Our Values
At Salsabor, we believe family and friendship is everything. It helps people feel inspired to try something new, find their confidence, and achieve things they may not normally achieve on their own.
This is why we created a safe and welcoming space for our family, filled with people like you, to learn, be passionate, develop life-long friendships, be 100 per cent themselves and sometimes even find love.
Our uniting ingredient is Latin dance and Latin culture that we grew up living and breathing. If you are looking for a second home where you will learn to dance well and experience the Latin culture, you’ll find it at Salsabor.
Our Legacy
To create a ‘second home’ where students embrace a lifelong love of Latin dance and music through high quality instruction in a welcoming community.
Our Story
Our Story started in 2005 with directors and sisters Raquel and Andrea Paez. Since February 2018, a new journey and a new director began.
Our Team
At Salsabor, we pride ourselves on having the friendliest, most passionate and technically talented team of instructors to ensure you have the best experience learning to dance with style. We can’t wait for you to meet them in class.
In the meantime, you can find out more about us and each of them in the profiles below.
JP and Carolina
Salsabor Directors
ADAM BROW
Dance Teacher
Originally from Adelaide, I followed the love of my life to Canberra in 2009. Moving to a different place can...
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AMANDA CHIU
Dance Teacher
Amanda became a Salsa instructor with Salsabor in 2010, having taken classes with the school for almost two years. She...
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AMY WALKER
Dance Teacher
Amy is a passionate Salsa instructor with Salsabor. She says “Dance is my passion and absolute obsession. I am so...
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BERNADETTE JURY
Dance Teacher
Bernadette has been listening to music since the womb and has the philosophy of “when in doubt, dance it out!...
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CAROLINA BLANC
Dance Teacher
Carolina was born in Uruguay and with only 9 months moved to Barcelona, Spain. She lived in Spain for 12...
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JASON TABIOLO
Dance Teacher
Jason is the lead Bachata instructor with Salsabor, and brings a wealth of experience and talent to his students, teaching...
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ARY PHAIYAKOUNH
Dance Teacher
Ary started out as an enthusiastic student in 2012, trying Salsa, Zouk, Bachata, Burlesque and most of the other styles...
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JP
Dance Teacher
Juan Pablo became the new studio director in 2018. He was born in Spain and has grown up listening to Latin...
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KAT SENGER
Dance Teacher
Kat started dancing at Salsabor in 2013 and was hooked! She started with salsa, and not long after her passion...
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MAEVE MCGREGOR
Dance Teacher
Maeve has been dancing since she discovered at age 9 that dance was a legitimate way to make herself the...
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MARIELLA KNAUS
Dance Teacher
Mariella was lucky to have started her dance journey at a young age with classes including ballet, jazz, contemporary and...
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SARAH BAILEY
Dance Teacher
Self-professed crazy cat lady and dance movie tragic, Sarah began dancing salsa at Salsabor in October 2014 after seeing a...
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SHERRIDEN MCDONALD
Zouk Instructor
Sherriden’s absolute love of dance started at age 4. Her dance journey has been a roller coaster - training in...
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STEPHANIE LUPTON
Dance Teacher
Stephanie was born at a young age. In her primary years, much to her parents’ dismay, she discovered her love...
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