Pause, rewind, replay. Dance class on your own terms.

A dance class for people who are convinced they are too old/curvy/uncoordinated or unwelcome in a dance studio. 

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Scientists repeatedly cite dance as THE MOST SUPERIOR FORM OF EXERCISE when looking at overall mental, physical and cognitive benefits:

  • CARDIO

    Dance is great for loosening stiff muscles, improving blood circulation, increasing stamina and weight lost.

  • ENDORPHINS

    The combination of music + dance + exercise is a huge serotonin booster which is great for coping with stress.

  • COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING

    Watching, listening & processing instructions through your body to a beat is such effective brain exercise that I even use some of my methods on people with dementia!

  • ALERTNESS, PRODUCTIVITY & CREATIVITY

    Moving to the beat of song, improvising and problem solving all increase your alertness and ability to stay focused on tasks for longer afterward.

  • MENTAL WELLNESS

    Unlike other exercises, Dance is an art form, which means you are arming yourself with a self-expressive mode of exploring your creativity and emotions.

  • INCREASED STREET CRED

    Ok that’s not scientifically proven but I can vouch for it anecdotally from my 10+ years of experience as a dance teacher and 25+ years as a professional dancer.

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The Beginner Package is for people who:

  • Need to shake off a stressful day/week/life chapter

  • Are prone to feeling tired and sluggish

  • Spend more than 4 hours per day looking at a screen and/or sitting at a desk

  • Can’t get to a physical dance studio, due to their schedule, geographic location, differing ability or learning difficulties

  • Find the idea of attending a physical dance class intimidating

  • Perpetually tend to judge their bodies based on how they look, rather than what they can do

  • Want to improve their productivity, mental agility and cognitive functioning

  • Would love to finally learn how to own a dance floor without feeling self conscious

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What's included in this Beginner Package Deal?

You get TWO courses to launch your new life of legit dance skills: Beginner Grooves & Beginner Party Dances

1. The Beginner Grooves Course

This course teaches you how to add groove, flavour and soul to your movement.

  • Down Grooves & Up Grooves: ways to bounce to the beat

  • Body Rocks: how to overlay forward, backward, side rocks and leans to your movement

  • Body Rolls: How to body roll and look cool whilst doing it

  • Whines: how to isolate your hips in various ways

  • Chest isolations: how to isolate your chest, ribs and incorporate that flow naturally into your movement

  • 3 mini-combos: each module ends with a combo, where we string your skills together in

  • 1 mega-combo: end the whole course with a bigger routine that strings everything you just learnt into one little combo

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2. The Beginner Party Dance Course

Once you nail your grooves, level up by applying them to these famous party dances that you can whip out on the dance floor.

  • Learn the Cabbage Patch dance

  • Learn the Bart Simpson dance

  • Learn the Running Man dance

  • Learn the Criss Cross dance

  • Learn the Charleston dance

  • Learn the Butterfly dance

  • Learn the Party Machine dance

  • Learn the Pepperseed dance

  • Learn how to do The Wave

  • Learn how to Glide (aka Moonwalk)

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Plus BOTH courses include these bonuses

  • BONUS: Learn dance routines

    Each module ends with a fun mini-routine. Then we round up the full course with one big epic routine that strings everything we've learnt together! It's a fun challenge to work towards.

  • BONUS: Extra resources

    Learn your dance history, and how it became woven into pop-culture. From Janet, to TLC, Vanilla Ice and Will Smith we've dropped some serious knowledge and dance inspo.

  • BONUS: Curated Playlists

    Once you feel comfortable with the lessons, simply press mute on the videos and practise with one of our bonus curated music playlists. Think Afro-house, jazz, hip hop, funk and more.

I want you to picture yourself in 1, 3 & 6 months from now...

If you're new to dance, you won't look amazing from the second you start learning, so let's first grasp this concept that anything impressive takes practise. The good news is that your homework is to dance in your bedroom regularly. Umm best homework ever? Within 1 month you'll have grasped the foundations. Give it 3 - 6 months and you'll legitimately look smooth and effortless if you've been using my teaching techniques. So what's it going to be? Shall we dance?

You'd easily pay $1000s in a studio to drill these foundations.

So think of it this way; an average studio dance class cost $20 USD for an hour. We’re giving you the concentrated foundational basics across both grooves and party dances in a package deal for $99 USD. That’s less than the price of attending 5 studio classes! Plus, with our course, you can pause, rewind and replay infinitely!

