Founder & Principal Instructor
Miss Teresa Chian @ 3sa
3sa has traveled and performed throughout Malaysia and other countries including Bali, Singapore, China, Hong Kong and Scotland. She embarked on a delightful journey with dance at the age of 5 and has since trained in ballet, modern, jazz, tap, contemporary dance, improvisation techniques, and creative movement.
3sa is a dancer, yogi and capoeirista who believes in sharing her deepest talents, intuition and passion through dance, yoga, martial arts, writing, “reiki” & “the reconnection” energy sharing, recycling, animals and beautiful things. As she gains spiritual maturity and cosmic wisdom, she continues to reinvent herself and create opportunities to connect to people. Life is an organic process, the place of creation, the laboratory of the self.
Teaching Staff
Miss Liew Yen-Shan a.k.a Nana
With the passion in Jazz dancing, Shan completed her Teacher Course of Jazz Dance Course Introductory Syllabus and also Performer Syllabus in Celestar Studio of Performing Arts under guidance of the founder, Ms. Celeste Theunissen. In August 2004, she successfully completed the Performers Syllabus with Jazz 5 recognition from Celestar Studio of Performing Arts and Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, University of Colorado, USA. She went to BJDW again on July 2006 and Broadway Dance Center on July 2008 to gain new material and inspiration to improve her choreography and teachings.
Shan has 11 years of performing experience and 7 years of teaching and choreographing experience in different styles of Jazz; including Hip-Hop, Groove, Rock N Roll, Latino, Funk, Broadway, Ethnic Funk and Lyrical Jazz.
She is also a Certified Pole Dance instructor under Viva Vertical Sdn Bhd and one of the Directors of Viva Stage, Malaysia’s Pole Leaders and Exotic Fitness Pioneers.
Mr. Terry Saw
Terry first learned Monkey style Kung-fu in 1996 and has been actively studying various martial arts including Wushu and Karate. He first learned the art of capoeira in 2003 and is actively involved with Grupo Bantus Capoeira Malaysia. In 2007, Terry left his job to teach Capoeira full time, pursuing his passion for the arts.
An avid writer, Terry freelances as a copywriter while continuing to explore various areas that will contribute to his vast repertoire of skills. He has since picked up yoga and occasionally tries his hand (or should we say feet?) at dancing.
Having done shows with Bantus since the beginning, he has plenty of experience to draw from. Terry also does hosting for events such as the Herbalife Day in 2007 and manages capoeira performances for events such as the Monash Street Party and Shell Annual Dinner.
Miss Sharon Marie Barilla
Sharon’s passion has always being dancing and she loves to coach people from all ages. She has more than 14 years experience in dance performance, instruction and choreography.
Skilled in developing private dance programs and in teaching amateurs and professionals in various dance styles, including salsa, rumba, ballroom dancing, jazz, line dancing, hip hop, folk, & swing, she feels that dancing is one of the healthiest and most fun ways to keep fit.
Experienced in coaching all age levels from junior to senior, Sharon is always enthusiastic, motivational and an excellent teacher/communicator.
Miss Pauline Low
Pauline is a dedicated belly dance teacher who conducts workshops and classes in various parts of Malaysia. She is taught by world renowned belly dance teachers in Cairo, Egypt and other professional trainers from around the world.
Her style is defined as classical Egyptian belly dancing, a centuries-old art form, and her distinguishing feature is the fluid naturalness of her movements. Pauline sat as an adjudicator for the Asia Pacific Masters Dance Championship, 2007.
