2014, We’ve Just Met! You’re Moving Too Fast!

This year is beginning in a spectacular fashion! We have just started week 4 of our classes, and we already have so much going on. We are collaborating on a major event for Brisbane City Council’s BrisAsia Festival called ‘To Bollywood with Love’....

Performance Team Round-Up

This was an amazing year for the Dance Masala performance team, with over 120 performances and workshops held in the community. Our team has morphed over the past year and gotten even stronger and more confident, which is so gratifying for me to watch. We were so...

Figuring out our group’s identity and beliefs

(Editor’s Note 4th June 2014: This document was drafted and published in December of 2013 as a ‘coming out’ document about my mixed heritage as a director, and to outline our team’s professional ethos. This has since been refined and updated....

Well Done, Adam! You do us proud!

Last week, Emily and myself had the pleasure of watching one of our amazing dancers graduate from his Full-Time Dance program at Ikin Dance on the Gold Coast. Adam has been dancing with Dance Masala the longest, out of our entire team. When he first joined our classes...

Aerial Yoga & Flamenco!

Last year I made it my personal commitment to continue my own professional development myself through exploring different styles of fitness and dance. I have been lucky enough to explore so many different kinds of dance & yoga throughout this year, but most...

Another Lovely Message

I just had to share a lovely message we got back from a client for her daughter’s 21st party the other weekend. We danced for the lovely Natasha’s celebration and were able to include a performance to her favourite song. We loved receiving this feedback...

New 2014 Term Structure

Among the many things in discussion for 2014, one thing is certain! Dance Masala is bringing in a term structure for our adult classes! This is an alternative to our current week-by-week, pay as you go structure. There will be several options for students: A casual...

2013, You’ve Been Amazing So Far!

I am so very grateful for the amazing year I have had since creating Dance Masala in December of 2012. After Bollyfunk Dance decided to split at the end of 2012, I was so excited to create this new venture. I constantly found inspiration throughout this year from my...