I started my 1st salsa class at Xenbar in May 2004. The classes her are amazing. The fees are the lowest, yet the syllabus and teachings are the best. Thank you Xenbar. Yanqing

Yanqing has won the Champion title for the two biggest salsa competitions in Singapore history. The Singapore 1st Open Salsa Competition 2005 and The Xenbar Professional Salsa Competition 2005. She is now one of the top salsa dancers and salsa instructors in the world. She has appeared in many TV and Newspapers in Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore. She has been invited as guest performer and teacher for many Major Overseas Salsa Dance Competitions, Festivals and Congresses. She is the one you see dancing on the TV screen in Buses, Food Court, Shopping Malls on TV Mobile and TV programs featured all over Singapore. She has worked on and appeared in many Chinese, Tamil and English TV programs like Superstar, Trend Spotting just to name a few. Her name is known to salsa dancers from Europe to South American; from China, India to Russia. She teaches. She has completed her 8 years course in Xenbar and Salsae in within 1.5 years and is now teaching for both schools. When she started she trained up to12 hours a day everyday. Xenbar has provided her a place to shorten her learning curve due to the availability of a range of dance classes everyday. She is currently still pursuing her Professional Salsa Dance Certification Level 6 with Actfa training in Advance Hip Hop, Belly, Bollywood, Jazz, Ballet, Sensual, Ballroom, Jazroc, Tap, Latin, Argentine Tango, Pilates, Yoga, Make-Up, Hair, Costume, Acting, Voice.
(have been with Xen since May 2004)


Bianca
No dance back groung
Within 6 months got job as MTV Hip Hop dancers.
Got job to teach in a establish studio

Kyo got job to teach in Taiwan

Manfred

Rebecca




“Xenbar has taught me lots about life, love and the fine art of having fun.” – Amanda See
(have been with Xen since 2005)


"A warm and friendly place to learn, laugh and get high on salsa!" – Elizabeth Heng
(have been with Xen since 2005)


“Xenbar has a closely-knit community that fosters an enthusiasm for salsa.” – Matthew Sng
(have been with Xen since 2005)


“A great place for friends to hang out and relax.” – Cindy Ho
(have been with Xen since 2004)


“Xenbar encourages students to improve and improve much faster.” – Ho Wei Jin



“A cosy place where instructors are always helpful.” – Dennis Tsay
(have been with Xen since 2006)


“The instructors keep me coming back for more.” – Yuping



“Xenbar is definitely a place here you can come back to. This is where I started salsa and where I will always come back to.” – Adeline Goh (have been with Xen since 2003)



“If not for Xenbar, I would not be dancing salsa today.” – Wai Hwang
(have been with Xen since 2004)


“Xenbar is a great place to fall in love with salsa.” – Joyce Lim
(have been with Xen since 2005)


Singapore Salsa Congress 2006 By Candice

I had a very challenging, interesting and eye-opening experience preparing for my first dance performance ever. It was even more intimidating given that this first performance was to take place as part of a relatively large scale event. At Xenbar, I found that everyone has the potential to be a performer – it doesn’t matter if you have no experience; the teachers are very kind, caring and competent, and will encourage you all the way. The other performers were also very kind and helpful and always willing to help me (and other newcomers) familiarize new moves.

The fact that I felt confident by the time I took part in this performance after just 3 months of weekly lessons at the school, and given the fact that I had practically no prior exposure to dance of any form at the point of joining, is fine testimony to the capability of the teachers to bring out the dancer in you. I was initially quite hesitant when Justin asked for people who were interested in performing to come forward. However, Justin was very encouraging and told us that you don’t have to have experience or talent to perform - “all you need is confidence,” and I soon discovered the truth of this statement.

During the performance, a similar idea was expressed when one of the characters in the play dropped this jewel of wisdom: “you don’t need talent to dance salsa. You only have to have talent if you want to be an international performer!” It was entirely my good fortune to receive such a positive initiation into my first dance school.

The performance was in play format. I found this to be very conducive because this format, coupled with the way rehearsals were conducted, allowed us to come into contact with other people doing other dances, whom we might not have gotten to know otherwise. It is very easy to feel like you have become a part of the Xenbar family as everyone is warm, welcoming and passionate about dance.

I felt that I came away from the performance with some very important lessons regarding the pursuit of dance. Firstly, I found out that passion, diligence, determination and commitment are the most fundamental requirements for someone wishing to further his or her exposure to and, correspondingly, understanding of dance. Secondly, assurance of ready access to help and opportunity are important to affirm one’s confidence in himself or herself, and so motivate a newcomer to pursue higher standards and levels.

At Xenbar, I found both fulfillment of both the needs mentioned above. I found role models with such qualities in the regular Xenbar crowd, and I found mentors always willing to help and teach something new and continue to accompany and push me along on my journey. Through my experience preparing for and participating in the performance, I came to discover Xenbar as more than just your regular dance school, where things are cold and clean-cut, and people without prior experience or exceptional talent are put at a considerable disadvantage. At Xenbar, everyone is given a chance to improve at his own pace. Thank you Xenbar, for such a pleasant initiation into the world of dance!





My Experience Performing at the Singapore Salsa Congress By Samuel

Ok I’m actually still in shock: it has only been 2 months with Xenbar and I have already performed at Kallang Theatre!

It all started with Candice and I signing up for tango classes because we thought it looked cool. I thought the classes were very fun because they were challenging; in fact we started learning variations for the Kallang Theatre performance almost immediately after getting familiar with the basic steps.

Of course the process was not all rosy. At times I felt like kicking myself for not being able to lead properly or for forgetting the routines. Also it seemed like a very daunting task to train to be good enough to perform alongside the other dancers, some of whom could perform all kinds of crazy stunts that I could not even dream of carrying out myself. However, I felt that this was the challenge of dancing: to drive myself to do something I cannot do yet, or to perfect a difficult routine. I felt that there was not point in simply taking classes if I did not push myself further, so I ended up signing up for both the tango items of the Kallang Theatre performance.

Yeah, I wondered if I was being crazy signing up for those after attending all of 2 beginner lessons.

However as I look back now I have no regrets. There is a magic in performances: the way grueling training and preparation leads up to only those few moments on stage, when for an instant time is stilled, your heart beats a little faster, the lights are a little too bright, and you give the best show you can. It was exactly like this on the Kallang Theatre stage. There were hiccups that day, of course. Missing costume pieces, performers who could not be found… Candice and I were even a little late to reach our starting spot on stage! But once the music started, it was just us and the audience in a little dance of our own. Finally as the audience’s applause gave way to the hustle and bustle of backstage, I knew that the culmination of many, many sessions of practice and many late nights had finally come to an end. It was a sense of achievement that came from knowing that I had scaled a personal mountain.

Of course, that is only one event and I know I’m only scratching the surface of the world of dance. However, this experience has taught me the value of setting and reaching small goals. It gives you a direction in your training, and a sense of fulfillment when that goal is reached.

If you, the reader, are a new or aspiring dancer, the advice I can give is that you should never give up even if you don’t think you’re good enough or if you think you have two (or more) left feet. In the end it is a battle against yourself, and not anyone else: if you set your own goals and push yourself diligent to meet them, you can do virtually anything.