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✨ Meet our Founder and Principal Instructor Gemma✨

What started out as a way for her to meet new people when she moved back from Melbourne has evolved into something beyond her imagination!

We’ve had a lot of new enquiries lately which is super exciting and a great reason for us to do a little intro. So, if you’re new here, welcome!

And if you’re one of our regulars, we can’t wait to hear what you think of our analogy 😂

Our classes return to West Perth on the 14th April covering everything from absolute beginners through to our most experienced Bachata Sensual classes.

Stay tuned for many more exciting announcements coming soon!

#perthdanceclass #Perth things #perthisokay #perthtodo #perthhobbies

It’s official: Refinery Dance is the most awarded Bachata school in Perth for 2025! 🏆✨

We are incredibly honored, but here’s the truth: These awards aren’t for our shelf—they are for our students.

Being recognized at this level means we are held to a higher standard of teaching. It means when you walk into our studio, you are getting: ✅ Precision technique (no more “two left feet”) ✅ Proven methods that get you social dancing faster ✅ A safe, professional, and encouraging environment

We are celebrating this milestone by expanding! Starting January 6th, we are open 3 days a week to help you reach your dance goals.

Ready to learn from the best in the west? 🇦🇺

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to view the new schedule and grab your January Intro Pass.

#PerthBachata #RefineryDance #PerthDance #AwardWinning #PerthLife SocialDancePerth

It’s official: Refinery Dance is the most awarded Bachata school in Perth for 2025! 🏆✨

We are incredibly honored, but here’s the truth: These awards aren’t for our shelf—they are for our students.

Being recognized at this level means we are held to a higher standard of teaching. It means when you walk into our studio, you are getting: ✅ Precision technique (no more “two left feet”) ✅ Proven methods that get you social dancing faster ✅ A safe, professional, and encouraging environment

We are celebrating this milestone by expanding! Starting January 6th, we are open 3 days a week to help you reach your dance goals.

Ready to learn from the best in the west? 🇦🇺

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to view the new schedule and grab your January Intro Pass.

#PerthBachata #RefineryDance #PerthDance #AwardWinning #PerthLife SocialDancePerth

It’s official: Refinery Dance is the most awarded Bachata school in Perth for 2025! 🏆✨

We are incredibly honored, but here’s the truth: These awards aren’t for our shelf—they are for our students.

Being recognized at this level means we are held to a higher standard of teaching. It means when you walk into our studio, you are getting: ✅ Precision technique (no more “two left feet”) ✅ Proven methods that get you social dancing faster ✅ A safe, professional, and encouraging environment

We are celebrating this milestone by expanding! Starting January 6th, we are open 3 days a week to help you reach your dance goals.

Ready to learn from the best in the west? 🇦🇺

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to view the new schedule and grab your January Intro Pass.

#PerthBachata #RefineryDance #PerthDance #AwardWinning #PerthLife SocialDancePerth

It’s official: Refinery Dance is the most awarded Bachata school in Perth for 2025! 🏆✨

We are incredibly honored, but here’s the truth: These awards aren’t for our shelf—they are for our students.

Being recognized at this level means we are held to a higher standard of teaching. It means when you walk into our studio, you are getting: ✅ Precision technique (no more “two left feet”) ✅ Proven methods that get you social dancing faster ✅ A safe, professional, and encouraging environment

We are celebrating this milestone by expanding! Starting January 6th, we are open 3 days a week to help you reach your dance goals.

Ready to learn from the best in the west? 🇦🇺

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to view the new schedule and grab your January Intro Pass.

#PerthBachata #RefineryDance #PerthDance #AwardWinning #PerthLife SocialDancePerth

It’s official: Refinery Dance is the most awarded Bachata school in Perth for 2025! 🏆✨

We are incredibly honored, but here’s the truth: These awards aren’t for our shelf—they are for our students.

Being recognized at this level means we are held to a higher standard of teaching. It means when you walk into our studio, you are getting: ✅ Precision technique (no more “two left feet”) ✅ Proven methods that get you social dancing faster ✅ A safe, professional, and encouraging environment

We are celebrating this milestone by expanding! Starting January 6th, we are open 3 days a week to help you reach your dance goals.

