SPECIAL PARTY PACKAGES

Interested in setting a theme of Latin dancing at your party? We’ve done it before, we’d put on a show and teach everyone at your party to dance the latin way. Or, it could be swing or two-step. For a 2 hour party which includes show and teaching basic steps :

$ 100 (Ottawa area) $ 150 (out of town areas like Almonte and Renfrew)     One hour instructor : $ 50 / hour   One hour with 2 instructors and a little demo : $ 100 / hour

"Donna taught at Franco-Ouest High School for her dance student, Marina, on the left of her, it was a blast!!" Click on image to see full size Click on image to see full size A great time was had by all learning Merengue, Cha Cha and Salsa Private party taught at the restaurant “La Ferme du Terroir” in Val des Monts on St. Patrick’s day, for the 47th wedding anniversary of Lucie’s parents. Bill is dancing with Lucie while Donna shows some steps to her brother.

BENEFITS OF BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING

Fun!   Social: meet lots of people, make new friends   Exercise! Too many people overweight these days! Don’t become a statistic!   Therapeutic! A great way of forgetting your troubles is to dance!   A great outing! Everybody needs to get away! Get out of the house!   Celebration! That is the meaning of dance!   Brings couples closer together! Gives couples something romantic to do together!   Learn to dance to the music you love! Dance to your favorite music!   Confidence! When you become a good dancer, your confidence soars!   Learn a new skill… the list goes on….

TESTIMONIES

"Judy and I have had the pleasure of learning Salsa dancing with the great help of Donna. She is full of spirit, enthusiasm, knowledge and most of all patience. My two left feet are starting to realign themselves so that I can almost fit into dancing shoes. Donna has been a jewel to learn from and we would recommend her to anyone who wants to learn latin dancing and enjoy it at the same time. Thanks Donna" Marc & Judy

INSTRUCTOR & CO-FOUNDER, DONNA LABONTE [click for her business website]

Donna’s first love of dance began as a child taking lessons in tap baton & jazz at Dovercourt community centre for 3 years and realized then that she loved dancing and performing. Fred Astaire Dance Studio training in Ballroom & Latin dancing 1993 – 1996; CAN-DO Regional Match April 1995, 1st place Pro Mix, CAN-DO Regional Match 3rd Place Novice Division; Let’s Dance 1 yr training in social ballroom dancing and basic salsa; became salsaholic in 1997; Won 1st place salsa competition at La Isla in Ottawa in June 1998; Salsa competition at ‘La Isla’ in June 1999, 4th place; Participated in Toronto salsa congress in April 2000. Performed at various events and shows with ‘salsafanatics’ dance team, such as the Ottawa salsa congress in Nov 2001, and Nov 2002, the Great Canadian Fitness Expo Aug 11, 2002, carnival of cultures in April 2003, just to name a few. Started SALSA CHAMELEON DANCE PRODUCTIONS in June of 2003, which is a mix of salsa, hip-hop lifts and acrobatics! Our first show for Salsa Chameleon was on Nov 22, 2003 at Cedarview Golf Club, their annual party. We did a show in swing ‘shake, rattle & roll’ and taught everyone some basic steps in the swing. It was the 3rd year in a row teaching and performing at their annual party, and it was a success!! Now, Salsa Chameleon is in the process of learning hip-hop. Languages: English, conversation French and learning Spanish

INSTRUCTOR & CO-FOUNDER, BILL CHONG [click here for his business website]

Bill is an accomplished athlete who is a 5th Degree Black Belt in Tao Zen Chuan Karate, Senior Men’s Canadian Taekwon-Do Blue Belt Sparring champion, North American Endurance Rope Jumping Record Holder, National, All-Japan and World Power Rope Jumping Champion, University’s Men’s Team Gymnastic Champion, and founder of the new sport of Acro-Roping (acrobatic rope jumping). Bill also has Level 1 Gymnastic and Trampoline Coaching Certification and Level II Trampoline Certification through the N.C.C.P. and over 27 years of coaching experience. Bill is also founder and Master Instructor for the Martial Arts for Movies Demo Team (MAFM) that was founded in 1997. With this coaching and teaching experience, makes Bill at ease at teaching anything, including Salsa and Ballroom. Bill started in Ballroom in 1996, and started in salsa in 1999. He did a salsa competition which included his acro-roping and gymnastics with Donna after only 4 weeks of salsa, literally! In year 2000, he joined ‘Salsa Fever’ and joined ‘SalsaFanatics’ in 2001. After doing many shows including Carnival of Cultures, Salsa Congress, etc, together Bill and Donna left SalsaFanatics and started Salsa Chameleon in 2003. The first show as ‘Salsa Chameleon’ was at Cedarview Golf Club on Nov. 22, where they did a show in Swing and taught everyone some basic swing steps. It was a success! Bill did a little bit of his gymnastics in the swing routine, which gave it an extra punch! Languages: Five languages in French, English, Spanish, Italian and some basic Japanese. Bill has a Bachelor of Arts in French studies from York University in Toronto. Bill’s command of the French language has come in handy at several occasions at parties that we have taught at. (Levasseur family reuning where 70% of the crowd was French.) LINK EXCHANGE: Contact Donna to get your link here. Looking for Dance Classes in Toronto area? Dansiz is offering dance classes Mississauga for kids and adults. We teach ballet classes, hip hop classes, jazz classes and Pilates.