Gary Foo

Gary Foo BachataArtistic Director of En Motion Dance School, widely known as everyone’s favourite Bachata Dance Instructor in Singapore and also one of the better known Bachata Dancer in Asia.

Coming from a dance background of Latin Ballroom, Street Jazz and other dances, Gary was first introduced to Salsa & Bachata in 2002 and has never looked back since.

Best known for his Unique style of Bachata, (termed affectionately as “E.Motion Bachata”) which focused alot on using close body control to bring out the musicality and mood of every individual piece of romantic and emotional Bachata music. In addition, He had infused elements of many other different dance forms such as Hip Hop, R&B, Contemporary, Tango, Jazz, and so on, into all his dances.

His fame in Bachata had led to him been invited on many occasions to different countries like Taiwan, Bangkok, Hong Kong, etc to share his style of Bachata with more people, which more than often packed the classrooms.

Gary being the main driving force behind the Bachata success in En Motion and the Bachata scene in Singapore, had received several recognitions and achievements as follow:

  • En Motion Dance School’s voted the ‘Best Bachata Dance School’ by Salsasingapore Choice Awards
  • Gary was voted the 2nd Runner-up for the ‘Best Dance Instructor in Singapore’ category by Salsasingapore Choice Awards
  • Organised En La Pasión – Bachata Dance Championship for the past 4 years
  • Organised the first ever International Bachata Dance Festival in Singapore and probably Asia
  • En Motion Performance Team won the 2010 Asia Bachata Championship – Champion & Runner-up

Besides Bachata, Gary have also been invited to teach, choreograph and perform Salsa in various international events like:

  • 2006 & 2007 Taiwan International Salsa Congress
  • 2007 Taipei International Salsa Festival
  • 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 Singapore International Salsa Festival
  • 2008 Bangkok International Salsa Fiesta
  • 2009 Bangkok Salsa Vacation
  • 2009 San Francisco International Salsa Congress

Widely known for his candid character and humorous teaching style, his teachings have benefited many where his students gone on to win Salsa Champion titles and others gone on to carve their own Dance teaching career