Leyla Roberts
Leyla has been teaching dance on the far North Coast for the past 9 years, specialising in salsa and other Latin styles. She is a partner in the successful dance school, Sassy Salsa. She has performed with the Sassy Salsa Pro Team dance troupe at local events as well as the Sydney Salsa Congress, Coffs Harbour and Byron Latin Fiestas, Bravo Productions in Brisbane, Splendour in the Grass in 2007 and 2008, and most recently the Doudoule Latin Festival on the Gold Coast in May 2010. She is also a member of Real Woman Productions, a cabaret troupe situated in Byron Bay.
She currently enjoys classes in Jazz and Contemporary Jazz ballet and attends Latin workshops to keep constantly updated in that genre.Leyla has a diploma in theatre costume design and pattern making she also has a Bachelor degree in Communications and shows a keen and active interest in the development of the Arts and Entertainment industry. Always fashion conscious, Leyla has a passion for costume design and plays an active role in creating and producing costumes for the Sassy Salsa troupe and Real Woman productions cabaret shows.
Tim Roberts
Tim’s love affair with latin music began at eight years old when he bought his first vinyl album “Whipped Cream and Other Delights” by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for $5.50 in Cessnock, NSW. He was a tap and ballet dance student then, and has since gone on to learn Rock and Roll, Latin Ballroom, Swing and more recently Street Latin versions of Cha cha cha, Bachata and Salsa, which has become his specialty.
Tim and his equally talented wife and dance partner Leyla have been teaching street latin dance for the past nine years around the northern rivers region of NSW and currently conduct weekly classes in the cities of Ballina and Lismore. They have developed a unique and successful methodology for learning LA style salsa, where they combine technical strength, styling and fun, the essential elements for people of all ages to enjoy each other’s company on the dance floor.
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