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Ferocity Dance Company - Fierce Is For Everyone

always believe in yourself

About Kat Arias

Kat Arias is a Venezuelan born dancer who came to the United States at the age of six. At the age of 22, she found the world of Latin dancing, and she started training in Ballroom under the direction of Genya Bartashevich. At the age of 25 she became one of the Owners of the Élan DanceSport Center, and helped with directing a local performance group. Following Élan’s closure in 2011, Kat created the Ferocity Dance Company in May of 2012, where she is currently the Owner and Managing Director. Ferocity houses multiple Bachata focused competitive and performing teams, and has won various accolades throughout the years. Her vision was to have a company where anyone who wanted to be family, could be.

Although she focuses on Bachata fusion in her original choreographies, she does what she can to travel and receive training in order to maintain well versed in the many styles of Bachata that exist. She has received Level 1 certifications from Korke & Judith from Spain as well as Alex & Desiree from New York in their respective styles. In addition to running her teams and studio, she is the organizer of the annual Masters of Bachata Takeover weekender events and teaches various styles of bachata at different Congresses, Festivals and special events on the National, and International level.
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She remains an amateur level dancer in Ballroom as well as in other dance styles as she continues to pursue her own dance education on a daily basis. She is dedicated to creating opportunities for high quality learning - it remains the driving force behind her events.

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Kat Arias is Available For:

Choreography
Congresses
Group Classes
Performances
Private Lessons
Quinceñera Choreography
Social Dance Demos
Wedding Dance Choreography
Workshops

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Virtual Choreography Project

Choreography By: 
Kat Arias


Bachata Style: 
Varies amongst Fusion, Modern, Sensual & Traditional

Next Season Starts: 

March 9th, 2021
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Virtual Rehearsals:
Tuesdays, 7:00pm-8:30pm


Due to COVID-19 and the uncertainty about when it's safe to have In-Person rehearsals, we have decided to have a virtual project. We will have weekly rehearsals for two months, and then create a video montage of everyone's final runs of the choreography learned (participation in final video is optional.)

During this two month period you will have weekly 1.5 hour long live practices that focus on choreography, styling and technique.

​I look forward to training with you and creating memories even during difficult and uncertain times!
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Ferocity Shines (Virtual) March/April 2021

$150.00
Register!

Online Course Offerings

Interviews

Telemundo Interview about Grease Production at TSR
Earl Rush Blog Talk Radio
Two Left Feet Podcast
GO Latin Dance Spotlight
Azlo Customer Story
The SOCIAL Code
Azlo Customer Diaries
I AM CEO Podcast
Live Discussions with Diamond
Retrospect Podcast

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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

Kat Arias
Owner & Director
at Ferocity Dance Company
kat@ferocitydance.com

Pronouns: she/her

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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)
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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 Championship
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 Championship
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)


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Private Lesson Rates
​In Person or Virtual

Teaches: Bachata
(Fusion, Modern, Urban, Sensual)
​Coaching, Pro-Am Competitions, Choreography, Quinces & Wedding Dances
Individual Lessons*
45 minutes - $70
60 minutes - $85

Package of 5 Lessons*
45 minutes - $325
60 minutes - $400

 Package of 10 Lessons*
45 minutes - $625
60 minutes - $775

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Certifications

Bachata Sensual by Korke & Judith

Certified:
September 18th, 2015

Level:
1

Alex & Desiree Bachata Certification Course

Certified: 
November 6th, 2016

Level: 
Beginner

About Dr. Jacinto Arias Sanchez

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.
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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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WHAT SOME OF OUR DANCERS ARE SAYING

By far, joining Kat's bachata dance team has been my favorite activity I have discovered in the Washington DC (DMV) area. Kat Arias has built a dance community around her self that is founded on her vision of unity on the dance floor. The comraderie, fun atmosphere, supportive teammates, and most awesome of all: bachata skills workshops and different types of lesson she offers makes you grow into the bachatero/-a you were always meant to be! 

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FIERCE IS FOR EVERYONE.

  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • CAROLINA BONILLA
    • JUAN ARISTY
    • KAT ARIAS (OWNER)
    • XIMENA TORRES
    • OUR NETWORK
    • SPONSORSHIP
    • STUDIO RENTALS
  • COVID-19
  • DANCE WITH US
    • COMPETE >
      • AMATEUR
      • PRO-AM
      • PROFESSIONAL
    • CORPORATE BONDING
    • GROUP CLASSES
    • PERFORM >
      • AMATEUR
      • PROFESSIONAL
    • PRIVATE LESSONS
    • QUINCES & WEDDINGS
    • VIRTUAL OPTIONS
  • REVIEWS
  • SPECIAL EVENTS
  • CONTACT US
    • FIERCE THOUGHTS