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ABOUT US

🌹 Flamenco Fiesta Melbourne 🌹

Established in March 2011

Your Captivating Dynamic Duo Couple :: Paul & Belinda MARTIN ::

Over 30 years in the Music & Dance Industry

Infectious Upbeat Music

Highly Experienced Dedicated Engaging Musicians/Dance Teachers & Accomplished Melbourne Performing Artists/Versatile Brilliant Entertainers

offering

Diverse Mesmerising Professional Fiery Spectacular Elegant Flamenco Shows

with Spanish Fiesta FUN Workshops

LA VIDA DANCE SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN SEP 2010
FLAMENCO FIESTA MELBOURNE WAS ESTABLISHED IN MARCH 2011

Paul & Belinda Martin have dedicated their whole life to the Music & Dance Industry

sharing their Passion Joy and Zest for life through their Engaging Flamenco Performances

FUN Spanish Fiesta Workshops & Theatre Stage Shows around Melbourne Victoria Australia

& Internationally since 1996 working with many Local Musicians-Bands

Production & Dance Companies/International Production Companies as Musicians-Dancers & Teachers

☆ Experience a culturally rich journey through DANCE with Worldly Sounds Colours & Flavours ☆

We met in 2004 while rehearsing & performing for a Local Theatre Stage Production of Bizet's Carmen

Bio Highlights :

Belinda is Mauritian Born, a naturally gifted classically trained dancer with innate rhythms.

She is a Highly Qualified Experienced Passionate Dance Teacher & Engaging Coach holding Bachelor Degrees in Business Finance Management & Education majoring in Teaching - Corporate Team Coaching with excellence in Communications and Personal Relations

She left the Corporate World after 25 successful years to fulfill her childhood dream of

opening & running her OWN Specialised Personalised Individualised

☆ FLAMENCO DANCE STUDIO ☆

🌹 La Vida Dance School 🌹

☆ School of Life Passion Joy & Happiness ☆

in September 2010 and has never looked back.

Following her heart, her passion, joy & love for Music, Dance & Drama which started

when she was as young as 6 yrs old performing in her local Primary & Secondary School Dances

or Drama-Musical Performances with numerous TV Appearances on Stage,

on National TV from 8 yrs old.

In her Teens as a Drum Majorette with the Mauritian Police BAND @ Champs De Mars for over 7 yrs during the National yearly televised Independence Day Celebrations.

Moving to Melbourne, Victoria Australia in June 1987, she continued her Dance journey with Classical Ballet Jazz Ballet Neo Classical Contemporary Dance & Tap @ Caroline Etienne Ballet Centre (Cecchetti Methods)

Latin Dance/Ballroom @ Granada Dance Centre in 2001-2002

Argentinian Tango @ Two Can Dance with Bill Jarman in 2002-2003

Spanish Dance & Theatre Stage Productions in 2002-2003

Flamenco Dance @ Dance Dynamics in 2004-2006

Flamenco Dance @ Cuban Dance Academy in 2006-2008

Flamenco Dance @ City Dance Centre in 2006-2009.

Flamenco Baile @ Escuela De Baile Flamenco in 2008-2010

For the last 12 years teaching DANCE full time

& is the Sole Director

🌹 La Vida Dance School 🌹

FLAMENCO DANCE STUDIO

in Endeavour Hills Melbourne Victoria Australia

Paul started his Music career on Drums at Age 11 whilst in High School & appeared on the Don Lane Show.

Eventually Paul used his rhythms for Dance when he fell into Flamenco & acting, he studied briefly

with the local flamencos in Melbourne & Sydney.

Finally, Paul travelled to Sevilla Spain in 2002 & 2004 furthering his Studies from the great

Maestra Cristina Hoyos & Matilda Coral as well as El Junco, her Principal male Flamenco Dancer intensively

while living in Spain for over 6 months in both 2002 & 2004

Paul is currently our Flamenco-Spanish Guitarist and regularly pops in our Flamenco Dance Advanced Levels MasterClasses for Workshops to share his invaluable Knowledge in Musicality & Technica.

