The largest Latin Dance Studio in the DMV.
ABOUT US
At the Salsa With Dance Studio, we are extremely passionate about dance, our teaching method is structured and easy to understand and WE LOVE TO SEE YOU SMILE!
Read below to see how we grew from one girl’s dream to now the largest Latin dance studio in the DMV with two beautiful locations in the heart of DC and Bethesda.
OUR STORY
Washington DC Studio
Salsa With Silvia’s owner and director Silvia Alexiev began dancing when she was 6 years old. She was a competitive ballroom dancer for years but once she was introduced to salsa dancing, she instantly fell in love with its vibrant culture and energetic beat. Almost immediately, Silvia joined a DMV-based salsa performance team and quickly became their lead dancer. Silvia remained on the team for nearly 3 years and performed.
In 2011, Silvia and her husband, Kiril, were searching for a house. When they walked into the basement of one of the houses they found on the first day of their search, Kiril said, “There is your studio.” Silvia, however, only saw a dingy, dark basement that someone once lived in. With Kiril’s support and vision for the property’s potential, they purchased the house and began renovations. The basement dance studio was one of the first rooms they focused on. After months of hard work, Silvia had a fully renovated space to work with, complete with brand new wood floors, professionally installed mirrors, a state-of-the-art sound system, and a completely updated bathroom and kitchen area.
Throughout the years, Silvia has also become very popular on YouTube, where she teaches her famous Trick Of The Week salsa lessons, which people of all ages and Worldwide destinations follow and learn from, so there was a quickly expanding network of students, becoming hard to fit everyone in the basement studio. Hence, In November of 2014, Silvia signed a 7-year lease for Salsa With Silvia’s new home. Salsa With Silvia was awarded a grant in the amount of $85,000 by the Great Streets Program to go towards the build out of its new studio. The total cost of the new studio build out was $325,000. The new studio opened doors in April of 2016 and officially became the Largest Latin Dance Studio in the DC area. The DC studio offers new adult classes and programs as well as kids after school dance classes, summer dance camp, discount classes for veterans and people with disabilities, kids and adult performance classes, social dances, and more.
Bethesda, Maryland Studio
Three years after opening its first commercial location in Washington, DC, Salsa with Silvia expanded by building a second studio in downtown Bethesda, MD. The second location opened its doors in January 2020, further growing the Salsa with Silvia community and offering fun dance classes for both kids and adults.
Silvia extends her gratitude to all the students for their continuous support and for returning to classes time and time again, acknowledging that the success of the studio wouldn’t be possible without them.
Meet The Owner
Find our how owner Silvia Alexiev started from the basement of her house and now has the largest Latin Dance Studio in the DMV.
Meet The Instructors
The Salsa With Silvia instructors are very friendly and experts in teaching salsa and bachata at all levels. Find out more and pick your favorite instructor.
Our Success Stories
The Salsa With Silvia studio has been acknowledged on local TV as well as awarded a grant by the DC government and Mayor Bowser. Watch the videos.