Ariel has been Le Bopping for 5 years. Some say that being married to Deb has given him an unfair advantage. Ariel's response to that allegation is... "Absolutely correct!". As well as participating in winning group routines, Ariel has had the privilege of being the person that Deb has choreographed some of her latest routines with. Watch out for his tricky and inventive moves freestyling near you soon.

When did you start dancing? Le Bop: 2004

When did you start teaching Le Bop? Unofficially Mon 24th April 2006

David Chu (AKA B.B.D.) came to Le Bop in 2001 initially via the fabulous "Bent Bop". Since then, David has successfully learned to lead just as well as he follows. That means double the amount of dances available! Often described as Bi-danceual, its like having two different dancers in one compact package.

"Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away (NZ) there was a phone call made from across the ditch to Deb. It was late June 2006 and this Kiwi lad from Auckland was on his way over to Melbourne to live the very next day with, nowhere to stay. The rest I guess is history!! {;o)

Holly started dancing in January 2006 as a 30th birthday present and starting teaching in January 2007 (that would be her 31st Birthday present).

Nat started dancing jazz and tap when she was little (which she says she still is) and continued on and off again until she found le Bop about 2 years ago.

Involved in LeBop/Modern Jive teaching for 5yrs, with an 11yr span of learning (so far - still learning!). The only deep and meaningful statement to be had from the time involved in dancing: 'Firm believer that dance is good for the heart and soul, and if you look closely, you will know a lot about a persons state of mind from the dance floor.' The rest is and should be all fun! Be it rain, hail or shine there'll alway be a place to dance (Have managed to dance in all of these conditions and more!)

You might see me around in competitions, not as competitive as used to be after the 11yrs, or in class, so come say hi and have a chat or a dance."

Jason Horlock (AKA Monday Night Jason, Jacey Boy or Hoover) has been dancing since 2001. He became interested in Le Bop after seeing a demonstration at Southbank and has been a regular at classes ever since. He has competed in competitions at Sydney and Melbourne and enjoys Team Routines the most.

Helga decided to take up dancing after visiting Cuba in 1999. She e-mailed a friend at home and said "your job is to find a latin dance class that I can start when I get home". Her friend found Le Bop and the rest, as they say, is history.

Tom began dancing in 2005 after a friend convinced him to come along and ?Give it a shot?, need we say he hasn't looked back since. Le Bop welcomed him on board as one of our teachers at the beginning of 2010. Tom's loves any aerial move that girls will let him do. Along with Le Bop and teaching he is also passionate about food and any handy man job thing that involves fixing things. His passion for teaching along with his vibrant personality provide his students with a fun, exciting and popular class not to be missed.