RI Dance Academy has been one of the most active dance studios in Kuala Lumpur/Petaling Jaya as we are constantly trying to help build, grow and improve the local Malaysian salsa/bachata/zouk dance scene by bringing in instructors from around the world to come and teach. Keep in touch with us via our Facebook group Rhythm Identity and find out more about the workshops which we will organize.

1) Salsa & Zouk Workshops w Sharon Pakir & Spin City

2) Zouk South East Asia Festival (Zouk S.E.A.)

1) K-Salsa by Lion Gak, Jan 29th
    Korean Salsa Champion and a finalist of the team division in the World Salsa Championships 2007. He is one of Korea's top salsa dancer and instructor.

2) Connecting with Dance; a Zouk-Lambada Journey by James Quinn-Hawtin
    From the land of Australian Zouk, James has trained under Smooth Latin Groove and also from Larissa Thayanne who is one of the world's most famous and talented zouk instructor and dancer.

3) Zouk Beginners Bootcamp by James Quinn-Hawtin

4) Ladies Styling and Shines by KD
    Malaysia's pride in the salsa dance scene; KD is a foremost expert in ladies shines and styling and her groove and movement techniques are much sought after by many.

5) K-Salsa by Nari Son & Lion Gak
    Nari Son is one of Korea's biggest name in salsa and one of Korea's most respected salsa instructor and dancer. She has travelled extensively around the world and has organized congresses and judged for many international events and is a very well known international name in the global salsa community.

6) Dominican Bachata Workshop by Jaxen
    One of Malaysia's top bachata instructor and the main drivers of the bachata dance scene in Malaysia.

7) K-Salsa by White Tiger, Korea
    One of Korea's top salsa dancer and instructor who is also a Korean Salsa Champion

8) K&L in KL: Kadu & Larissa Zouk Total
    One of the world's top Zouk-Lambada instructor, dancer and performer who hails from Rio de Janiero and is currently residing in Brisbane, Australia. They are undoubtedly one of the most celebrated zouk dance celebrities in the world and their knowledge, technique, precision and style is truly world class.

9) Argentine Tango: Nuevo by Zie
    One of Singapore's biggest name in the Tango scene. Zie specializes in Nuevo Style Argentine Tango and is the director of Tango Lyrical Theatre Singapore. He has taught and performed around the world including in the heart of tango Argentine itself!

1) Workshops by Ben Diso Benecditos; Salsa, Bachata and Zouk
   Director of Latin Heat and one of Canberra (Australia)'s top salsa instructor who is also a judge for the qualifiers of the World Salsa Championships.

2) Inaki Fernandez: World Tour Salsa & Bachata Workshop, Oct 23rd & 24th
    Inaki is one of the world's most celebrated bachata instructor and is well known as the "King of Bachata" for his unique style and knowledge of bachata. His salsa is also one of the best in UK, having being a part of salsa superpowers with talents like Suzana Montero, Leon Rose and Super Mario.

3) Sharon Pakir Ladies Styling & Spin Workshop, Nov 9th
    She is one of the foremost expert on ladies styling and shines and is the director of Spin City Salsa based in Melbourne, Australia.

4) Zouk-Lambada Workshop by Mafrcos Fonseca, Nov 20th & 21st
    Marcos is a Brazilian and comes from the land that gave birth to Zouk-Lambada. Hailing from Rio, he has trained under the tutolege of the Queen of Zouk Renata Pecanha and he now resides in Hong Kong after spending many years in London.

1) Bachata Revolution by Juan Ruiz of Bachateros Australia (Tropical Soul Dance Studio, Sydney)
    Read about it at ADC Online and Bachateros Online Part 1 and Part 2.