Melbourne’s most sought after international instructor is back! Fresh from her appearances at the Sydney Latin Festival & the recent Melbourne Latin Festival 2012, Sharon Pakir and her dance partner , Sam Schlanger (Sdyney) and Zouk Specialist James Athanassiou are coming to Kuala Lumpur for a 2 day Salsa & Zouk Bootcamp, to share the powerful language of dance.
Date : 5th & 6th May 2012 (Sat & Sun)
Time : 2 pm – 6 pm (each day)
Venue : Taylor’s Lakeside Campus (TBC)
Programme:
Day 1: Saturday, 5 May 2012*
2.00 – 3.30pm Men’s & Ladies Body Movement & Shines (Solo & Partnerwork)
3.30 – 5.00pm Spinning Technique (Solo & Partnerwork)
5.00 – 6.00pm Musicality on the Dance Floor
Day 2: Sunday, 6 May 2012*
2.00 – 3.30pm Men’s & Ladies Styling (Solo & Partnerwork)
3.30 – 5.00pm Zouk Technique Bootcamp
5.00 – 6.00pm How to become a better dancer and performer
** programme may subject to changes
PRICING:
FULL 2 Day pass (inclusive of performance showcase):
RM 250 (early bird) / RM 320 (at the door)
Daily Passes :
RM 160 per person (4 hour worth of workshops)
Single Passes:
- 1.5 hr Workshop :RM 100 (early bird) / RM 150 (walk-in) per person
- 1 hr Workshop :RM 50 (early bird) / RM 60 (walk-in) per person
Alternatively: Purchase a FULL Weekend Pass for just RM 250 per person and have access to all workshops.
Early bird offer ends 30th April 2012. (payment must be receive by 30th April to qualify for early bird)
To reserve your place at the bootcamp, please contact Jeamie Lee Parker @012 3900 048 or email jeamie.lee@gmail.com
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SPECIAL PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE BONUS
Get 1 FREE TICKET to a special theme party in KL, and watch 5 exclusive performances by Sharon and her team when you purchase a weekend pass for the Bootcamp.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO PURCHASE YOUR PASSES FOR THE BOOTCAMP, PLEASE CONTACT:
JEAMIE LEE PARKER @ 012 390 0048
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About Sharon Pakir
Sharon Pakir is a trained specialist instructor and performer in salsa, mambo (on2 salsa/New York style salsa), cha cha, bachata and merengue. She was Melbourne’s pioneer specialist in on2 salsa and was responsible for introducing it to the local salsa scene. Sharon’s foremost passion in dance is teaching. Her teaching methods are clear and nurturing, and her ability to communicate to people the joy of dance is unsurpassed. While Sharon focuses on technical precision in dancing, she also emphasizes teaching musicality, the importance of meaningful interaction, and how to communicate with your partner and express yourself while dancing. Sharon is known around the world for her unique teaching methods, which emphasize not just dance itself but how to use dance as a tool to enrich one’s life in aspects ranging from posture and deportment to engagement and communication skills. Through this, along with her professional achievements, Sharon has helped to put Melbourne and Australia on the world salsa map Sharon is recognised internationally, and has been invited to teach and perform at dance events in cities around the world including Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong, Seoul, San Francisco, Tokyo, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Bali, Wellington, and Los Angeles.
A regular at salsa congresses around the world, Sharon was selected to instruct, with Gupson Pierre, at the West Coast Salsa Congress in 2006, the largest salsa event in the world. Sharon is Melbourne’s first and only salsa instructor who has taught at this event, which draws over 25,000 dancers from over 42 countries each year.
In 2004, Sharon emerged the Australian Salsa Champion after taking part in the Tropicana Australian Salsa Competition.She was also named the Victorian International Dancesport Association Salsa Champion in both 2004 and 2005. In 2007, Sharon and her Singaporean dance partner Wee Tze Yi emerged the top Singaporean couple winning the ASEAN Salsa Championship. As a result, Sharon regularly represents Singapore and Australia when attending international dance events. Sharon teaches and performs all over Australia, having been invited to every major latin event held Australia-wide. She consistently commands full-house attendances for her renown workshops in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Canberra. Sharon now sits as an adjudicator of many salsa competitions. Each year, she judges at the World Qualifier, Australian Salsa Classic and the Australian Salsa Solo Competition in Sydney. She also brings teams to perform at international and interstate events; since 2007, she has regularly led student and professional dance teams to perform in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, all over Australia and New Zealand, where they wowed international audiences.
A native Malaysian, Gavin Chan main area of expertise lies in New York style Salsa, Hip-hop, House and Poppin & Lockin. Gavin’s dance career has taken him to numerous parts of the world to either instruct, perform or to train with some of the world’s best dancers and faculties. Some of these places include New York (Santo Rico Studios, Abakua Dance Company, Fogarate Dance Project, Broadway Dance Centre), Los Angeles (The Edge Performing Arts, Salsa Brava), Miami (Salsa Lovers), London (Pineapple Dance Studios), Sydney (Sydney Dance Company), Germany, Zurich and Japan. As a choreographer, he is well known for his witty and innovative routines. He choreographed and performed Sydney’s first comedy routine, themed ‘X-Men’. This routine was performed at Sydney Latin Fiesta and won 2 awards, including the People’s Choice Award. He was also the first to choreograph and perform Sydney’s first Salsa/Hip-Hop fusion routine. This routine was featured at events held for visiting international dancers. Gavin has recently returned from New York where he performed with Fogarate Dance Project and trained with some of the world’s best urban dancers. He is often described as an articulate and patient instructor, with the ability to maintain focus on the content yet keeping the class light hearted.
SalsaJay’s very own Pip and Valerie wowed the crowd with a hiphop/salsa fusion routine to Ne-yo’s One in a Million and Tito Puente’s “Para los rumberos”. Though they didn’t placed Top 3, they were the only couple that day to take home 2 awards – Most Smiliest , and the converted People’s Choice Award.
