NATHAN MEYERS
Nathan started dancing at the age of 11.
His family was a very sporty and active family, involved in Baseball, Football, Tennis, and Basketball.
Nathan’s Mum studied with the Australian Ballet School.
Nathan found a great passion for dancing, and by the age of 14 was an Australian finalist. By the age of 18, he decided to take his dancing Internationally and became a world finalist. The following year he had a world ranking of 3rd in the world in the Under 21 youth Latin division.
Nathan decided to move overseas to further his skills and knowledge, living in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and Italy.
In 2009, he returned home to Australia which is when he commenced his partnership with Meagen. Together they achieved Australian Professional Champions, professional rising star finalist in 3 major World International championships. And quarter-finalist in the World Professional Championships. Nathan is a qualified Coach under DanceSport Australia and the co-founder of The DanceSport Lab alongside Meagen.
MEAGEN ALDERTON
Meagen started ballroom dancing at the Age of 10 years old. It was always a strong passion for her and from a very young age she always knew she wanted to make Dance her career. At 15 she was an Australian Finalist and by the age of 23 she had made the World Amatuer 10 Dance final and 2 years later was a World Professional ten dance finalists.
In 2007 she took a year out of the competition scene to travel the world performing on a cruise ship with her now husband. They were special guest artists in a feature show called Ballroom Bravo on the 6 star cruise line Regent Seven Seas.
After 12 months travel, Meagen returned back to Melbourne and started to dance with Nathan. After a short time dancing together they started to make their mark on the World circuit in the Professional Latin category. They were Professional Rising Star Champions in the 3 Major World Compeitions. In 2013 they went on to become Australian Professional Latin Champions. They worked and studied with the Worlds best coaches and mentors and spent much of their time abroad competing and training amongst the Worlds best.
Meagen is now a qualified coach and adjudicator under DanceSport Australia and continues her success through the growth and development of her students in The DanceSport Lab.
MELANIE XUEREB
Melanie started Ballroom, New Vogue and Latin dancing the age of 6 years old. She excelled in her solo endeavours winning multiple Juvenile and Junior Australian Championships in all 3 styles.
At the age of 13 Melanie started competing nationally with her dance partners, specifically in the Latin American style of dance. In 2019, Melanie became the Australian Champion in the Adult B Grade Latin, as well as making the final in the Adult Open Latin.
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In recent years, Melanie completed her VCE/VET Dance Certificates, being selected Ito perform in the Top Class and Top Act Productions.
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In 2021, Melanie was runners up at the Australian DanceSport Championships.
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Melanie is available for private lessons, group classes and shows with her current dance partner.
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GABRIELA MAGLAHUS
Maria Gabriela Maglahus is a Secondary Education Graduate at Cebu Normal University, Philippines. She was a lawn tennis enthusiast at an early age and played instruments with her sisters.
She started dancing as a traditional folk dancer, jazz and ballet from the age of 13, performed National and overseas until the age of 20. She was introduced to Ballroom Dancing in 2015, and immediately fell inlove with the sport, and started competing.
She always knew her passion for dancing, and wanted to see how far she could go. She moved to Adelaide, Australia in 2018 to work for a social studio, and at the same time continue her competitive dreams. She became the Adult A South Australian Champion in 2021 and a finalist in ADSC WDSF 2019 Adult Open.
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In 2022, Gabriela decided to move to Melbourne to continue her love and passion for dance through further teaching, coaching and training in a new partnership to compete at a national and international level.
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JAK WILSON
Jak is an Adult Open Latin American competitor. His hard work with his dance partner Zoë White has earned them respect from all over the country from competitors, adjudicators and spectators alike.
Giving them the title of Victorian Champions and ranking highly across all National Championships.
His passion for teaching speaks volumes if you have witnessed one of his lessons.
He enjoys transferring knowledge to you in a theoretical and practical way.
Jak loves challenging his students to thrive on improving their skills.
And hopes that you also share that goal and that he will see you in the studio soon.
JACK KORLAKI
Jack started dancing at 10 years old doing hip hop and break dancing. He started ballroom dancing at 16 and has never looked back.
He grew up with his family in Grantville which was a 2 hour drive each way to get him to and from the dance studio but that wasn’t going to stop him.
In his relatively short time doing Ballroom dancing he is currently ranked Top 6 in Australia in the Amateur Open Category.
His dancing inspiration is the feeling he gets when he dances, the freedom and the opportunity to create something special and unique through movement with another person. He loves teaching dance and watching people grow and understand the elements of Latin dancing.
Jack is available for group classes and private lessons for all levels in Latin Dancing.
COREY STEMP
Corey has been involved in Ballroom Dancing since the age of 5. With 20 years experience, Corey is a wealth of knowledge for people of all ages and abilities.
He has competed in many competitions through Australia, and it a 2 times Australian New Vogue champion. He is currently competing with his partner, Timeah, in Ballroom and Latin.
Corey loves to teach all types of lessons. He is available for lessons from complete beginners, to kids, weddings, socials and even has experience in debutante balls and awards.
He is also an experienced partner in teacher/student competitions and regularly competes with his students in these events throughout Victoria and Australia.
OLGA SHNYAKINA
Olga was born in Russia and commenced her competitive dance life in childhood. Knowing Dance was her passion and ultimately her dream career, Olga studied Sports Science at University.
Her competitive and teaching career in DanceSport has taken her all over the world including travelling extensively through Europe, Asia and now Australia.
Olga is an extremely passionate teacher and loves to find the best in her students. She instills a strong technical knowledge which is complemented by her passion for artistry and story telling through movement.
Olga is currently a competing professional in Ballroom and Latin and available for classes, demonstrations, lectures and private lessons.
ANNA LONGMORE
Anna was the undefeated Australian Closed Champion winning the title an unprecedented 7 times from 2001 till 2007. She also won The Australian Open Championship 3 times in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
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In December 2008 Anna turned Professional and was successful in winning the Professional Australian Championships from 2008 till 2011. These achievements earned her the right to represent Australia at 9 World Championships.In 2003 Anna moved overseas to learn from the World’s leading coaches in London and compete amongst the World’s best dancers. Anna is a former World, British Open, International, United Kingdom semi-finalist and World Cup finalist.
In 2011 and 2012 Anna was invited to represent Australia in the Invitational Team’s Match at the British Championships in Blackpool. This was the first time an Australian Couple had been included in this event.Anna is an Australian National Championships Adjudicator and WDC International Adjudicator.