About Kat Arias
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Kat Arias is a professional Bachata Choreographer, Dancer and Instructor of Peruvian and Venezuelan descent currently based out of the Washington DC metropolitan area. She found the world of Ballroom dancing at the age of 22 and became one of the owners of the Élan DanceSport Center at 25. At this studio, she used to help a local performance group focused in Bachata which is where her love for the performing art of Bachata grew; having fallen in love with the genre, and following this studio's closure, Kat created the Ferocity Dance Company in May of 2012 where she has been the Owner and Managing Director ever since.
The Ferocity Dance Company houses multiple Bachata focused competitive and performing teams, and has won various accolades throughout the years including three world championship titles. Her vision was to have a company that was not only focused on technique and learning, but that could also provide a space for anyone that needed somewhere that allowed them the freedom to find and be their authentic and true selves as they navigate through the art of dance. A Fusion Bachata artist herself, she travels and receives training in order to maintain well versed in other Bachata styles. In addition to running her teams and studio, she is the organizer of the annual Masters of Bachata Takeover weekenders and teaches various styles of Bachata at different Congresses, Festivals and special events on the National, and International level. She is dedicated to creating opportunities for high quality learning - it remains the driving force behind her workshops and events and she hopes to inspire and connect with people everywhere she goes.
Online Course Offerings
Private Lesson Rates
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"When a dancer comes onstage, he is not just a blank slate that the choreographer has written on.
Behind him he has all the decisions he has made in life. Each time, he has chosen, and in what he is onstage, you see the result of those choices. You are looking at the person he is, and the person who, at this point, he cannot help but be. Exceptional dancers, in my experience, are also exceptional people, people with an attitude toward life, a kind of quest, and an internal quality. They know who they are, and they show this to you, willingly." -Mikhail Baryshnikov 
Competition Results
2015 Euroson Latino
3rd Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Irving & Martha) 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2015 World Latin Dance Cup 4th Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Irving & Martha) 2nd Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2016 Salsa Fuego Competition 1st Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Irving & Martha) 1st Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2nd Place Pro-Am Bachata Couple (Irving as Amateur, Kat as Pro) 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Daniel & Kim) 2016 Euroson Latino 2nd Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 3rd Place Qualifier Amateur Bachata Couple (Daniel & Kim) 2016 World Latin Dance Cup 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 5th Place Pro-Am Bachata Couple (Irving as Amateur, Kat as Pro) 6th Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Irving & Martha) Semifinalists Amateur Bachata Couple (Daniel & Kim) 2017 Euroson Latino 5th Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) Finalist Professional Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2017 Liberty Dance Championships 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2017 World Latin Dance Cup 1st Place Professional Bachata Team - Non Cabaret (Ferocity) 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2018 World Salsa Summit 4th Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2018 Ultimate Latin Dance Championship 1st Place Professional Bachata Team (Ferocity) 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Brian & Ellie) 4th Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2018 World Latin Dance Cup 1st Place Professional Bachata Team (Ferocity) 1st Place Professional Ladies Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2nd Place Professional Same Gender Ladies Bachata Couple (Carolina & Kat) 2nd Place Pro-Am Bachata Team (Ferocity) 3rd Place Professional Lady Bachata Soloist (Kat) 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Brian & Ellie) 2019 World Latin Dance Cup 3rd Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2020 Liberty Dance Championships 1st Place ProAm Female Bachata Classic (Eli & Rabab) 2nd Place Amateur Bachata Team Showcase (Ferocity) 2nd Place Professional Lady Bachata Soloist (Kat) 2020 Euroson Latino World Championship 4th Place Amateur Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2021 World Latin Dance Cup 1st Place Amateur Bachata Team 2nd Place Professional Same Gender Ladies Bachata Couple (Carolina & Kat) 2nd Place Pro-Am Bachata Couple (Juan as Pro, Rabab as Amateur) 5th Place Amateur Bachata Couple (Christy & Ex) 2022 Liberty Dance Championships 1st Place Open Same Gender Female Bachata Couple (Carolina & Kat) 1st Place Rising Star Bachata Showcase (Carolina & Frankie) 1st Place Professional Mixed Gender Shines (Ferocity) 1st Place Ladies Open Team Shines (Ferocity) 1st Place Team Bachata Showcase (Ferocity) 1st Place Mixed Gender Bachata Shines (Ferocity) 1st Place Open Solo Showcase (Anin) 2nd Place Open Team Showcase 2023 The Summit Championship 1st Place Professional Ladies Same Gender Bachata Showcase (Carolina & Kat) 1st Place Professional Rising Star Ladies Same Gender Bachata Showcase (Carolina & Kat) 1st Place Just Bachata (Carolina & Frankie) 2nd Place Professional Ladies Solo Open (Anin) 2nd Place Professional Rising Star Ladies Solo Open (Anin) 3rd Place Professional Rising Star Bachata Classic Showcase (Carolina & Frankie) 2nd Place Amateur Team Open Showcase (Ferocity) CertificationsBachata Sensual by Korke & JudithCertified:
September 18th, 2015 Level: 1 Alex & Desiree Bachata Certification CourseCertified:
November 6th, 2016 Level: Beginner |
About Dr. Jacinto Arias Sanchez
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My whole life I've loved one man, and that man has been my father. He has been a solid and never-ending example of how to be nothing other than yourself at all times. He wasn't a complicated man, and therefore didn't do anything to overcomplicate life. He was about relationships, memories, laughter and love.
My father, Cesar, is the biggest reason I have found the courage to pursue dance as a life vocation. He was the best cheerleader I could have ever asked for. He showed me an amazing work ethic, and never ending optimism to combat everything in this life. He helped me get the funding together to get my studio, my home away from home that's become a haven for so many of my dancers. On August 14th, 2014 we received the devastating news, that my father had advanced stage kidney cancer that had begun to spread. Despite our best efforts, and all the prayers and hope that this life could give, on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014, my father lost his battle to kidney cancer, passing away in his sleep as my mom and I laid with him. My father was a phenomenal man. A man that gave every single day of his life without asking for anything in return. A man that looked out for everyone around him before taking a second for himself. A man that made it his priority to take care of and protect his wife and daughter from everything. I miss him so much.. the picture next to this post hangs at the studio as a constant reminder to be my best. |
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