Instructor Team
The instructor team brings technical training, social dance experience, and a beginner-safe teaching style to help students build confidence one clear step at a time.
Manager & Dance Instructor
Raphael Abel is the founder of Dance Journey Studios and the instructor behind the Journey method. With international roots, competition experience, and years on social dance floors, he teaches ballroom, Latin, Argentine tango, and kizomba with one conviction: dancing is for everyone, and the first step should feel like an invitation, not a test.
Dance Development Coordinator & Dance Instructor
Aneya Won brings formal training and competition experience in International Latin dance, with roots beginning in Seoul, South Korea and continuing through the dance communities of the United States. Her teaching blends technical foundation with warmth, expression, and encouragement, helping students feel supported as they build confidence, rhythm, and joy through movement.
Dance Instructor & Client Experience Coordinator
Sammy teaches and welcomes in equal measure. As a dance instructor and the studio's Client Experience Coordinator, she is often the first smile you meet — helping you book your Starter Session, keeping your schedule on track, and then meeting you on the floor with a patient, beginner-first teaching style.
Ready to start?
Book a $69 Journey Starter Session. In 45 minutes we learn your goals, try a starting point together, and recommend the best way to continue.