Ava Apple
Ava Apple, a San Francisco native, has been dancing professionally since her teens.
She has performed & taught throughout the USA and in Hong Kong, Italy, and The Netherlands,
and was honored for her contributions to the world of Salsa & Latin Dance,
at the 2002 West Coast Salsa Congress,
the 2003 SF Salsa Congress,
and the 2003 Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts 25th anniversary Celebration
Ava Apple & Rodolfo Guzman are co-owners of Symbolic Dance & Fitness, and co-directors of The Latin Symbolics dance team.
Private lessons with Ava or Rodolfo are available at SD&F by appointment.
The cost is $80 for a one hour lesson (one or two students)
$225 for 3 lessons, $350 for 5 lessons. 24 hour cancellation policy.
Please email Ava at avaapple@hotmail.com to schedule your lesson!
Sherman
January 31, 2012
Dear Ava:
I’ve talked to several of my friends who are salseros (past and present) and they ALL seem to agree that you are the best salsa instructor in the Bay Area.
They say that you teach ‘Salsa on 2′.
This is the salsa that I would like to learn. I am a total newbie, but would love to learn the mambo style rather than learn the more popular on 1 (LA style) here on the West Coast.
As for previous dance experience, I dance Argentine Tango, but would love to learn salsa on 2. It seems there are not that many beginning classes for it.
I am hoping you are teaching it somewhere in San Francisco on either the weekends, Mondays or Wednesdays, the only times I am available to do salsa.
Anywhoo, I look forward to hearing from you and keeping my fingers crossed that you also teach ‘On 2′ somewhere.
Kind regards,
Sherman
ava
February 3, 2012
Hi Sherman,
Yes, there are not many On 2 Beginner classes in the Bay Area.
Most people that want to learn “On 2″ are already Int/Adv “On 1″ dancers, so they can jump into a more advanced class…
Something to keep in mind – although many classes are “On 1″, most of us here in the Bay Area dance closer to NY/On 2 style rather than what used to be considered “L.A.” style. You might want to give our On 1 Salsa lessons a try!
Another option is to take a few private lessons – which we do offer at our studio.
Ava
Jahleel
March 20, 2012
Hi Ava! I am enthusiastic about the upcoming lifts workshop you mentioned was scheduled. I don’t see it on your website’s calendar. I’m not on Facebook. Would you be willing to post it on the calendar or send me a message about the day and time it will be held? Thanks.
-Jahleel
ava
March 26, 2012
Hi!
It is on our calendar http://symbolicdance.com/calendar/ The workshop is on Sat. April 28th. Hope you can make it!