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    $99.00PACKAGE DEAL: Beginner I & II

    Both Beginner 1 & 2 courses for less than the price of 5 studio lessons. Winning!
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  • $99.00

    $99.00PACKAGE DEAL: House I & II

    The next stage from the Beginner Courses in which you learn some fancy footwork over two courses.
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  • $179.00

    $179.00PACKAGE DEAL: All courses

    ALL FOUR courses. Cover basic grooves, party dances, footwork, floor work and choreography across the entire online series. Save $137 while you're at it.
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I AM EVEN OFFERING A 100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE!

Yep, seriously. If you can show me that you've trained regularly using the course and still insist that you have not improved as a dancer, I'll give you a full refund. That's how much I can back myself on the techniques used in this course.

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Umm so even my mum loves it?

I have spent years preaching the benefits of dance to people who are scared of taking dance class. I had no idea this whole time that my gorgeous mum has always secretly wanted to dance and never even told me?


You know what the best part is? Starting dance opened up a whole new world for my mum, who has now joined the gym, has started eating healthier, taken up sewing and is even meditating daily.

She has become a vibrant dose of sunshine since reconnecting with her body, life and sense of vitality. Mum you are my biggest inspiration <3

We get it, dance studios can be intimidating.

There's mirrors, there's fast choreography and there's a room full of people with different needs and different skill levels. This is dance class on your own terms. You have the ability to pause, rewind and replay. It's not too late to start learning.

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FAQ

  • How experienced do I need to be?

    None, zero, zip, zilch. You can be convinced that you are the worst dancer in the world and you can do this course. Or you could be an amazing bedroom dancer who just wants to learn some techniques and skills. Either way we break everything down so that you can learn these skills without any prior dance knowledge. The best bit is you can hit pause, rewind and replay whenever you like to take class at your own pace.

  • But what if I'm really busy already?

    Each lesson is between 3 - 10 minutes long, so you can fit a daily class easily and replay each video technique as you see fit. This isn't because you'll nail a move in 3 minutes, but because we've created the videos so that you can repeat as necessarily and drill the foundations.

  • What kind of dance is it?

    Each of these courses touches on street dance styles. This means you're learning predominantly social dances that were born outside of the formal dance studio context. Think hip hop, house and iconic party dances.

  • Can I do these classes with my kids?

    Absolutely you can! Just to be transparent though, there is the odd song in the Party Dances course (being a hip hop course) that uses some adult lyrics. If that's not an issue for you, then it's time to dance battle against your kids and show them who's boss.

  • Am I too old?

    Does age matter?

  • I have injuries and/or disabilities. Can I still do the class?

    Whilst we are all for maximizing accessibility, each of us is so unique in our needs that we can't 100% guarantee that you'll be fine. If you're unsure, send us an email at [email protected] detailing where you're at and we'll give you an honest answer. Overall though, you know your body best.

  • What do I wear?

    Baby, whatever you like really. We personally like our street gear, baggy tees, trackies and kicks. For our weekly classes we recommend comfortable exercise gear and any sort of sneaker or sport shoe, but you're at home - wearing pants is optional.

  • Can I watch these classes off a TV screen?

    You can cast your device to a TV using a number of gadgets and cords that are available on the interwebs. This will allow your TV to mirror whatever shows up on your screen.

  • I think my brand/workplace/event needs to collab with you, how do I get in touch?

    YEW! Send all enquiries and general compliments to [email protected] and we'll suss the potential for a collab.

Pssst, meet me, your Groove Therapist

Vanessa Varghese

Groove Therapy Founder

Vanessa Varghese

So throughout my life, I've trained across New York, Paris, Berlin, London, Tokyo, Australia, Brazil and my purple bedroom. In a nutshell, my professional dance credits include winning a BAFTA, a Webby award, being nominated as a NSW Young Achiever of the Year, an Adidas sponsorship and movement direction for Victoria's Secret, Nike, Bonds, G-star RAW and MTV. I've even worked as a movement director to famous people on Hollywood film sets. But look, in all honesty, I really just dance for my mental well-being. So in 2016, I hired out a small community hall with no mirrors, dimmed the lights and held a beginner adult dance class. I called it Groove Therapy. Turns out people liked it because that little community class has now grown into a pulsing international movement. Wild. So now, I want to level up with this online series and spread the groove further. This isn't about working within the world of professional dancers for me, it's about making the brilliance of dance open to all walks of life. It's never too late to start learning. I hope you'll join the fam.

Go on, get that pep in your step back baby.

And own the dance floor at your next cousin's wedding.

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