A native Malaysian, Gavin Chan has been dancing and teaching dance for over 8 and 6 years respectively. Although formerly Jazz trained, his main area of expertise lies in New York style Salsa, Hip-hop, House and Poppin & Lockin.

Gavin’s dance career has taken him to numerous parts of the world to either instruct, perform or to train with some of the world’s best dancers and faculties. Some of these places include New York (Santo Rico Studios, Abakua Dance Company, Fogarate Dance Project, Broadway Dance Centre), Los Angeles (The Edge Performing Arts, Salsa Brava), Miami (Salsa Lovers), London (Pineapple Dance Studios), Sydney (Sydney Dance Company), Germany, Zurich and Japan.

As a choreographer, he is well known for his witty and innovative routines. He choreographed and performed Sydney’s first comedy routine, themed ‘X-Men’. This routine was performed at Sydney Latin Fiesta and won 2 awards, including the People’s Choice Award.

He was also the first to choreograph and perform Sydney’s first Salsa/Hip-Hop fusion routine. This routine was featured at events held for visiting international dancers. Gavin has recently returned from New York where he performed with Fogarate Dance Project and trained with some of the world’s best urban dancers.

He is often described as an articulate and patient instructor, with the ability to maintain focus on the content yet keeping the class light hearted.

Gavin’s surprise grand finale performance with Santo Rico at Malaysian Salsa Festival 2006