Dalia got her music degree in Music Education from the Institute of Music Arts Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1989, Ms. Garcia auditioned for the viola section of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, the top touring orchestra of El Sistema, performing with them till 1996. In 1996 Dalia moved to the U.S. to study at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she got her Masters degree in viola performance. Moving to East Landing, Michigan in 2002, Dalia would teach at Michigan State University Community Music School until 2009, when she moved back to teach viola/violin with El Sisters.