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Little Brincos bilingual dance and enrichment classes for kids in DC luxury buildings

Bilingual Kids' Enrichment

Little Brincos — Bilingual Kids' Enrichment, Right Where You Live

Your Building. Your Island. Zero Commute.

Premium bilingual enrichment rooted in movement, designed exclusively for families in luxury residential buildings across Washington, DC. A safe, warm, and inspiring space where children learn, move, and grow, right where you already live.

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What is Little Brincos?

Little Brincos is a bilingual kids' enrichment service that brings movement, learning, and play directly to luxury residential buildings. Built for families who value quality, convenience, and a safe environment where their children can grow with confidence.

Bilingual enrichment

Spanish and English woven into meaningful learning experiences designed to spark curiosity and support whole-child development.

Exclusive to premium buildings

A service built for residents of high-end condominiums and apartments in the heart of Washington, DC.

Total convenience

No commutes, no extra logistics. Children enjoy a safe, high-quality environment inside their own building.

Every experience is crafted with the same care you expect from a premium service: personalized attention, impeccable environments, and a focus on each child's overall well-being.

For buildings & families

How it works in your building

Premium bilingual enrichment, exclusive to your building — no extra logistics, no schlepping across the city.

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Right in your building

Little Brincos brings bilingual movement, learning, and play to the community room — a joyful pocket of jungle where you already live. Zero commute.

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For resident families

A service built for families in luxury residential buildings across Washington, DC: quality, convenience, and a safe, warm space to grow.

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Start with a conversation

Parents can ask about classes in their building. Property teams can reach out about bringing Little Brincos in as an amenity.

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Story Behind

Hola, I'm Ana Cortés — choreographer by training, biologist by degree, and maestra by calling for more than 20 years. My career lives at the intersection of movement, science, and early childhood.

I grew up in Bucaramanga, Colombia, surrounded by green mountains and colorful vegetation, and I've been moving ever since. Along the way — as a dancer, a scientist, and a teacher — I noticed the same problem in city after city: families want enriching, bilingual experiences for their children, but "enriching" usually means driving across town, twice a week, with a toddler in tow. And most programs only do half the job: movement OR language, rarely both, and rarely grounded in real child development.

So I built Little Brincos: premium bilingual enrichment where movement, science, and joyful learning happen right where you live.

Brincos means little hops, little jumps — the way children naturally move when they're happy. One English word, one Spanish word, bouncing together: that's exactly what happens in our classes. I believe dance is the best tool for kids to learn not only movement but also how to live in a community.

Little Brincos brings that world to your building. No commute, no schlepping across the city with a toddler — just a joyful pocket of jungle in your own community room, where little ones hop, dance, sing, and play in two languages. Every class is built on the developmental science of how young bodies and brains develop, and real love for how children move when you let them.

Your building. Your urban island. Welcome to our little jungle — bienvenidos a Little Brincos.

Meet Ana

Meet Ana Cortés
Ana Cortés, bilingual dance educator and founder of Little Brincos

Ana Cortés, MFA

Founder & CEO

Spanish native · English fluent · Wolf Trap Teaching Artist

  • Latin Ballet of Virginia
  • Philadelphia Ballet
  • Duncan Danza
  • Wolf Trap Teaching Artist
  • MFA Choreography, Iowa
  • Biology, Los Andes
  • Fulbright
  • Alexander Technique
  • 20+ years teaching dance

Launching in luxury residential buildings across Washington, DC

Ana Cortés is a bilingual dance educator and choreographer — Spanish native, English fluent — with more than 20 years of experience helping young children discover the joy of movement. She currently works as a Wolf Trap Teaching Artist with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts.

She is a professional dancer and an early-childhood teacher: company dancer and teaching artist with the Latin Ballet of Virginia, ballet teacher with the Philadelphia Ballet, and Artistic Director of Duncan Danza Estudio. Formation, companies, and teaching highlights are gathered below.

In every Little Brincos class, Ana blends movement, music, imagination, and two languages to help children build coordination, confidence, and creativity — while having a whole lot of fun.

Credentials

Training & experience

A public snapshot of Ana's formation, companies, and teaching — curated for families and building teams.

Formation

  • M.F.A. Choreography, University of Iowa (2010)
  • B.S. Biology, Universidad de Los Andes (2006)
  • Alexander Technique Teacher Certification, School of the Alexander Technique Philadelphia (2021)
  • Fulbright Scholarship for Artists (Colombia, 2006)
  • Wolf Trap Teaching Artist, Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts (2024)
  • Somatic training: Body-Mind Centering, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Laban Movement Analysis, Axis Syllabus

Companies & stages

  • Latin Ballet of Virginia (2023–2024) — dance instructor and company member, including preschool residencies; Next Up instructor
  • Philadelphia Ballet — ballet teacher (preschool and elementary)
  • Duncan Danza Estudio — Artistic Director (Colombia)
  • Universidad de las Artes (UNA), Argentina — Assistant Professor, “Didactics of Creative Movement”

Teaching young children

  • Preschool dance residencies and cultural dance for young children, Latin Ballet of Virginia
  • Ballet for preschool and elementary students, Philadelphia Ballet
  • Creative movement and dance for young children at PlayArts, Duncan Danza Estudio, and more
  • More than 20 years helping young children discover the joy of movement

Languages

  • Spanish — native
  • English — fluent
  • Happy to teach in Spanish and English

Google reviews

What families say

Five-star Google reviews from families who know Ms. Ana's classes.

Frances Miller

3 weeks ago

Little Brincos is truly amazing Ms. Ana works so well with kids of all ages, encouraging movement, curiosity, and trying new things. She teaches in English and Spanish, encouraging her students in every way. I know that when mt kids are with her, they are learning, active, and safe. I can't recommend Little Brincos enough.

Hallie Liberto

3 weeks ago

Ms. Ana brings so much energy and beauty to her dance classes - and into the work my daughters have done with her - now for a full year. My older daughter (aged almost-nine) has worked on everything from ballet to rhythmic modern dance under her instruction. Ms. Ana always lets the students craft a large portion of their dance routines - with expert help and guidance, of course.

Krissa Jeffers

a month ago

5 stars for Miss Ana's classes! My children absolutely loves her classes, and it is easy to see why. She has such a fun, engaging way of connecting with kids and somehow turns any space into an exciting place to move, play, and learn. I am so grateful for the creativity, energy, and confidence she brings to every class.

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