Our Baila Muestra Story
We say “Bay-la Moo-ess-tra!”
It means Dance (Baila) Shows (Muestra) in broken Spanish.
We are a Latin dance show and entertainment company on the Northern Beaches of NSW.
Our services extends from Sydney to the Central Coast to Newcastle (and beyond as we are a mobile company).
Our area of expertise lies in the Latin dance styles of Salsa, Bachata, Tango and Latin American Ballroom. We also do Cabaret, Show Girls and Bespoke showcases and performances that can be tailored to your private, corporate and/or community events.
Let’s connect and collaborate to provide you with a showmanship that’s perfect for your special event!
Our Founder & Director
Chrissele Joy Amarante… born in the Philippines, surrounded by music and dancing with her Filipino community. She learnt the traditional Filipino folkloric dances from a very young age and has over 15 years of dancing experience to date.
Her Australian life began in 1997 and ignited her passion for Latin dancing. Started dancing Cuban Salsa in Coffs Harbour in 2008 and then into Latin American DanceSport where she competed and won national ProAms and Adult Open ballroom championships at the Mercedes-Benz Wollongong DanceSport Championship, Jupiters National DanceSport Championship, Coffs Harbour Ballroom DanceSport Titles and the South Pacific DanceSport Championship.
She has been fortunate to learn from and collaborate with Latin dance experts in their respective fields; taught and performed at events; competed for Australia; and involved in dance and music videos. She was on the cover of Vivaz Australia Magazine and has also appeared in billboard advertising and actor for Amazon Australia, Bundaberg, Foxtel, TAB, Ribs & Burgers, Mitsubishi TV advertising campaigns, and appeared in the Australian TV series called BUMP in Season 1 and 2!
When Chrissele moved to Sydney, she competed at the Australian Latin Dance Championship and took home 1st Place in NSW’s Semi-Professional Salsa Couples Cabaret division. She also competed at the World Salsa Solo, taking home 1st Place in the Bachata Shines Open Teams division. Also, crowned Sydney’s Best Cuban Salsa Social Dancer and was a judge at Sydney’s Best Bachata Social Dancer. In 2019, she competed in Bangkok, Thailand at the Asia Pacific International Dance Championship, taking home the 1st Runner Up trophy in the Professional Salsa Cabaret division!
Besides competing and performing at events, Chrissele is a Latin dance teacher and choreographer in Sydney and on the Central Coast since 2017 and 2020 respectively. She has been teaching and coaching students on their dancing aspirations, as well as developing them from amateur level dancers to confident social dancers, performers and teachers.
Chrissele’s main teachers/trainers/coaches over time… Tony Gauci (international renowned professional Latin American ballroom dance champion and judge). Adrian Medina & Christina Monneron (international renowned professional Cuban Salsa maestros).
Some of the companies Chrissele has trained at and/or worked with… Sydney Ballroom, Latin Dance Australia, Manly Salsa, iCrave Dance & Entertainment, Team Latin Central, Wednesdays Salsa at The Argyle, Latin Dance House, Pacific Dancentre, Kulturithmik, PKE Latin, Coffs Harbour Coast Salsa, OnShore Fitness, NSW Cancer Council’s Stars of the Central Coast and Coffs Harbour.
Outside of dancing, Chrissele is a Talent & Culture professional and has a Bachelor of Business with majors in Human Resources Management & General Management. For the last 15 years in this profession, Chrissele has worked with the Federal Government Agency, Finance & Banking, Transport & Logistics and Hospitality industries, both nationally and internationally.
Assistant Choreographer
Monica Ania Prociuk Hawton… is a dancer and choreographer from the Central Coast with 16 years of dance experience. She is trained in all styles ranging from Jazz to Burlesque to Polish Folk. Monica also specialises in Ballroom, Latin, Commercial Heels and Hip Hop.
At the age of 15, Monica was inspired to follow in her parent’s footsteps and began Ballroom. She began learning Ballroom (Standard Modern and Australian New Vogue) from her father, whom also competed with her as her first dance partner and placing many competitions thereafter. She further expanded into Latin American and competed with her coach, Stefano Olivieri in ProAm competitions, also placing.
Monica has trained at many studios with great mentors including Stefano Olivier’s (DanceXS), Steven Correa, Darren Disney (D3 Darren Disney Dance), Chrissele J Amarante (Baila Muestra) and Aric Yegudkin (MOVE by Aric & Masha).
Monica has a Diploma of Dance (Elite Performance) which elevated her love of choreography, performing and fusing various dance styles.
In 2018, Monica completed her Certificate III in Education Support where she quickly learnt how to use her dancing experiences to help both kids and adults.
The year after in 2019, Monica was finally diagnosed with Autism and ADHD. Using her diagnosis to her advantage, Monica soon found a way to use dance, choreography and performing as her therapy and a way to express herself. She hopes to one day help others like her and show the therapeutic and expressive ways of dance. Monica has a unique way of breaking down choreography to teach all levels.