BALORICO Services

SALSA, BACHATA & BALLROOM in WEST SEATTLE

Become a confident social dancer with professional instruction and coaching. BALORICO is committed to creating unforgettable dance experiences.

WEEKLY CLASSES in WEST SEATTLE

Register now for SPRING classes

Gift Certificates Available

Adult Classes start March 2nd & 4th

Youth & Teen classes begin late Spring & Summer


 Viva Arts studio is located just off the WEST SEATTLE Bridge
Address: 4421 Fauntleroy Way SW, Seattle Wa 98126

Dance Schedule

SALSA & BACHATA for Beginners

No prior experience is needed. No partner needed to join.

Salsa on2 Level II-III 

Prior experience needed with Salsa on 2. No partner needed to join.

Salsa & Bachata Level II 

Dancers must demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals.

Latin Styling Workshop



Stay motivated with dance, fitness and wellness!

Dancer posing

BALORICO provides

Private Dance Instruction & Coaching


Wedding First Dance Choreography


Theatrical production & technical support


Community engagement planning
with multi-lingual outreach


Youth dance training



B A L O R I C O  is your community partner

BALORICO Dance company


























SEATTLE ARTISTS


Contemporary Salsa dancers BALORICO & dance partner


BALORICO teaching at the Neptune Theatre with dance partner

There is an art to community engagement.
Adding the ingredient of art unifies diverse communities

                              Interactive Art Experiences


DANCER performing in gallery space with audience in the round

Performance Art is about the inhabitants of the space.


Choreography for gallery spaces by BALORICO

PLANNING A PARTY 
OR SPECIAL EVENT?


Group of people smiling as creative team
       BALORICO boost arts organizations of all sizes to support their 
        philanthropic activity with special event design and artistic collaborations.


BALORICO in performance

Performers and Professional Instructors enliven events.

BALORICO at Xtadium Lounge


Latin artists posing for photo after a show

Dance makes your event memorable. 
Honorary dance for Front Line workers & Civic Leaders

Performer Harrison at dance congress

 Select from any Ballroom or Latin dance style 

such as Bachata, Salsa, Swing, Tango, Waltz, Rumba, Foxtrot or Samba! 


Holiday dancers social dancing post-pandemic

We help you re-envision the use of space.

Open dance floor

Work with established event producers, 
dance professionals and event planners.

Samba dancers smiling before performance


Birthday group photo after dance lesson
Surprise Birthday?  we got you!
Virtual and hybrid lessons also available.

Dancers performing BALORICO choreography with child watching in awe, inside art gallery with art on the walls and dancer laying in another dancers hands
                                                                                  Joe Iano photography

What happens in partner dancing, translates to the workplace. 
*Learn to balance leadership with collaboration
*Practice connecting authentically with a new communication tool 
*Gain confidence getting to know “a stranger”

Vanessa Villalobos smiling connecting with audience after performance
Chi Duong photography


Dance show at Club Sur restaurant and nightclub with seated observers
                    We create smiles, joyfulness and feel-good moments.

BALORICO teaching dance to multi-abled dancers of all ages inside museum
We curate and create inclusive spaces accessible for dancing!

                      YOUTH & TEEN DEVELOPMENT

Performance training for all types of showcases & philanthropic events.
CONTACT balorico@gmail.com or call (206) 679-7229 

BALORICO posing with Youth Latin dancers at holiday class and performance

Professional Training by dancer-actor-producer-choreographer
 Vanessa Villalobos

Dancer-choreographer Vanessa Villalobos in dance pose


STG photo of youth dancers in yellow costumes at The Paramount theatre stage
Seattle Theatre Group's DANCE THIS! at The Paramount Theatre

Rehearsal direction and production support for Burn The Floor and Superstars of Dance at the Paramount Theatre. Training coach for choreographer Gisselle Peacock
  Samba number for local latin youth dancers. 

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Washington State arts standards and outcomes influence the design of each youth arts experience for K-12 experiences.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET Dance Chance


Cultivate youth talent for pageants, runway and special events. 
Bilingual instruction in Spanish/English available 

Youth tango choreography by BALORICO, still photography at STG
Youth Tango & Latin

Youth Ballroom BALORICO choreography of a waltz, still photography by STG
Youth Ballroom Dance



Indigenous mask worn by BALORICO for outdoor performance with dance partner
Contemporary Folklore

SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL
BQ DANCE Seattle - Andean dance from the region of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia
Physical theatre /outdoor performance collaborative projects





















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