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Our Splendour Playlist

We’ll be at the Splendour in the Craft Bus with We’re All Going To Die facilitating an installation that asks you to get off ya damn phone and sit across a stranger with some thought-provoking conversation cards. Rad huh? You see, Groove Therapy is more than a dance class organisation – we’re mental health advocates […]

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Not Your Average Dancer: Benny ‘Bucho’ Garcia

Amy Zhang, our producer and general manager, has created this new series ‘Not Your Average Dancer’, in which she interviews incredible performance artists who have carved out a career path despite not fitting the typical ‘dancer mould’. Today we have our Gold Coast teacher Benny ‘Bucho’ Garcia on all things breaking, growing up and what […]

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Who was Vanessa Marian at Home Growing Up?

Words by Samantha Varghese (Vanessa Marian’s baby sister) When I sat down to write this article on how and why Groove Therapy is as we know it today, I realised it was something I’d given little prior thought to. I first found out about Groove Therapy over a trending Facebook post when my sister launched […]

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Five Reasons Why Dance can Change your Life this Week.

Get on it. Stat. Have you been meaning to get to class but find something always comes up? Or are you an already converted faithful regular? Either way, it’s Vanessa Marian – founder of Groove Therapy here, and I’m going to list five of the fundamental reasons on why I decided to start this company. […]

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Fear Less. Live More. Show the World your Bedroom Grooves.

We’re All Going To Die Festival is approaching and we think you need to jump on board. What are you afraid of? Not being able to keep up with the choreography? Being the wrong body shape for a dance class? Looking like Bambi on ice? All of the above? Well it turns out you’re not […]

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What Makes Groove Therapy So Different?

I’m Samantha Varghese. I grew up dancing, not just in dance classes but also in my room. I guess it runs in the family since I’m the smarter and better looking sister of Groove Therapy’s founder Vanessa Marian. I think it’s safe to say that I know all about Groove Therapy and why Vanessa started […]

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Dance Instructionals: The WOP

How to Dance: a recap of some of the stuff we cover in class We’re back with our instructionals fam. This edition is all about The Wop, although probably not the version kids are getting off the internet these days. The Wop is an example of a party dance, i.e. a social dance that was […]

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Here’s a mixtape of your dreams.

Ok so once we hit the end of one of our adult beginner hip hop dance classes, we usually get a line of peeps waiting to request our music so we’re gracing you with a sneak peek of some of the music curators we vibe. Check Sydney-based Ebony Boadu, power house woman and music selector […]

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So Our Universal Shoot was Vlogged…

Have y’all checked out Ab’s vlog ‘Life Of a Dancer’? This is some funny stuff man. Ab is a legend and he graced us with his presence and mad skills for our Universal Shoot and decided to vlog the whole day. Check it out here: ALSO, y’all should come to our Queensland launch parties, get […]

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Groove Lab Playlist

Want to feel inspired with new beats for your bedroom freestyle? We asked Clarence Durt Kent, one of the industry’s best freestyle dancers to curate a little playlist for us.