st Annual “Salsa By the Sea”
2003, Australia’s
representatives of Zurich World Salsa Congress
2003, Australia’s
representatives of L.A. World Salsa Congress
2003, Invited
to perform representing Australia for the Puerto Rico Congresso
Mundial de La salsa
2003, Invited
to perform representing Australia for the UK- World Salsa
Congress
2003, Invited
to perform representing Australia for the New York World Salsa
Congress
2003, Invited
to perform representing Australia for the Toronto World Salsa
Congress
The
LDA crew consists of 8 Instructors and 12 performers. Most
of South American decent, all have years of experience in
teaching, choreographing, performing, social dancing and teacher
training. All have been groomed to professional level by the
highly regarded and popular top dancers of Australia, Marcia
Pinheiro and Jaime
Jesus. Our instructors have travelled overseas
for international training to ensure our teaching and dancing
styles are up-to-date and most importantly, fun.
Marcia
and Jaime, from Brazil and Uruguay respectively, share 20
years of experience in dancing, teaching, performing and training
other instructors.
Marcia Pinheiro believes the result of LDA’s success
is the passion of her staffs, the desire to constantly improve,
being humble by constantly learning, and most important of
all – following God’s guidance!
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