Our story

Built From
Ripped Posters

Est. '15

The Back Room

LOUD FLOOR started in 2015 as a rented back room in Cihangir with a borrowed speaker, a wall we kept covering in old gig posters, and eight regulars who mostly came for the playlists. Deniz had spent years teaching Zumba in gyms that felt like waiting rooms — bright, quiet, self-conscious. This was the opposite: lights low, volume up, nobody counting steps.

The posters stuck around. So did the idea that a workout should feel like a night out you can walk home from. Eleven years later we run 34 classes a week and 2.418 dancers have come through the door — but the room still looks like a wall someone kept pasting over, on purpose.

— the crew

The LOUD FLOOR room mid-class under low light
Coach cueing a combo in the studio
Who runs the floor

Meet The Crew

Nine coaches keep the timetable moving. These three run the headline nights.

Founder
Deniz Arslan, founder and head coach

Deniz Arslan

Founder · Head Coach

Zumba-licensed since 2013 and a group-fitness instructor for over a decade. Opened LOUD FLOOR in 2015 to build the room she wished existed. Runs the Friday twerk party, programmes the music, and still teaches six classes a week.

Latin
Selin Korkmaz, Zumba and Latin coach

Selin Korkmaz

Zumba & Latin

Six years teaching salsa, bachata and reggaeton across Kadıköy before joining the floor in 2020. Her signature is breaking a scary-looking combo into three moves anyone can hit by the second chorus.

HIIT
Baran Yıldız, dance-cardio and HIIT coach

Baran Yıldız

Dance-Cardio & HIIT

Former competitive hip-hop dancer and a certified personal trainer. Designs the interval blocks in Dance-Cardio HIIT and coaches the low-impact modifications so nobody has to sit a track out.

House rules

What We Stand On

No mirrors, no judgement

We keep mirrors optional. You're here to feel the beat, not audit yourself.

Beginner-safe, always

Every headline class is built so a first-timer can follow. Modifications are cued, not whispered.

Loud, but looked after

Big sound, low light — and coaches who learn your name and check in when you go quiet.

Fair on your wallet

No joining fee, no lock-in, free first class. You stay because it's fun, not because you're trapped.