Bem Vindo! (Welcome!) to Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy, Brisbane’s home of social Latin dance and culture since 1994.
Come join us and be welcomed onto our dance floors and into our vibrant community.
You’ll find a Latin dance course to suit with classes running 6 days a week from introductory to advanced in 11 popular Latin dance styles.
For safety, we’re following the QLD Dance & Physical Performing Arts COVID Safe Industry Plan.
If you’re new to Latin dance, come join us for a 10 week Intro Course, find out more and book online here.
If you have Latin dance experience, find the full current schedule here.
Join us for a 90min party-style Intro Lesson to get a taste of what Latin dancing and the Rio Rhythmics Community is all about.
Saturdays fortnightly.
Find upcoming Saturday Latin Mix Intro Lesson and Party dates and book online today here.
Find all upcoming Latin dance events via our Facebook Events here.
Whether you’re an absolute beginner or an advanced social Latin dancer we offer courses, coaching, festivas, social catch ups and a life of dance for you.
DIRECTOR’S WELCOME
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LATEST STORIES & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Matchmaker: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 14
Matchmaker: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 14 Wouldn’t it be great if Rio Rhythmics could create a Speed-Date-a-Dance program? Imagine it! Studio two would be set with ten tables for two. The lights would be dimmed and the fairy lights...
Time: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 13
Time: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 13 “How long have you been dancing?” I kept hearing the same question and I kept thinking, why is everyone asking me that? I decided it must be to do with age. There must be something about being...
Hotness: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 12
Hotness: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 12 Summer in Brisbane is hot and summer’s Latin dancers can get very sweaty. Rio Rhythmics’ Student Supporters get sweaty too EXCEPT that Rio Rhythmics puts us in black t-shirts with funky white...
Bolero: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 11
Bolero: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 11 Ah, Bolero. You played a trick on me, and it was magnificent... It was a large dance class. Some forty-or-so people. We’d changed partners (and changed partners, and changed partners again)....
Etiquette: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 10
Etiquette: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 10 All the little gallantries! Student Supporters in Rio Rhythmics’ Latin dance classes see chivalry everywhere. Instructor Chris treats followers he’s borrowed for demonstrations the way an...
Fergus: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) – Chapter 9
Fergus: The excellent adventures of a student supporter (SSP) - Chapter 9 Let’s call him Fergus (not his real name.) Fergus is a man who leads very nicely. On the dance floor, he likes to wear an expression that says, “I’m thinking important things.” Sometimes, he...