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Pascale is the epitome of a trained dance, with over 10 years experience in ballet, jazz, tap and contemporary dance. Her passion for Latin dance began in 2002, when she started teaching and performing in both Salsa and Samba. Since then, Pascale has proven herself to be an outstanding performer, performing at the LA Salsa Congress, Malaysian World Salsa Congress, Sydney Salsa Congress and in every major city in Australia and New Zealand. With partner Oren Shoshan, she won the 2006 Australian Salsa championships and went on to be a semi-finalist at the World Salsa Championships in Las Vegas.

Pascale has been a member of several dance companies, including Latinize (Brisbane), Brazilian Fantasy and LDA (Sydney), and is currently a Lead Instructor and Principal Dancer with Salsa Vibes in Sydney. She dances on ‘1’ and on ‘2’, and is known as a smooth follower and sensual stylist on the dancefloor. She currently teaches group classes 3 nights per week in Sydney, and has attracted a huge loyal following of students with her extensive knowledge and friendly attitude.

Oren Shoshan

Oren Shoshan is the Creative Director and Head Instructor of Salsa Vibes Latin Dance Company. He is a renowned professional salsa instructor, performer and choreographer originally from Toronto, Canada.

With an athletic background that includes 12 years of competitive soccer and basketball, and a love of dance since childhood, Oren started dancing Salsa in 1996 at the age of 21, and within three years became the director of the Rumba Latina Dance Company, in Greensboro, USA.

In early 2001, Oren earned himself a national reputation in Canada, winning the professional division of the Berlin Nightclub Salsa Competition in Toronto, considered to be the most prestigious salsa competition in the country.

Since arriving in Sydney in mid-2001, Oren has been a much sought after instructor, choreographer and performer. With his partner, Pascale Dernocoure, he placed second in the professional division of the 2006 Australian National Salsa Championships. Together they then won the Australian qualifiers for the World Salsa Championships, and in December of that year went on to become semi-finalists at the 2006 World Salsa Championships in Las Vegas.

Oren has been invited to teach in numerous cities both in Australia and overseas and demand for Oren’s teaching has led him to travel all over Australia to Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Cairns, Canberra and Darwin, as well as internationally to many cities within Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand and the USA. Within Sydney, Oren’s impressive reputation as an instructor, performer and choreographer has seen him participate in the major events salsa has to offer.

He was one of the very few national instructors asked to teach at every Sydney Salsa Congress from 2005 through 2009, Australian Salsa Championships 2005 and 2006, Sydney Latin Fiesta 2003 and 2004, Brisbane Latin Festival 2004, as well as the Bacardi Latino Festival and Darling Harbour Fiesta.

As an instructor Oren is known and respected for his highly specific and technical instruction. This is reflected in his distinctive style, which is characterized by complex turn patterns with smooth, elegant, sexy and funky body movement. It is also reflected in his students, who are known as smooth dancers, and are some of the most consistently sought after dancers on the dance floor.