The Dance Academy of Virginia

The Dance Academy of Virginia McLean, Virginia's award-winning dance academy offering in-person classes to children ages 2 - 18.

06/16/2026

What a beautiful recital weekend. 💗

To our dancers: thank you for sharing your hard work, courage, and joy on stage.

To our parents: thank you for the love you showered your dancers with all weekend long. From flowers and hugs to standing ovations and countless rides to rehearsal, your support makes all the difference.

To our teachers: thank you for directing, guiding, encouraging, and loving these dancers throughout the season. The confidence and artistry we witnessed on stage are a reflection of your dedication.

And to our entire dance family: thank you for making this season so special. We are filled with gratitude and already looking forward to what’s next.

Until next season… ✨

Our faculty aren't just teachers. They are the real thing 🩰Professional dancers, performers, choreographers, and educato...
06/15/2026

Our faculty aren't just teachers. They are the real thing 🩰

Professional dancers, performers, choreographers, and educators who bring high-level artistry into the classroom while still making it feel warm, personal, and genuinely fun for every single dancer in the room.

They know your kid's name. They notice the moment something clicks. They celebrate the small wins just as loudly as the big ones.

That is the kind of teaching that stays with a dancer long after the season ends. And it is one of the things families tell us over and over again that makes DAV feel different.

26/27 enrollment is open. Link in bio 🩰

06/13/2026

Of course there is the technique. The turns, the leaps, the hours at the barre. But ask any dance parent what the real transformation looks like, and they will tell you something different.

They will tell you about the Monday morning confidence. The way their child learned to take a correction and just try again. The way they started cheering for the kid next to them. The way they began to trust themselves.

Dance teaches perseverance. Teamwork. Creativity. How to feel something deeply and express it beautifully. How to work toward something hard and not give up.

At DAV, we believe every single class is a chance to help your dancer grow into someone they are genuinely proud of. That is what we show up for every day.

26/27 enrollment is open. Link in bio. 🩰

06/12/2026

June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and there is one thing that keeps coming back to us this month.

Dance has a way of bridging every generation in the most beautiful way.

1. A grandmother watching her granddaughter perform recognizes something in that movement that lives deeper than memory. The body remembers what the mind sometimes cannot.

2. Music from the past has an extraordinary ability to reach people living with Alzheimer's. A song from decades ago can unlock a smile, a memory, a moment of complete presence.

3. Dancing together across generations creates shared experiences that anchor families to each other in ways that nothing else quite replicates.

4. The confidence and joy that a child builds in a dance studio becomes something they carry into every relationship they will ever have including the ones with the people they love most.

5. Movement keeps families connected. It gives them something to share, something to celebrate and something to come back to together year after year.

This month and every month we are grateful for what dance gives every generation. Northern Virginia families come to build something beautiful together at DAV.

📍 Locations: McLean & Del Ray, VA
🔗 Link in bio 🤍

06/11/2026

June is Alzheimer's Awareness Month and we have been thinking a lot about this ✨

1. Dance is one of the few activities that engages every single part of the brain at the same time. Movement, memory, music and emotion all working together in one beautiful hour.

2. Learning choreography is one of the most effective forms of cognitive exercise available. The brain works incredibly hard to remember sequences and that work matters more than most people realize.

3. The music that accompanies dance has a unique ability to reach parts of the brain that other stimuli simply cannot. It unlocks memory in ways that still genuinely move researchers.

4. The social connection that comes from dancing together reduces isolation which is one of the most significant risk factors for cognitive decline. Community is medicine.

5. Joy is protective. And there are very few things in this world that produce the kind of pure consistent joy that dance does.

This month we celebrate the power of movement and the importance of keeping our brains active at every single age.

Northern Virginia families dance starts young and the benefits last a lifetime. Come find out what it looks like at DAV.

📍 Locations: McLean & Del Ray, VA
🔗 Link in bio to join our dance family 🤍

Signs they have officially caught the dance bug and there is absolutely no going back 🎀✔️ They are choreographing routin...
06/11/2026

Signs they have officially caught the dance bug and there is absolutely no going back 🎀

✔️ They are choreographing routines in the grocery store aisle
✔️ Every flat surface is a stage
✔️ They hum the recital music at dinner
✔️ They talk about their teacher like a personal hero
✔️ They count down the days until their next class
✔️ You catch yourself knowing all the words to the warm up song too

If this feels a little too real... welcome to the club! 💛

26/27 enrollment is open. Link in bio 🩰

06/09/2026

There is this moment that happens somewhere in the middle of the first recital.

You have been watching your Little Dancer all season, seeing them try, stumble, and try again. And then the lights come up.

And they just go.

They find their spot. They smile at the audience like they were born for this. And when they catch your eye in the crowd, it isn't nerves anymore... it's pride. A little look that says watch me, I've got this. Because they know you're there. They have always known.

That is the moment parents tell us about year after year. And honestly? It never gets old.

26/27 enrollment for the Little Dancer program is open. We would love for your dancer to have that moment too. Link in bio!

06/07/2026

The best advice can come from your teachers!

This fall is going to be beautiful to learn from all our instructors and we would love for your dancer to be part of our DAV family!

26/27 enrollment is open. Our installment plans our officially open and we are soooo excited to have you join us this year!

06/05/2026

And honestly, we get it completely 🫶🏻

1. Their teacher remembers everything. What they struggled with last week, what made them laugh, what they are secretly the most proud of. Little ones thrive when a trusted adult truly sees them and that is exactly what happens here.

2. They get to be expressive in a world that asks them to sit quietly most of the day. Dance class is where they get to feel big feelings through movement and it does wonders for them.

3. The music makes everything better. There is truly no bad day that a good playlist and a little movement cannot at least help with. Ask any dance kid and they will tell you.

4. They feel capable. Every single class gives them something new they didn't know they could do yesterday. That feeling of "I did it" is addictive in the best possible way.

5. It is genuinely the best part of their week. Not because we say so but because they will tell you themselves on the drive home and you will not be able to stop smiling.

Northern Virginia families your little dancer is ready. Come find their people at DAV.

📍 Locations: DAV McLean & Del Ray, VA
🔗 Link in bio and let's get them started 🤍

06/05/2026

Your little one can have the best year of their life for these reasons 💞

1. It gives them something that is entirely theirs. Not a team sport where they follow a ball. A practice where they grow at their own pace and celebrate their own wins every single week.

2. It builds focus in the most natural way possible. When a child loves what they are doing, sitting still and paying attention stops being a battle. Dance makes that happen without them even realizing it.

3. They make friends differently here. There is something about learning to move together, laughing through the same mistakes and performing side by side that creates a closeness that is really hard to find anywhere else.

4. Consistency during the school year is everything. The kids who take class September through June are the ones you watch transform right before your eyes. Not just as dancers but as people.

5. It gives them a place where they feel genuinely good at something. And that confidence follows them into every other room they walk into.

Northern Virginia parents if any of this resonates, we would love to meet your family. Come see what a school year at DAV looks like from the inside!

📍 Locations: McLean & Del Ray, VA
🔗 Link in bio 🤍

Address

6723 Whittier Avenue Suite L1
McLean, VA
22101

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm
6pm - 7pm

Telephone

(703) 891-4292

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