American Embassy of Dance

I just want to praise the American Embassy of Dance for its amazing flamenco teachers (and performers), Edwin Aparicio and Anna Menendez. We in DC are so privileged to have the quality of instruction that AED offers. The owners, Barédu Ahmed and Joseph Webb, are extraordinarily positive, welcoming, and driven by a true love of dance. They strive to create a sense of community among students of all the dance forms represented at the school. Their warmth and enthusiasm permeate the whole place, and this, combined with top-​notch professional dance instruction, makes AED a wonderful place to learn.

My husband and I came here for the «For the Love of Dance» Gala and it was simply fabulous! I have never been here for an event before but the décor, ambiance, food and drinks alone made me happy (the foodie inside I guess)! I actually even spoke to the Joseph Webb and Baredu Ahmed about beginners tap because the performances that went on at this event were incredible. The talent at this program is absolutely amazing. The studio is pretty nice, has great amenities and the instructors that I met seemed very knowledgeable in their craft. I would love to take a class or two here. I definitely checked the venue out because I was given the privilege to host my 10years high school reunion by Joseph and Baredu a couple weekends later. I met a caterer, Lisa of Swanky Productions at the gala as well who has provided services to the dance studio, and told her about my reunion. She kindly accepted me as a client and put together an awesome event for me!
Fast forward to a couple weeks later.
Joseph and Baredu hooked me up with an awesome venue, and even helped me land Lisa as my caterer for my high school reunion. Renee, one of people that works at the American Embassy of Dance also provided her services to help me and my team execute an AMAZING night. The décor, buffet dinner, drinks and dessert bar were a hit! The awesome drapes and uplighting provided by Baredu were stunning and set a very romantic tone in the rooms of the studio that we were using.
Not only is this an awesome dance studio, it is a great venue to host events such as cocktail parties and the management team is INCREDIBLE! I cannot say enough good things about these people. Definitely check them out DC!

Used to be dc dance collective but under new management. However this new management is proving to be just as unreliable as the first.
One star because they have legit teachers.
However classes are rarely when they say they will be. I’ve driven an hour to take class there only to have them say they chose to have a gala that night or just unexpectedly chose to cancel class. I’ve asked earnestly how I am supposed to know that there is no class. They have no answer– they don’t give notice.
They also don’t update their website to reflect changes. They don’t have a mailing list for Cancellations. They don’t offer anything besides ‘I’m sorry’ when they know that it is their fault for you driving two hours and paying for parking with nothing to show for it. I will no longer be attending class here… They r ridiculous and have zero customer service skills.