The Teaching Team

Shane Hocking & Kym Smith (International Latin and Standard)​

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Shane Hocking and Kym Smith are long-time partners listed in the Roll of Honour of Australian Dancesport Championship, for Professional Latin American in 1986, also Professional Standard in 1990 and 1991. Acknowledged as accredited instructors by Dancesport Australia, both of them were among the first MUDC instructors, with Shane teaching the Standard Ballroom and Kym teaching the Latin Ballroom class. They also teach Standard, Latin, and New Vogue in their own studio, the Danceworx Studio, in Essendon.

Hooman Ebadi
​(Argentine Tango)

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​Hooman Ebadi is a passionate and dedicated performer. His energy, drive and appetite for dance was only understood and realized later into his teenage years.
 
Hooman's first foray into dance occurred when he started learning swing dancing at his high school. This sparked his interest and found him venturing into the Swiss Club in Flinders Lane, Melbourne to listen to the JW Big Band. He watched with amazement and envy at how beautifully his fellow classmates and other patrons could dance to the music.
 
This might not have been the first attraction to dance, it was however the clearest message for him to pursue it. The journey to learn, create and dance had begun.
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Angela Fayth
​(Zouk)

​Angela Fayth's dance background has been both eclectic and well rounded. Falling in love with dance as a late teen in a country town and moving quickly to Melbourne to commence her full time training, which then lead her to a wonderful career to date. 

With training in acrobatics, jazz and tap to flamenco, samba and salsa when just looking at a few from her list. Her career not surprisingly followed suit from dancing with Eurovision's winner from Greece, a rollerblading dancer in a stage production, film clips and commercials to 11 latin dance titles in professional divisions ranging from Salsa, Cha Cha, Zouk and Bachata in Australia. Placing 2nd in the world not once but 3 times in Salsa couples, Salsa soloist and Cha Cha couples. 

Angela and her dance partner at the time were the first salsa couple to represent on Australia's got talent taking them all the way to the semi finals. 

Her hard work and determination has secured her multiple overseas contracts performing and teaching all over Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand. Angela quickly realised she had a passion not only for the stage but also for the teaching, training and coaching of students. In between all of this was one of the founding directors of one of Melbourne's most successful dance schools. Students falling in love with her quirky, informative classes and her genuine fun loving nature. Her ability to inspire and to encourage students while they take their next steps towards their goals.
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Minx
​(Salsa, Bachata & Reggaeton)

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For more than 10 years MissMinxette (Minx) has brought her unique flair for colour and creativity to the studios and stages of Australia and the world. She is a versatile dancer who specialises in all styles of Street Latin, especially Reggaeton & Mambo.

At the heart of Minx's brand is a passion and respect for the history and culture of these dance styles. As a teacher and storyteller, she encourages her students to be strong advocates for dance culture and effortlessly creates an environment for everyone to express their own individuality and style.

Her proudest dance achievements include five Australian professional Reggaeton titles and featuring in So You Think You Can Dance Australia’s top 100 dancers. Her competition troupe, MFassis Crew, has won 15 National titles to date and continues to entertain crowds worldwide.

She is the founding Director of her own dance school, The MBassy, with many exciting projects in the works for 2020!

​Minx is experienced at teaching all skill levels and all age groups and holds a current WWCC & First Aid Certificate.
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Julian Krack ​​
(Swing)​​​
​Julian has been dancing Lindy Hop since 2005, starting in his home town of Adelaide before learning further afield from many international teachers including several sojourns at the famous Herrang dance camp, as well as studying the dance in America's coolest Swing dance scenes. He has taught both internationally and more locally – one of the Adelaide Swing Sesh's original teachers and founder of the Adelaide Uni Swing Dance Club; and he has participated in a competition or three – landing 2nd place in the Open Jack and Jill the Australian
Jitterbug Championships in 2012. With a dance background in Classical Ballet and letting rip on dance floors in the most infamous Karaoke bars in Adelaide, Julian is also been a member of a number of performance swing dance troupes, including Adelaide's Swing Sesh Dance troupe and Melbourne's own Harlem Shout.