Belinda & Paul also participated in many International Flamenco Dance Workshops with

Belen Fernandez (Amor de Dios , Madrid) in 2004

Ana Romero (Las Carboneras, Madrid) in 2006

Celina Zabon in 2008

and many more Local & Interstate renowned Flamenco Dance Teachers & Performers over the last 25 yrs.

🌹 Flamenco Fiesta Melbourne 🌹 was established in March 2011 by

the Captivating Dynamic Duo Couple :

Paul & Belinda Martin

a lifetime dedication to sharing their joy passion through

music & dance with Audiences from All Walks of LIFE.

@ Weddings Corporate Events Private Functions Cultural Festivals Renowned Restaurants & Wineries

Talented Musicians : Fiery Guitarist Dazzling Percussionists with Engaging Versatile Flamenco Dancers

Melbourne Accomplished Performing Artists & Brilliant Versatile Entertainers

creating

LIVE Diverse Mesmerising Fiery Spectacular Professional Flamenco Shows with

FUN Engaging Spanish Fiesta Workshops in Melbourne Victoria Australia

for any

Corporate Events Private Functions Weddings & Cultural Festivals

☆ Recent Performances & Highlights ☆

🌹 Flamenco Fiesta Melbourne 🌹

performed for

International Theatre Production Company Opera Australia as Entertainers,

Musicians & Engaging Flamenco Dancers in

2008, 2014 & in 2016

Melbourne State Theatre Arts Centre Melbourne & Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Flamenco Show @ Dromana Estate Winery : April 2022

Flamenco Show @ Spanish Language Fiesta in North Melbourne

in April 2019 & March 2021

Flamenco Show @ Mofo Lounge Prahran in Melbourne : Feb 2020

Flamenco Show @ Bunjil Place Narre Warren in Melbourne : Jan 2020

Flamenco Show & Workshop @ Lalor Library : June 2019

Flamenco Show @ Laurimar Primary School Doreen Regional Victoria : March 2019

Melbourne Food & Wine Festivals : March 2012-2019

City of Whittlesea Community Festival in March 2019

M Pavilion Felice Fiestas DEC 2018

Asado Melbourne NYE Fiesta 2018

Sidney Myer Music Bowl DEC 2016

Melbourne State Theatre/Arts Centre Melbourne 2008 & 2014

POSTCARDS Channel 9 TV Program in March 2013

City of Casey from 2010-2017 Private Events Corporate Functions & Cultural Festivals

Wild Oak Restaurant in Olinda Mt Dandenong Melbourne Victoria from March 2011-March 2017

ACME Feb 2013 : Bohemian Bar Spanish in South Wharf CBD Melbourne

Both Belinda & Paul Martin performed as young as 8 yrs old & 11 yrs old on National TV.

We opened our Flamenco Dance Studio,

🌹 La Vida Dance School 🌹

in September 2010 to share our passion joy & love for Music & Dance with all our students & local Communities doing what we love & loving what we do as a Professional Performance TEAM.

What we believe as Professional Flamenco Dancers

Flamenco Dance Teachers

Accomplished Performing Artists & Entertainers or LIVE Musicians

Learning to DANCE is an uplifting joyful activity that demands endless effort, loads of energy, dedication, perseverance concentration through challenges bringing happiness and igniting a passion or a burning fire from within.

Mesmerising Fiery Dancing requires an ability to focus, absolute commitment with a positive attitude to learn new skills over time with years of dedication to the Artform : Flamenco Dance

Feel your dance your way work on your individual personal style for your OWN Shape Size & Physical attributes watch & learn from everybody but when you dance you bring YOU, your personality,

your individuality your life stories.

It is not just steps that you learn, it is your story,

your life how you interpret the structured Steps & intrincate captivating rhythms and make it your own without losing YOU!

Your Uniqueness!!!

Dance is an Artform

It does not happen by chance or accident

with a casual unconcerned relaxed attitude to LIFE

It requires hard work hours of dedication & FULL Personal

*on - going* commitment straight from your

HEART BODY & SOUL

Learn to Dance in a safe

Fun & Friendly DANCE STUDIO built for