Clubs and Varsity Hub
Monash Dance Society
SEMESTER 1 2026
Zack
Classes: Hip Hop (Foundations, Intermediate)
Hi, I’m Zack, a Hip-Hop dancer with about 10 years of dance experience, with a background in teaching, performing, and choreographing. I’ve been lucky enough to have competed in local competitions and worked on various dance projects, including performances for live events, local artists and popular Melbourne events. I have been lucky enough to have been a part of Ascendent dance company, Lionheart Dance company, The Humxn Program and GBC for various amounts of time.
In addition to hip-hop, I also have experience in contemporary dance, which I incorporate to encourage versatility and creative expression. My biggest focus in class is building confidence, creativity, and a strong understanding of movement, making dance accessible and enjoyable for all skill levels.
Allie
Classes: Commercial (Beginner, Intermediate)
Allie is a commercial and choreography dancer and choreographer. With a background in classical and contemporary dance of over one decade, Allie has shifted her focus in dance to street and commercial styles when she began training semi-professionally then professionally in 2021. Since then, she has been an active member of the dance community in Hong Kong and Melbourne, featured in various commercial performances and training held by prestigious studios and dance companies. Her recent engagements with the Melbourne dance scene includes showcasing a guest performance with Ascendant Dance Company at the Australian Dance Crew Championships as well as performing at Ascendant Studio’s flagship mid-year showcase.
Currently mentored by choreographer Gina Michael under Ascendant Dance Company, Allie is always striving for the best as a student, as well as a teacher. Entering the third year of her teaching career, she excels at catering each class to students of different levels and different styles, and creating a safe space for dancers to enjoy and express themselves.
Mael
Classes: Afro Fusion
Mael is a Cameroonian and Australian self taught multidisciplinary dancer. From Hiphop to Afro, he is the absolute definition of being passionate by dance. He started dancing at the age of 17 and made it his profession. He won multiple local battles and battled internationally and occasionally even appears in commercials.
Forever a student, Mael continues learning and growing to this day while sharing his passion all over Australia. From kids to adults, he makes it his mission to share good vibes through dance.
Deon
Classes: Salsa (Beginner, Intermediate), Bachata
Hey friends nice to meet you! I’m Deon, your photo-taking, coffee-loving Salsa and Bachata instructor. In my 12 years of dancing Salsa and Bachata I have trained across Canberra, Sydney, and most recently in Melbourne under Salsa world champions Almendra and Richie.
Teaching-wise I bring to you 8+ years of training dancers, specialising in focusing on the simplicity of connection to partner and music through curated movements encouraging fun and safety on the dance floor.
Annelise
Classes: Contemporary (Open)
Everyone! My name is Annie, I’m an emerging Contemporary Dance Artist and Choreographer and I’m so excited be teaching Contemporary Dance for Monash Dance Society in 2025
I have been dancing most of my life and have recently graduated from my full time training at Transit Dance where l gained my Diploma Of Professional Dance (Elite Performance). During my time at Transit, I trained extensively in Contemporary Dance and its allied techniques including Improvisation, Choreographic Practice, Classical Ballet, Partnering, Contact Improvisation and Counter Technique.
In class, we will be focusing on Contemporary Dance Technique, Choreography, Improvisation and Creative Practise with a focus on helping each of you find the way you want to move and express yourself as an artist. What I love about Contemporary Dance is its versatility and the fact that each artist has something unique and special to offer the artform, which is what I want to celebrate and encourage in each of my students in class.
I am so excited to meet everyone and dance with you all this year! Let’s create a beautiful community and space together where each can find a unique sense of artistry, and of course just have a real good boogie!
Ruo
Classes: Latin/Ballroom (Beginner), Latin (Intermediate)
Hi everyone! I’m Ruo Shuen, a naturally curious person who loves exploring new experiences and challenging myself. I’ve been dancing for over 10 years, and it's truly a big part of who I am.
At Monash Dance Society, I’ll be teaching Latin dance styles including Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Jive, and Paso Doble, as well as Ballroom dancing. Despite just learning new steps, my goal is to help you build strong fundamentals, understand the essence of Latin dance, and most importantly, have fun and make new friends along the way. Can't wait to see you soon!
Karen
Classes: Tango
Karen started her tango career in Bogota, Colombia in 2016. In 2018, she won the National professional salon Championship in Colombia followed by being a finalist in the Tango Mundial in Argentina in 2019. She has also extensively studied Flamenco and has performed in numerous shows.
During this time, Karen was teaching tango classes and performing in various well known tango companies in Colombia.
Karen migrated to Australia in 2022 to study and also begin work at Tango Esencia as a teacher and performer. During this time, Karen also began to formally DJ as she had been building her Tango collection for years. Her deep understanding of the Orchestras history, the lyrics and the nuances in the music helps her in curating wonderful nights of music where she has been a DJ at all of the major milongas in Melbourne.
Sohini
Class: Bollywood (Open)
Sohini is an enthusiastic and highly motivated with the ability to initiate, negotiate, organize and complete a high complex and busy workload, including support to team members and senior staff, with limited supervision. Good understanding of multi-cultural community with a passionate to work with the community and enhance knowledge in community services. I enjoy and thrive in an environment that fosters teamwork, learning, leadership and excellent communication with the organization. Motivated self-starter; able to spark interest and take initiative. Good listener and ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and backgrounds. Sohini was an Operations Manager for Shiamak’s NGO "Victory Arts Foundation" in Pune, India from 2009 to 2013 and has conducted workshops for the differently abled & underprivileged kids. She has been a part of School Dance Education Program with SHIAMAK Group and has played a key role involving designing and executing Annual days of leading schools of Mumbai and pan India. She is a Certified Yoga teacher and has done her training with Sivananda Yoga centre in Madurai India. Has also choreographed and performed at Indian Film Festival for the years for Bollywood celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Shahid Kapoor, Rani Mukerji, Vidya Balan, Malaika Arora and Sushant Singh Rajput . They have also choreographed and performed at charity events along with Bollywood Actresses Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shilpa and Sara Ali Khan.
Adam
Classes: Street (Open)
Adam Tan is a Malaysian-born dancer and educator with a global footprint across Southeast Asia and North America. Raised in the USA, he discovered dance at age 12 in Knoxville, Tennessee, and later performed, trained, and taught with top artists and crews around the world. From co-founding Southern Sole in Tennessee to training with Philadelphia’s Hood Nation—led by members of The Hood Lockers—Adam draws on his international experience to fuse street styles and choreography. Through his classes, he continues to bridge the gap between freestyle and choreography, history and creativity, using dance as a language that connects people everywhere.
Maxine
Classes: K-pop (Beginner), K-pop Boys (Intermediate), K-pop Girls (Intermediate)
Maxine brings over 8 years of dance teaching experience, having worked as an instructor since 2017 across a range of studio and performance settings. She is the owner of dance studios based in Melbourne’s CBD and Oakleigh, and is a two-time K-POP Cover Dance Festival Australia champion (2024 & 2025), also representing Australia at the KCDF finals in Korea.
Her teaching focuses on strong foundations, musicality, and performance quality, while creating an encouraging and enjoyable environment for dancers of all levels. She is excited to be back and looks forward to continuing to support dancers in their growth and confidence.
