Smiley's Lessons
Come to learn with me!
You're here because something in your dancing wants to move forward..
More technique, more confidence, more connection to your body, or just enjoying dancing without overthinking it!
This is your personalized process that combines:
- High-level technical dance training
- Body awareness and nervous system regulation
- Emotional intelligence and inner exploration
- Musicality, creativity, and authentic expression
- Partner connection and communication
What these lessons will give you?
You may recognize yourself in some of these:
- Your progress feels stuck, slow, or inconsistent
- You feel tension, disconnection, or lack of flow in your body
- You overthink while dancing and find it hard to trust yourself
- Creativity and freedom feel unclear, intimidating, or out of reach
- You freeze, rush, or disconnect under pressure (socials, classes, performances)
- You want to feel confident, present, and expressive - not just “doing the steps”
In couple work, this may show up as:
- Confusion around connection, or communication
- Difficulty balancing structure and freedom
- Feeling dependent on the partner - or disconnected from them
If this feels familiar, you are not broken!
Most dancers don’t struggle because they lack talent or discipline.
They struggle because the body, emotions, nervous system, and movement are not yet working together.
My work focuses on building that integration - so technique, creativity, confidence, and expression can develop naturally, at your own pace.
How does it work?
The Smiley Method (RTM)
"I don't teach people to move better. I create a space where, through movement, they learn to live, connect, and expand more fully."
Private lessons are the core of how I work.
They give you the space to slow down, listen, and build real, lasting change.
I don't just correct you in the moment - I teach you how to work with your body, your movement, and your patterns, so you keep improving even outside the lesson.
Each journey starts with a personal diagnostic:
- Physical- How you stand, move, breathe, coordinate, connect
- Emotional- Tension, overthinking, fear responses, the patterns that show up through movement and connection.
Technical- your Bachata fundamentals: technique, mechanics, and where the basics need strengthening
What's The Smiley Method?
RTM = Relationship Through Movement:
We discover what's really underneath, build awareness of the patterns without rushing to fix them, work on connection - to your body, breath, and center - and then move into practice, where the dancing itself becomes a lab for trust, listening, presence, and letting go of control.
After each exercise, we take a moment to reflect - what did you notice, where did it show up in the body - because that's what turns a physical experience into real insight. Over time, that insight integrates into how you show up outside the studio too.
You leave with a personalized development plan, real technical understanding of movement and connection, and practical tools you can use immediately - on the social floor and in daily life.
You don't need to become someone else to grow - you only need to learn how to work with the body and mind you already have.
We train precision, structure, and clarity- while gently exploring how inner patterns live in the body and influence movement and connection.
This is not therapy.
It is embodied learning and conscious development through dance.
I work at the meeting point between:
Technique × Body Intelligence × Emotional Awareness × Creativity
Emotional work is always approached respectfully, gradually, and only in alignment with your readiness and consent.
Dance is not only movement - it is a relationship with yourself and the world.
Why learn with me?
My work is grounded in deep listening, clear structure, and honest feedback, held within a safe, respectful space.
Real growth happens when you feel supported, challenged, and trusted at the same time.
This is for you if:
- You value depth over shortcuts
- You're curious about your inner world
- You're willing to practice, reflect, and take responsibility for your process.
This is not for you if:
- You only want choreography or quick tricks
- You expect instant transformation without practice.
Dance is not about learning steps - It’s about learning to trust your body.
Available worldwide
Private lessons are available online from anywhere in the world, or in person in Barcelona and at international festivals.
Check my calendar to see:
- Upcoming festivals where I’ll be teaching or coming as a guest dancer
- Dates when I’m in various cities and available for private lessons
- Special discounts with my artist code for festival participants
You can book a private session with me at a time and place that works for you- whether online, during a festival, or while I’m visiting your city.
Q&A
Yes, very.
Before we start, you share your goals and what you feel stuck with, and I build a personalized process for you.
During the session, I watch you carefully, guide you in real time, correct you, and give you clear tools to work on.
But it doesn’t stop there.
Between sessions, you can send me videos (practice or social dancing), and I will give you detailed feedback. You also receive structured homework, so the progress continues beyond the lesson itself.
It’s not just a class. It’s a guided process - step by step.