Ready to learn from the best in the west? 🇦🇺

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to view the new schedule and grab your January Intro Pass.

#PerthBachata #RefineryDance #PerthDance #AwardWinning #PerthLife SocialDancePerth

It’s official: Refinery Dance is the most awarded Bachata school in Perth for 2025! 🏆✨

We are incredibly honored, but here’s the truth: These awards aren’t for our shelf—they are for our students.

Being recognized at this level means we are held to a higher standard of teaching. It means when you walk into our studio, you are getting: ✅ Precision technique (no more “two left feet”) ✅ Proven methods that get you social dancing faster ✅ A safe, professional, and encouraging environment

We are celebrating this milestone by expanding! Starting January 6th, we are open 3 days a week to help you reach your dance goals.

Ready to learn from the best in the west? 🇦🇺

🔗 Tap the link in our bio to view the new schedule and grab your January Intro Pass.

#PerthBachata #RefineryDance #PerthDance #AwardWinning #PerthLife SocialDancePerth

🎉🔥GEMMA🔥🎉

📍MBF3.0 – Rithika MBF Ladies Project‼️

ARE YOU READY?! 💃✨
This October, step into the spotlight and perform LIVE at MBF26 with the amazing @rithikapoojary23 🙌🔥

Join an unforgettable festival experience filled with passion, energy, friendship, and incredible bachata vibes 💜💙❤️

Perth Dancers Contact @gemma_jordan for registration!

🌟 Brand new MBF26 choreography
🌟 Bachata Fusion style 🔥
🌟 Train & perform on stage with Rithika 💃
🌟 Performer passes available for MBF26 🎉
🌟 Professional team video option during festival weekend 🎥🤩
🌟 Meet amazing dancers from the Melbourne/Australian community 🙌

Ladies, this is YOUR moment ✨
Limited spots available‼️

🎟 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! Please contact us for further information:

💌melbournebachatafestival@gmail.com
📱 WhatsApp: +61 405 991 632

🎉🔥GEMMA🔥🎉

📍MBF3.0 – Rithika MBF Ladies Project‼️

ARE YOU READY?! 💃✨
This October, step into the spotlight and perform LIVE at MBF26 with the amazing @rithikapoojary23 🙌🔥

Join an unforgettable festival experience filled with passion, energy, friendship, and incredible bachata vibes 💜💙❤️

Perth Dancers Contact @gemma_jordan for registration!

🌟 Brand new MBF26 choreography
🌟 Bachata Fusion style 🔥
🌟 Train & perform on stage with Rithika 💃
🌟 Performer passes available for MBF26 🎉
🌟 Professional team video option during festival weekend 🎥🤩
🌟 Meet amazing dancers from the Melbourne/Australian community 🙌

Ladies, this is YOUR moment ✨
Limited spots available‼️

🎟 BOOKINGS NOW OPEN! Please contact us for further information:

💌melbournebachatafestival@gmail.com
📱 WhatsApp: +61 405 991 632

You’ll always find a reason not to, if you think long enough.

It was amazing to see people ready to give bachata a go for the first time on Sunday! We had so much fun sharing our world with you for the first time.

If you’ve been following along at home, this is your sign to get off the couch and join us!

Getting started can be daunting. As adults we’re not used to being beginners. But once you get past that, you realise how much fun it is to learn a new skill!

📍 Beginners: Thursday 6:30pm AND Sunday 2pm
Vault Creative Spaces, West Perth

We offer a full schedule of classes, check out portal.refinerydance.com.au to find out more

Huge thank you to @rob_n_joyner and @12345jarrod for helping us on the day!

“I saw one of your videos and thought I want to learn to dance like that!”

To everyone that has been motivated to learn bachata, or come to our classes from seeing our videos- thank you 🥰

It’s incredible to see our community growing and so many adults inspired to give it a go. We started as beginners too and never did it with the goal of teaching- it was just a fun way to spend otherwise boring nights on the couch.

Most people express interest and then find a reason they can’t start now. Some wait years till they come back to it. But time is going to pass whether you start now, in a few weeks or a few years.

