About La Encantada Dance Studio

Our School

La Encantada Collective (Est 2018) is directed by one of Australia’s most formidable Latin Dancer-Creative’s, Elysia Baker.

Our dance studio is committed to being an inclusive, welcoming community, where students can learn and be inspired by our talented instructors who are carefully selected based on their training and experience, but more importantly for their ability to uphold our school’s values.

Above all what we love most is dance, training, creating and traveling together, our school is a place to make friends for life.

Elysia Baker

Director & Senior Instructor

Elysia Baker is the current Australian Salsa & Latin Champion and ranked 2nd in the world in the professional Cha Cha at the World Salsa Summit, USA.

A former ballet dancer, Elysia transitioned into the Salsa dance industry over 10 years ago where she has worked her way up to be recognised as one of Australia and Melbourne Salsa’s most respected artists. She is the director of Melbourne dance studio La Encantada Collective, home of all female Latin dance company La Encantada. Along with co-director of Rumbia Festival & ELLA Dance Retreat. She travels frequently to continue learning from some of the industry’s icons, along with competing, performing and teaching at events both nationally and around the world.

Elysia’s wealth of dance knowledge and training in a variety of dance styles (including Mambo, Cha Cha, Ballet, Contemporary and more) lends itself to well-rounded training techniques. Her dance travel lifestyle gives her fresh insight into the ever-evolving world of dance, which she brings back to infuse into her own teaching and training techniques. Elysia's beautiful personality combined with her dynamic choreography, power, body movement and flexibility, forges together to create exciting shows and insightful and fun dance classes.

Elysia’s 2019 Competition Results:

Australian Champion Professional Salsa Couple (with Carlos Veron)
World Salsa Solo Brisbane
Runner Up Professional Female Salsa Soloist
World Salsa Solo Brisbane

Carlos Veron

Senior Instructor

Alice Mawhinney