About Ian

“Dancing, I believe, has kept me young at heart – although some may say I was a bit immature to start with!”

When not dancing, Ian enjoys a cold beer or a glass of vino with friends, and loves to eat pasta (especially with seafood!). Ian grew up listening to Santana, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones, and he also enjoys bands like Eskimo Joe & Wolf Mother. His other passions have been surfing, competitive weightlifting, cycling (weightlifters don’t go over hills very well), horse riding (“think I owned the laziest horse of all time!”) and now snow skiing and sailing when he gets the chance.

“My greatest pleasure in teaching dance now is seeing the pleasure on people’s faces after a few lessons when that light comes on and things start to gel – that moment when people connect to the music and to each other.”

Ian has taught and performed at Australia’s top Latin dance events, most recently:

• Sydney Salsa Congress (2005, 2007 & 2009) (performer/instructor)
• Queenland State Titles, Professional Division Salsa On2 (2008) (3rd place)
• Caliente Latin Festival 2007 (performer/instructor)
• Byron Latin Fiesta 2006 (performer/instructor)
• Darling Harbour Fiesta 2006 (performer)
• Sabor Latino Byron Bay (2005) (performer/instructor)
• Australian Salsa Championships (2005) (instructor)
• Brisbane Latin Festival (2005) (performer/instructor)
• Sydney Latin Fiesta October (2004) (performer/)