ABOUT US

Get your Cuban fix with Cuba Baila™. Created by Australia’s only authentic professional female Cuban entertainer, Yarima Gavilan Herrera, Cuba Baila™ is all about Cuban and Caribbean dance, performance, music, culture and travel.

At Cuba Baila™, Yarima and her team use their extensive training and experience to offer a broad range of services ranging from dance and fitness classes, specialised and professionally designed dance and music workshops and courses, private dance lessons, choreographed performances for various events ranging from private parties to major corporate events and now, tours of Cuba with Cuba Baila™ Tours and Cuba Exotica Tours.

Come and join our warm and inclusive Cuba Baila ™ family where you can enjoy Cuban dance, music, fitness and travel while forming lifetime friendships.

WHAT WE DO

Dance Classes and Specialist Workshops

Cuba Baila™ teaches a range of dance styles with a Cuban flavour to spice up your dance repertoire. Dance styles range from classic Cuban Salsa to modern day Reggaeton and includes fitness ZUMBA classes to build your stamina. Come and join our regular classes on Wednesdays and Fridays in North Curl Curl.

In addition to the regular weekly classes, Cuba Baila™ holds specialist workshops, dance bootcamps and professionally designed dance courses in body movement, Bachata, classic Cuban styles such as Son, Afro-Cuban dance and Cuban music.
Cuba Baila™ also offers private dance
lessons with its founder and head instructor, Yarima.

Cuba Baila Tours

Cuba Baila™ Tours and Cuba Exotica Tours take you through Cuba’s rich culture and history. Immerse yourself in Cuba through Music, Dance and Culture on a fully escorted and organised adventure tour of this unique and colourful island nation.

Shows

Let the Cuba Baila™ team entertain you with professionally choreographed performances designed just for your event. Experience exciting rhythms and exhilarating dance routines and allow us to bring some tropical spice to your event.

Yarima Gavilan

Founder, Director & Head Instructor

Yarima was born in Cuba and trained at The Tropicana School and Teatro America for Cabaret dance…

Michel Concepcion

Afro Cuban Maestro, Performer, Instructor

Professional Cuban Dance Teacher, Choreographer and Performer Hailing from the streets of Havana.

Michiko Ban

Dancer, Teacher & Performer

Michiko has won several dance competitions and performed at Salsa Congresses, Festivals…

Stefan Grell

Co-instructor with Yarima for ‘ZUMBA Cuban Style’

Stefan is a versatile dancer who has studied, performed and competed in many partner dancing styles…

CUBAN DANCE STYLES

CUBAN SALSA – also known as Casino. Cuban Salsa is danced with a partner in circular patterns, with intertwining arms, turn patterns and total body involvement.

RUEDA – Salsa danced in a circle amongst a group of dancers, responding to calls and changing partners, with the aim of syncronising the moves so that all dancers move as one. Building from simple to ever more complex Salsa moves and sequences, Rueda is a great way to build knowledge and a full understanding of Cuban Salsa.

REGGAETON – moving and shaking everything your mama gave you, hot and sexy; Reggaeton will stretch you beyond what you thought possible, building muscle control and showing you new and inventive ways to respond to the music.

RUMBA – with it’s roots in Africa, Cuban Rumba is an expression of this islands’ Afro-Cuban folkloric traditions. For couples it is Guaguanco, a flirtatious and provocative game of ‘tag’. For the men it is ‘Columbia’, a competitive display of the mans style, grace, athleticism and virility.

SON – before Salsa there was Son. An elegant dance style using different timing and body movement to Salsa, that can be danced to Salsa, Rumba and ChaChaCha rhythms.

BODY MOVEMENT – want to look like a Cuban when you dance? It’s all about Body Movement! Learn to isolate and move you body parts independently and in time to the music. The results will improve your dancing, your fitness and your body image. HOT!

LATIN MIX - This class is an introduction to a variety of the Cuban and popular Latin Dance styles listed above. Here you will learn basic steps in many styles giving you a taste of Latin flavours. Perfect for those starting their Latin Dance journey, so bring your friends and have a good time.

ZUMBA - Will keep you Fit and Fabulous with her HOT Cuban style ZUMBA workout! The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away. Our goal is simple: We want you to WANT to work out, to LOVE working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

CUBA BAILA Cuban Dance offers group classes, private classes, workshops and courses. Check out the classes time table page for details.

ABOUT US

WHAT WE DO

Dance Classes and Specialist Workshops

Cuba Baila Tours

Shows

OUR TEAM

Yarima Gavilan

Michel Concepcion

Michiko Ban

Stefan Grell

SUBSCRIBE

STEFAN GRELL

Michiko Ban

MICHEL CONCEPCION

CUBAN DANCE STYLES

YARIMA GAVILAN