2025 Term 1 Registrations are NOW OPEN!

Feb. 3rd - April 4th

3 age groups:

• 5-8 years old

• 8-12 years old

• 13+ years

Ballet & Jazz:
Jess Quinn

Originally from Cairns, Jess Quinn began her dance journey at the age of four, cultivating a passion that would lead to a thriving career. As a scholarship student, Jess trained at Jason Coleman’s Ministry of Dance, completing a three-year full-time performing arts course.

Jess's vibrant career includes performing and choreographing for major corporate events with companies like KPMG, Forever New, and ANZ. One of her standout moments was choreographing for Nitro Athletics, where she worked alongside the legendary Usain Bolt.

Her television credits are equally impressive, having danced with artists such as Red Foo on Dancing with the Stars, Meghan Trainor at the Logie Awards, and Justice Crew at the Australian Open. Jess also brought her expertise to Neighbours as a choreographer and inspired young dancers as the host of ABCME’s Dance Like.

A finalist on Australia’s Got Talent with Teamrocket, Jess has continually showcased her versatility in contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, and commercial dance styles. With seven years as a member of SCIMM Dance Company, Jess brings warmth, energy, and a wealth of experience to every project, making dance accessible and joyful for all.

Ming-Li “Minx” Turhan

At the heart of Minx's brand is a passion and respect for the history and culture of street dances. As a creative and storyteller, she encourages her students to be strong advocates for dance culture and effortlessly creates an environment for everyone to express their own individuality and style.

With over 15 years teaching, choreography and judging experience, Minx is a versatile dancer who specialises in all styles of street dance from Hip Hop to Dancehall to Salsa, but is especially known for her prowess in Reggaeton and Latin Fusion. She has had the privilege of performing and teaching in Europe, North America, Asia and all over Australia.

Her proudest dance achievements include five Australian professional solo Reggaeton titles and featuring in So You Think You Can Dance Australia’s top 100 dancers. Her competition troupe, MFassis Crew, has won 15 National titles to date and continues to entertain crowds worldwide. She was also the youngest recipient of the “Award of Excellence for her commitment to the Australian Latin dance scene” in 2019.

As the founding director of The MBassy Dance Studio and with over a decade of experience in national event management amongst various street dance communities, Minx has the vision to strengthen the Melbourne street Latin scene through community-driven and collaborative projects.

Gökay “Kai” Turhan

Melbourne and Australia is lucky to have an international talent like Kai with his unique and gentlemanly style of Salsa On2!

With over 10 years’ experience in dance, Kai has a versatile background in ballet, modern, funk, and street jazz, however, he found his true calling and fell in love with dancing salsa On2. An eight time National champion in Turkey, Kai has also taught at and directed international dance festivals.

Kai’s teaching repertoire includes salsa, bachata, chachacha, kizomba, and men’s styling, and his prowess as a dance instructor and coach is attested by the scores of national champions nurtured under his guidance.

Kai is passionate about sharing his views on musicality and fusion of dance through Mambo Moderna with the Australian dance community.