Reviews of The Salsa With Silvia Dance Studio (Dance School)

Clark Bogle

Have had three different teachers for beginner salsa classes thus far and all of them have been great. The facility is clean and spacious, the front desk folks are accommodating, and I’ve left wanting to go back every time. Definitely recommend signing up if you’re a beginner!

J P

Awesome studio. 8 weeks ago i had to two left feet but Instructor Mario straighten me up. My lady is happ and proud of me. A++ and lots of fun!

Cathy Speer

My daughter and her friend took a single private salsa lesson before heading on vacation to Puerto Rico. The instructor covered all the salsa basics and the girls had a great time dancing in Old San Juan. Thank you for squeezing them in on such short notice. The location, studio, billing, and instruction were all wonderful.

Nivia Mckinnon

Great place and great teachers

Ana Mulero

Being new to the Washington, DC area, I was scouting around for a place where I can take Salsa Dance classes. Learning to dance salsa has been a great passion of mine for sometime. I was fortunate to come acrosss Salsa with Silvia while surfing the internet. I have taken the beginner one hour (7-week) Saturday classes and must say that it has been most enjoyable and satisfying. However, I do think that the classes are fast paced at times, but nontheless...fun. I have just purchased a VIP card and look forward to continuing to attend classes and learn Salsa with the great folks at Salsa with Silvia.

Emily E

Friendly place with good instructors and a variety of classes and special events.

Gloria Lee

My daughter has done the spring break camp and a weekly class. Both have been terrific.

Eddy Gomez Rodriguez

Fun class where you actually learn!!

Ryan Gettinger

We came here for the Valentine's Day class. Man did the time fly by. If you're going just for the wine and cheese, it's not worth it, but if you want an upbeat atmosphere and a very friendly dance instructor, this is a place to be. It was very crowded, but they are moving or have moved to a new studio that is supposed to be much larger.

Millie Moore

I have so many good things to say about this studio. My friend recommended it to me and as a newbie in the salsa scene I was so nervous about what to expect. I am so happy I decided to take classes here. The membership is affordable, the instructors are great, the classes are well structured and the community is so amazing. Everyone is very helpful. The studio is beautiful, the number of students per class is good, which I think it helps the instructors to be able to correct you if you are doing something wrong. They have a social party every month which is GREAT! My first class was the Absolute Beginner Class with Joffre, who is an awesome teacher, also recommended by my friend. He made sure we understood every fundamental step we needed, was very helpful and made the class so fun. Every class I took after was just such an enriching experience. I am confident now with my salsa skills and can have fun social dancing. I wish I had started before. Thank you SWS!!

Alicia Leva

Great place to dance and meet other people in the dance community! Love my experience at SWS. The studio feels like a second family. The teachers really get to know you and help you on your journey as well.

Jimmy Zhou

I've been taking classes here for years. It's a great studio space with classes and team instruction up to the intermediate levels in salsa and bachata. The size of the dance floors are a little smaller than what you see in VA or MD, but there are two dance spaces with simultaneous classes going on. It's probably the best studio space within DC that I know of. The instructors are exceptional and there's usually lots of beginners and intermediate folks in the classes. People are really friendly and I think it's less intimidating for beginners. I think one of the best things about this place is that there's a real salsa community that's been built around it and I've made lots of friends by being a part. I have a huge crew to go out social dancing that came about in no small part to this studio. The pricing is very competitive, especially if you sign up for an unlimited subscription. There's usually plenty of parking around the studio as well, so it's pretty convenient to get to. My only warning is that the area is a bit sketchy at night so make sure you don't have anything in your car in sight. Otherwise, I recommend this studio to basically anybody who asks me about learning salsa.

Bee Bly

I've been taking lessons from Silvia for years! She's awesome, her instructors are awesome and I have been so happy to learn all of their cool moves. The prices are reasonable and the variety of dates and availability make it easier for a single mom like me to get my practice in. I am a SWSer as long as they will have me!

Melissa F

Every teacher is fun and engaging. They can get you to have fun with learning the dances, even when your nervous!

Marissa Yeakey

My children both take classes at Salsa with Silvia, and we love it! Great value, friendly teachers, and a warm community environment.

Adriana Lopez

El mejor lugar para aprender a bailar

E. Annie Hall

My daughter is really enjoying her jazz and tap class at Salsa with Silvia. As a parent it’s lovely to have a dance studio in the neighborhood and to see so many Petworth families here.

Jeannie Martinez

great salsa studio - friendly and attentive staff, instructor gave one-on-one attention during group class. highly recommend. will be back

Emilio Naranjo

Hi, I would like to say that overall my experience at SWS, was absolutely great. From the moment you enter people are really helpful and give you guidance on when or what level you should start. I took the absolute beginner class, and it was just the best, the instructor (Joffre) was great, very patient and ready to help. His class was really fun, which made the whole experience a great way to start for me. After that I just kept taking classes with almost all the instructors. Kelly, Mario, David, Camille each of them had their unique way to teach, very professional and very helpful. I wish they had more advanced classes but I totally recommend this studio if you are new to the salsa and bachata dancing scene and want a good first experience

Alana Smith

My daughter has taken kids classes here for over a year and we love it. The teachers are great and Silvia always plans fun holiday events and recitals at the end of each semester.

carter Cabrera

They are the best en D.C.....thanks now i'm learning little bit bachata....

dekima thomas

I love the environment, the instructor is so wonderful and stern. For a first time starting here I am very pleased