Wouldn’t you rather get to the future being able to dance? 💃🕺🏽

Our classes start this week in West Perth with plenty of options for beginners through to experienced dancers. Check out the link in our bio for our new member intro offer 🔥

Perth! Let’s stop fearing the unknown!

Without traditional bachata there is no bachata sensual, bachata influence, bachazouk, ConRi style etc

Working on your traditional bachata alongside the other styles you enjoy dancing will only help to improve the richness of your dances.

It will give you more tools to use, more understanding of the music structure and the way the ground is used to create different footwork and hip movement.

Gemma has just returned from Sydney with a 🥇 plus is a certified traditional bachata instructor- so you’re in great hands!

Let’s flip the script together and stop using traditional songs as the time we take a drink break and instead make it the time we get to be playful and musical!

📍 Tuesday 7-8pm
Vault Creative Spaces

Open level bachata sensual class runs directly after

An important message as we welcome many new people to our community.

Entering into a partner dance scene can feel exciting and fun but also intimidating and uncertain for some. We share closer proximity to people we dance with than what we typically do in our day to day lives and sometimes that can mean lines are blurry.

So, as we nurture the community growth and welcome new people, we thought it was a good time to remind everyone that creating a safe community is the number 1 priority.

If you feel like your safety or wellbeing is being put at risk by another person at our events- we implore you to speak with us. You will be listened to. You will be taken seriously. And we will take action to ensure we protect you and our community from unwanted behaviour.

Let’s protect our community together. Share this so everyone understands their role.

An important message as we welcome many new people to our community.

Entering into a partner dance scene can feel exciting and fun but also intimidating and uncertain for some. We share closer proximity to people we dance with than what we typically do in our day to day lives and sometimes that can mean lines are blurry.

So, as we nurture the community growth and welcome new people, we thought it was a good time to remind everyone that creating a safe community is the number 1 priority.

If you feel like your safety or wellbeing is being put at risk by another person at our events- we implore you to speak with us. You will be listened to. You will be taken seriously. And we will take action to ensure we protect you and our community from unwanted behaviour.

Let’s protect our community together. Share this so everyone understands their role.

An important message as we welcome many new people to our community.

Entering into a partner dance scene can feel exciting and fun but also intimidating and uncertain for some. We share closer proximity to people we dance with than what we typically do in our day to day lives and sometimes that can mean lines are blurry.

So, as we nurture the community growth and welcome new people, we thought it was a good time to remind everyone that creating a safe community is the number 1 priority.

If you feel like your safety or wellbeing is being put at risk by another person at our events- we implore you to speak with us. You will be listened to. You will be taken seriously. And we will take action to ensure we protect you and our community from unwanted behaviour.

Let’s protect our community together. Share this so everyone understands their role.

An important message as we welcome many new people to our community.

Entering into a partner dance scene can feel exciting and fun but also intimidating and uncertain for some. We share closer proximity to people we dance with than what we typically do in our day to day lives and sometimes that can mean lines are blurry.

So, as we nurture the community growth and welcome new people, we thought it was a good time to remind everyone that creating a safe community is the number 1 priority.

If you feel like your safety or wellbeing is being put at risk by another person at our events- we implore you to speak with us. You will be listened to. You will be taken seriously. And we will take action to ensure we protect you and our community from unwanted behaviour.

Let’s protect our community together. Share this so everyone understands their role.

An important message as we welcome many new people to our community.

Entering into a partner dance scene can feel exciting and fun but also intimidating and uncertain for some. We share closer proximity to people we dance with than what we typically do in our day to day lives and sometimes that can mean lines are blurry.

So, as we nurture the community growth and welcome new people, we thought it was a good time to remind everyone that creating a safe community is the number 1 priority.

If you feel like your safety or wellbeing is being put at risk by another person at our events- we implore you to speak with us. You will be listened to. You will be taken seriously. And we will take action to ensure we protect you and our community from unwanted behaviour.

Let’s protect our community together. Share this so everyone understands their role.

An important message as we welcome many new people to our community.

Entering into a partner dance scene can feel exciting and fun but also intimidating and uncertain for some. We share closer proximity to people we dance with than what we typically do in our day to day lives and sometimes that can mean lines are blurry.

