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Ferocity Dance Company - Fierce Is For Everyone

always believe in yourself

About Kat Arias

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 multiple 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 teaches various styles of Bachata at different Congresses, Festivals and special events on the National, and International level. 

​Kat 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.

​Kat Arias is Available For:

Choreography
Coaching
Competitions

Congresses
Group Classes
Performances
Private Lessons
Pro-Am

Quinceañera Choreography
​Residencies

Social Dance Demos
Wedding Dance Choreography
Workshops

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Private Dance Lesson Rates
​In Person or Virtual

Teaches: Bachata (Fusion, Modern, Sensual,) Footwork, Styling & Technique, ​Coaching, Pro-Am Competitions, Choreography, Quinces & Wedding Dances
Individual Lessons*
45 minutes - $85
60 minutes - $100

Package of 5 Lessons*
45 minutes - $400
60 minutes - $475

 Package of 10 Lessons*
45 minutes - $775
60 minutes - $925

​​*Lessons are for 1-2 people,
to inquire about group rates
​please e-mail us at 
[email protected]
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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
[email protected]

Pronouns: she/her

Certifications

Bachata Sensual by Korke & Judith

Certified:
September 18th, 2015

Level:
1

Alex & Desiree Bachata Certification Course

Certified: 
November 6th, 2016

Level: 
Beginner

Interviews

04/16/16: Telemundo Interview about Grease Production at TSR
02/19/20: Two Left Feet Podcast
03/06/20: GO Latin Dance Spotlight
07/2020: I AM CEO Podcast
09/10/20: Live Discussions with Diamond
10/2020: Retrospect Podcast
08/11/21: Women of Dance
09/13/21: Shoutout LA
10/17/22: CanvasRebel Magazine
11/16/22: VoyageLA Magazine
12/07/23: CanvasRebel Magazine
02/05/24: WETA Arts

Congresses 

Atlanta Salsa & Bachata Festival - Atlanta, GA, USA: 2019-2020, 2022-Present
Bachata French Kiss Festival - Troyes, France: 2014
Bachateando - Miami, FL, USA: 2016 - 2018
Bachatu - Boca Chica, Dominican Republic: 2015
Bailame Dance Festival - Minneapolis, MN: 2023 - Present
Baltimore Salsa & Bachata Festival (Now Baltimore Dance Festival) - Baltimore, MD, USA: 2014 - 2019, 2022-Present
BIG Salsa NY - New York, NY: 2018
BIG Salsa San Antonio - San Antonio, TX: 2017
Brujeria Carnaval - New Orleans, LA, USA: 2022, 2025
Cancun Bachata Paradise - Cancun, Mexico: 2024, 2025
Capital Congress - Alexandria, VA, USA: 2013-2019, 2023, 2025
Charlotte Salsa Invitational: 2017
DC Bachata Congress (Now DCBX) - Washington, DC, USA: 2011 - 2019, 2021-Present
DC Fall Salsa & Bachata Festival - Crystal City, VA, USA: 2016 - 2018
DC Zouk & Kizomba Festival - Washington, DC, USA: 2015, 2017, 2022
DMV Salsa & Bachata Festival: 2025
Empire Sensual Movement - New York, NY, USA: 2025
Houston Salsa Congress - Houston, TX: 2022
I Love Bachata Festival - Silver Spring, MD, USA: 2019
Interfusion Festival - Alexandria, VA, USA: 2017
LA Bachata Festival - Los Angeles, CA, USA: 2013
LA BKS - Los Angeles, CA, USA: 2016, 2017
Latin Beach Fest - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic: 2021
MOB Sensual Weekender - Houston, TX, USA: 2018
Myrtle Beach Bachata Festival - Myrtle Beach, SC, USA: 2019
New Jersey Bachata Festival - Mount Laurel, NJ, USA: 2017
NYC Sensual Bachata Weekender - New York, NY, USA: 2019
Philly Salsa Fest - Philadelphia, PA, USA: 2013
Phoenix Bachata Festival - Phoenix, AZ, USA: 2021
Reno Bachata Festival - Reno, NV, USA: 2014
RV Salsa Bachata Congress - Richmond, VA, USA: 2019
SalsaFuego - Pittsburgh, PA, USA: 2016, 2018
Sensual Day - Washington, DC, USA: 2018
Tropical NYE by DCBX - Washington, DC, USA: 2015-2020, 2023
VA Beach Dance Festival - Virginia Beach, VA, USA: 2024, 2025
Viva La Bachata Dance Convention - Various Locations, USA: 2020 - 2024

Most Notable Professional Competition Results

2017 World Latin Dance Cup
1st Place: Professional Bachata Team - Non Cabaret (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)
3rd Place: Professional Lady Bachata Soloist (Kat)

2021 World Latin Dance Cup
2nd Place: Professional Same Gender Ladies Bachata Couple (Carolina & Kat)

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)
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)

2024 The Summit Championship
​1st Place: Professional Ladies Same Gender Bachata Showcase (Carolina & Kat)
​1st Place: Professional Ladies Same Gender Shines  Bachata Showcase (Anin & Carolina)
​1st Place: Rising Star Small Team  Bachata Showcase (Ferocity Semipro)
​1st Place: Rising Star Small Team Shines Bachata Showcase (Ferocity Men)
​2nd Place: Professional Small Team Bachata Showcase (Ferocity Semipro)
3rd Place: Rising Star Just Bachata (Josué & Milena)

​2025 The Summit Championship
1st Place: Professional Small Team Showcase (Ferocity)
1st Place: Rising Star Mix Gender Showcase (Ferocity Semipro)
2nd Place: Open Small Team Ladies Showcase (Ferocity AL3)

3rd Place: Amateur Ladies Small Team Showcase Advanced (Ferocity AL3)
3rd Place: Open Small Team Ladies Shines Showcase (Ferocity AL3)

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  • ABOUT
    • FEROCITY >
      • COMPETE
      • PERFORM
      • OUR NETWORK
    • JOSUÉ FERNANDEZ
    • KAT ARIAS (OWNER) >
      • FIERCE THOUGHTS
    • TARA VIDES
  • GROUP CLASSES
  • PRIVATE LESSONS
  • SPECIAL EVENTS
  • STUDIO RENTALS
  • CONTACT US