Promoters

John Anthony  

John Anthony is the founder and CEO of Latino Rhythms Dance Academy based in Bangalore, India. He discovered his passion for dance 7 years ago and it started with jive. He gave up his high flying job as a global travel manager in a software firm and followed his heart. Today he specializes in Jive, Salsa, Bachata, Casino Rueda, Zouk and Cha-Cha. John admits that it was not easy to build a dance school right from scratch when the odds were stacked against him. But he knew that it would be worth it. And it was! Now LRDA has several centers and is poised to branch out into other cities in India and internationally.

John has been lead promoter for various Latin dance events in India. He is also a popular judge and choreographer among top corporations such as Infosys, Samsung and Deutsche Bank.

John is a charismatic dancer and instructor who bonds easily with his students. His dance philosophy is that dancing comes from the heart and it can overcome all challenges. True to his word John has had the honor of training a visually challenged teenager and having her perform at the India International Salsa Congress 2008. He constantly strives to make Latin dance lessons accessible to all classes of society and is currently training students of an orphanage pro-bono. He is a great source of inspiration to his students and instructors.