So, as we nurture the community growth and welcome new people, we thought it was a good time to remind everyone that creating a safe community is the number 1 priority.

If you feel like your safety or wellbeing is being put at risk by another person at our events- we implore you to speak with us. You will be listened to. You will be taken seriously. And we will take action to ensure we protect you and our community from unwanted behaviour.

Let’s protect our community together. Share this so everyone understands their role.

An important message as we welcome many new people to our community.

Entering into a partner dance scene can feel exciting and fun but also intimidating and uncertain for some. We share closer proximity to people we dance with than what we typically do in our day to day lives and sometimes that can mean lines are blurry.

So, as we nurture the community growth and welcome new people, we thought it was a good time to remind everyone that creating a safe community is the number 1 priority.

If you feel like your safety or wellbeing is being put at risk by another person at our events- we implore you to speak with us. You will be listened to. You will be taken seriously. And we will take action to ensure we protect you and our community from unwanted behaviour.

Let’s protect our community together. Share this so everyone understands their role.

✨ We are keeping Perth on the National Podium for another year! ✨

To have our Principal Instructor and a student place in competitions that were judged on social dancing, and dancing real bachata is a testament to the work we put in behind the scenes.

We’re so proud to be sharing this moment with not only one of our students, but also a close friend.

Shilpa, watching you shine and stay kind to yourself was such a good reminder that competitions don’t need to come with pressure and stress. There is an option where we choose to enjoy the moment and just be ourselves.

Congratulations ladies. And thank you for proudly representing Refinery Dance 💜

We’re still celebrating our wins from the weekend, but one of the moments we can’t look past is this.

Laura and Shilpa, it takes courage to enter a competition. Especially in a city where you don’t know anyone- but you both did so well at staying true to yourselves.

Often coming to these events from Perth can be nerve wracking and intimidating - but you both proved that our distance isn’t holding us back.

Thank you for being part of our first Refinery Dance team and trip. What a way to remember it!

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Ready to try something new and see what makes our classes different? They start again next week with a brand new schedule. Join us! Link in bio portal.refinerydance.com.au/join

One of our favourite demo’s yet 🥰

Ready to start learning to really dance your bachata rather than just replicating someone else’s steps?

Come join us- social this Friday, open day on Sunday then our schedule with brand new classes kicks off from Tuesday 💥💥

🎵 Amazing @mrdon_official @dustin_richie we’re obsessed with this song 🫶

THIS FRIDAY NIGHT!!!

Make sure you join us for an epic night of bachata! We’re back from Sydney with so much energy to keep seeing this scene grow 😍😍😍

We’ll have dinner there beforehand- looking forward to catching up and seeing some new faces!

Tickets on the portal now 🎫

💜💙 GEMMA & ALVIN 💙💜

Melbourne… ARE YOU READY?! 🔥🔥

This new-generation duo is bringing explosive energy, smooth moves, and next-level bachata vibes straight from Perth 💃🕺✨

Get ready for epic workshops, unforgettable socials, and nonstop dancing all weekend long 🙌🔥
The stage is set for something HUGE this October 💜💙

⚡ Fresh energy
⚡ Incredible connection
⚡ Pure bachata magic

MBF is turning the heat ALL THE WAY UP 🔥🔥
Don’t miss your chance to learn, dance, and party with Gemma & Alvin this October in Melbourne ✨🎉

EVENT Information:
🌟Date: 2-4 October, 2026🎫

#melbournebachatafestival

🌟30+ Bachata Workshops ❤️
🌟500+ Social Dancers💃🪩🕺
🌟Bachata Project Teams⚡️
🌟ConRi Certification Program(4 days)📈
🌟Bachata Partner Battles - Competitions💫
🌟Bachatanama & Jack & Jill 💯
🌟PreParty on Thursday🥳
🌟Parties until 3AM😍
🌟AfterParty on Monday🔥
🌟Non-Stop social dancing 💃🕺
🌟Salsa Classes & Party Room🎉
🌟Location: Transit Dance, Melbourne, Australia📍

Tickets:
https://www.trybooking.com/DGHVM

Event Information:
https://linktr.ee/melbournebachatafestival

#MBF2026 #BachataAustralia #BachataMelbourne
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