AVA Dance Company

AVA Dance Company AVA Dance Company offers adult dance classes to dancers who want to continue their passion for dance!

AVA Dance Company offers adult dance classes to dancers of all levels and backgrounds. Founded by former professional dancer Leah Castello, her vision is to offer a fun and motivating community for adults to exercise their passion for dance. AVA Dance Company's mission is to provide adult dancers the opportunity to enhance their technique, learn cutting-edge choreography, and stay fit and active.

The Anniversary festivities continue this week in drop-in classes, plus we have the return of popular classes and a begi...
10/10/2026

The Anniversary festivities continue this week in drop-in classes, plus we have the return of popular classes and a beginner-friendly Hip Hop & Jazz class! 💜🪩 what will we see you in this week?!

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10/11 • 2P Hip Hop 101 with Ashleigh Bennett
10/12 • 7:30P AVA-Chella Hip Hop with Avonie Bell
10/12 • 8:30P AVA-Chella Street Jazz with Joey Sandy
10/13 • 7:30P Jazz 101 with Jordan Paige Frauenheim ✨💪🏻
10/14 • 8:30P Hip Hop with Lindsey Rothenstein

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10/14 • 7:30P Street Jazz with Nadeen Rollins

All classes are held at Gold’s Gym - Ballston. If driving, park in GYM ONLY labeled spaces as towing is enforced! 🚗 There is a lot behind the building as well as street parking! Swipe towards the end to learn how the waitlist works as well ➡️

The past 🔟 years has been packed with incredible memories with our dancers and we want to know YOUR favorite! 💜🥰 Chime i...
10/10/2026

The past 🔟 years has been packed with incredible memories with our dancers and we want to know YOUR favorite! 💜🥰 Chime in for day 3 of our Anniversary Social Takeover!

Whether it’s a performance, class or memory from outside the studio, we want to relive it all!

💬 Join the takeover: tell us about your favorite AVA memory in the comments or post a photo/video on your story using our sticker!

10/09/2026

YEE-HAW 🤠 Our Anniversary Theme week brought back this Country Hip Hop combo from

10/09/2026

It’s Day 2 of our Anniversary Social Takeover, and we’re reminiscing about YOUR FIRST AVA CLASS! 💜 Whether you walked in a decade ago or just started a few weeks ago, that first class can be a core memory.

Swipe through to see footage from the archives of our admin team during their very first classes! 👀

We want to hear all about it! Tap our IG story sticker to share a video of your very first time dancing with us, or give us a recap in the comments:

✨ What style was it?

✨ Which instructor taught the class?

✨ What song were you dancing to?👟🔥

Nadeen Rollins & Lindsey Rothenstein are back-to-back on Wednesday, October 14 🎉 Nadeen & Lindsey are two of our most po...
10/08/2026

Nadeen Rollins & Lindsey Rothenstein are back-to-back on Wednesday, October 14 🎉 Nadeen & Lindsey are two of our most popular instructors!

Street Jazz is currently sold out & the waitlist is getting full 👀 How does the waitlist work? 📝 Download the Spaces mobile booking app (link in bio) to add your name to the list and turn push notifications ON! If a spot becomes available, you’ll be notified immediately via the app and have 30 minutes to claim the spot!


Book your spot in these classes + more at the link in our bio!





Nadeen is teaching Street Jazz at 7:30P 💜 Nadeen is a 4x NBA Dancer for the Wizards Dancers and an Assistant Coach for The Wizdom, their senior dance team. Most recently, she was named the Director of the Washington Spirit’s brand new entertainment team

Lindsey is teaching Hip Hop at 8:30P 💜 Lindsey is a fourth year NFL Dancer for the Washington Commanders’ Command Force and was named Rookie of the Year during the 2023-2024 season! While in college at Elon University, she was captain of their national championship-winning D1 Dance Team!

10/08/2026

Our Founder/Owner Leah Alexis Mariner took us back to 2016 by re-teaching the first ever combo she taught at AVA 🎉💜 from the warm up and outfits to the combo itself, we were transported to 10 years ago!

🎶: “Wiggle” - Jason Derulo (we do not own the rights to this music)

For our first Anniversary Theme Week social takeover, we’re celebrating the true heart of AVA: the friendships built in ...
10/08/2026

For our first Anniversary Theme Week social takeover, we’re celebrating the true heart of AVA: the friendships built in the studio! The community we have built at AVA is unmatched, and we want to see your favorite memories together 👯‍♀️

From cheering each other on in small groups to locking eyes across the room when learning, one of our favorite things is seeing these friendships form!

👉 Join our takeover! Drop a photo or video of you and your dance bestie in the comments below, or tag us in our IG stories sticker so we can share the love! Who is your ride-or-die on (and off) the dance floor? 👇✨

WHAT A NIGHT 🪩✨💜 we had the most amazing night celebrating our 10th Anniversary with our first ever Gala 😍AVA is what it...
10/08/2026

WHAT A NIGHT 🪩✨💜 we had the most amazing night celebrating our 10th Anniversary with our first ever Gala 😍

AVA is what it is because of all of YOU! To every dancer & instructor who has ever joined us in this studio, you’re part of our community and we’re lucky to have you as part of our story 🫶🏻

We can’t wait to share more from this evening! 📸

Our beginner-friendly Jazz 101 class returns to the studio on Tuesday, October 13 with former NFL dancer, Jordan Paige F...
10/07/2026

Our beginner-friendly Jazz 101 class returns to the studio on Tuesday, October 13 with former NFL dancer, Jordan Paige Frauenheim ✨💪🏻 ✨

Book your spot in this class + more at the link in our bio!



Jordan is teaching Jazz 101 at 7:30P 💜 She was a member of the NFL’s since for 5 seasons and was named a captain during her final 2 years. She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Dance and Choreography & while at VCU, she was captain of the VCU Gold Rush dancers during her senior year!

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5115 Leesburg Pike
Arlington, VA
22206

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Monday 7pm - 9pm
Wednesday 7pm - 9pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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