About Us
What, Who, Where is Abanico ?
Abanico Dance Academy has served Etobicoke, Toronto and the surrounding communities as the premier dance studio for Private 1:1 - Club Style and Ballroom dance lessons and Group classes.
You can experience dancing with us in our brand new 2,500 sq. ft. studio located in the south of Etobicoke, at
3473A Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke
between Kipling Avenue and Brown's Line (see the full address and map at the bottom of this page). There is a public transport stop right in front of our door and plenty of parking is available.
Check out some of our past successes below and we hope to see you soon !!!
Abanico Dance Academy in the News
DANCE TOGETHER FESTIVAL, Amos Waites Park - September 2021
We were so grateful to participate in the Dance Together Festival in 2021. Thank you Katya Kuznetsova for such an incredible day! We danced Bachata with Claudia, shimmied to a Latin Fusion piece with Adri and watched a Cuban Casino Rueda team do a demonstration. The Park was packed and we finished off with a small "Dance Social" courtesy of DJ Apollo. Thank you to all the supporters, team members and enthusiasts who came out to support and participate.
UNITED FIT FEST, Markham Fairgrounds - July 2021
Doing great community work with United Boxing! We partnered up to support Toronto's first Fitness Fest for our communities in need of a great workout and had an absolute blast dancing it out at the Markham Fairgrounds. Abanico Dance Academy lead the way with Latin DanceFit - a selection of popular Latin dances - Salsa, Merengue & Bachata and was featured as one of the main Dance Fitness leaders in Toronto news media.
UNITED WE FIGHT, Canoe Landing Park - June 2021
United We Fight! Resilience is the name of the game for 2021 so we joined in on the great workouts provided by United Boxing and added a little bit of spice to the end of their sets. We enjoyed supporting our Toronto community with a Sunday Latin DanceFit post workout sets. These 100 brave souls took a Salsa and Bachata workout right after a boxing fitness class, now that's commitment!
AIRBNB SALSA EXPERIENCE, Toronto Music Gardens - June 2020
We were snapped in the middle of creating an amazing Airbnb experience - Salsa dance in Toronto Landmarks at the Music Garden and ended being featured in BlogTo with new and seasoned dancers. This was a wonderful day full of fun in the sun with lots of fresh air as we enjoyed the views of the CN Tower in our background.
Dance in the Park Series, Toronto, January - August 2020
We ran our family free Saturday DanceFitness, Salsa and Bachata classes at Michael Power's, Colonel Samuel Smith Park, High Park and other Etobicoke city parks throughout the summer of 2020 and began the broadcast of our signature series: The 10 Hour Dance Transformation. We feel honored to have contributed to this wonderful and supportive neighbourhood.