Dance + Dance Education | Kids Out and About Portland

Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts

The Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts offers classes Monday-Saturdays.

Artists Repertory Theatre

All of our classes are taught by Artists Rep staff and guest artists. Our education programs focus on engaging and elevating our community by offering professional-level classes with our resident artists and guest artists. Artists Repertory Theatre is dedicated to working with artists from all backgrounds and disciplines to create a stronger, more equitable, and richer theatre experience in Portland.

Beaverton YMCA

A variety of youth and adult extracurricular programs.

Cathedral Park Performing Arts Collective

CPPAC offers music, theatre arts, and dance classes, ensembles, and workshops that convey principles of self-determination.

Center For Movement Arts

Students at Center for Movement Arts take dance classes for the love of dance.

Chehalem Cultural Center

Ceramics, Visual Arts, Theater, Cooking, Watercolors, Creative Writing & more

Clark County Family YMCA

A variety of youth and adult extracurricular programs.

Classical Ballet Academy

Ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip hop classes.

Columbia Dance

Ballet classes, creative dance, jazz and modern from 3 years old - adulthood

Dance United

Music & dance as a medium to celebrate the lives of immigrants, the BIPOC community, and all people everywhere

Dance With Joy Studios

Variety of adult and youth classes!

Echo Theater Company - PDX

Echo encourages physical confidence, freedom, and grace in a creative, non-competitive atmosphere. Students of all abilities develop strength, balance, flexibility and creativity while working with others to explore circus, movement and storytelling.

Echo West

Echo encourages physical confidence, freedom, and grace in a creative, non-competitive atmosphere. Students of all abilities develop strength, balance, flexibility and creativity while working with others to explore circus, movement and storytelling.

EnthuZiastic Inc.

We offer live and interactive online classes of chess, piano, Rubik's Cube, guitar, mathematics, abacus, public speaking, creative writing, yoga, Python programming, Scratch coding, physics, chemistry, and language classes (Spanish, German, French)

Hand2Mouth Theatre

Student Voices is a program of theatrical workshops that allow teenagers to tell their own stories and truths at eight Portland area public school SUN sites at no cost to students. In workshops youth are able to collaborate, under professional artistic guidance, and express their own experiences through theatre. Additionally, Hand2Mouth has launched a year-long residency program for high schoolers at Roosevelt High School to learn devising techniques, culminating in the creation and production of a new work created exclusively by the teen participants.

Higher Elevations Learning Place

Airport Learning Tree’s theme-based curriculum is designed to make learning fun and inspiring for children. All of our childcare and preschool programs are designed to fully integrate all developmental concepts including: language, literacy, mathematics, social/emotional, art, science, health and safety. Our theme’s change with the seasons and include special holiday curriculum and events. ​

Journey Theater

Whether you have years of theater experience or it's your very first time, there are classes for everyone here at Journey

Kids Club Fun & Fitness - WA

Dance, gymnastics, and swimming lessons!

Metro Gymnastics

Gymnastics classes, team gymnastics programs, dance, Pre-K and after school programs

Moonstar Dance Studio - OR

Many of our dancers have learned from us for years. See for yourself why dance fans of all levels choose Moonstar Dance Studio. Join our community today. Ask about our company troops and learn more about how Moonstar strives to find balance and affordability for all of our company dancers! Do we sound to good to be true? Check us out and learn how our program can work for you.

Multnomah Arts Center - A Program of Portland Parks & Recreation

We offer programs in music, movement, dance, theater, woodshop, literary arts, conditioning, metal arts, mixed media, printmaking, drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, and more.

Music Together of Portland

Music and movement classes for infants to 8-year-olds! Nurture your child's natural musicality in a playful, musically rich learning environment designed to bring out their inner music-maker. Sing, dance, play, and learn together!

Naydenov Gymnastics

Gymnastics, Dance, Karate & Cheer

New Vision Dance Center

New Vision Dance Center promises to put the well-being of children first in the design and administration of our programs. We continually strive to promote the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and moral growth of each child, all while nurturing a love of dance. Our dedicated instructors have devoted their lives to dance and are proud to share that passion with children of all ages and experience. Our classes are designed to introduce our students to age-appropriate technique while cultivating a lifetime love of movement and dance. View our schedule of classes to see a breakdown of the classes by age group.

North Clackamas Parks & Recreation District

The North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District offers programming for all ages! Programs like art, dance, drama, exercise and fitness, outdoor adventures, camps, sports and much more are available.

NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet

The “Dance with Us” program exclusive to “NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet”, provides American ballet students with a rare opportunity to audition, rehearse, and perform alongside a professional, international touring ballet company in the Nutcracker production.

Oregon Ballet Theatre School

Students receive exemplary training from our world-class faculty, emphasizing pure classical technique. This experience is enhanced by invaluable opportunities to perform in fully staged productions at Keller Auditorium, alongside the professional dancers of Oregon Ballet Theatre.

Original Practice Shakespeare Festival

Check out our website to learn about our options -- https://www.opsfest.org/education.html Have your school, library, or drama group contact our Education Department (education@opsfest.org) to arrange a workshop or performance!

Polaris Dance Theatre

Our school offers dance classes for every age and interest, whether you are 3 years old, or 103! Our schedule includes a diverse range of classes and performance opportunities, from Contemporary to Hip-Hop, Ballet, Aerial, Tap and more. The Polaris School is the beating heart of our organization, and we look forward to helping you find the right class. Most classes have the option of Enrollment, use of a Class Card, or a Drop-in fee.

Portland Metro Arts

Dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and workshop classes available!

Precision Elite Gymnastics & Dance

We offer gymnastics, tumbling, ninja zone, dance and acro to ages 18 months and up.

Riverside Performing Arts

From music and dance to theatre or preschool, there’s something for everyone at Riverside Performing Arts.

Rose City Studio

Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Quickstep, Rumba, ChaCha, Bolero, Mambo, Samba, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Nightclub 2-Step, Hustle, Salsa, Bachata

Spellcaster Stages

Spellcaster offers group classes for ages 7+, including Pop Choir, beginning and advanced Show Choir, Musical Theater Vocals, and Sing & Strum (Ukulele). No experience necessary (except for advanced classes)!

Spotlight Musical Theatre Academy

Sing, Dance & Act each Saturday during the school year for ages 4-18 in three programs: Little Stars (4-6yr), Center Stage (6-16yr), and Conservatory (14-18yr). Musical Theatre Summer Intensives held in West Linn for ages 5-18.

Sultanov Ballet Academy

Classes offered to students ages 6-18.

The Portland Ballet

Our students train within a results-oriented, professional curriculum, guided by resident teachers and guest masters with expertise in both the classical and contemporary repertoire.

VMAC NextGen

Toddler Classes, Hip Hop, Belly Dance, Breakdance, Salsa and More

Walters Cultural Art Center

We offer a wide variety of classes and camps, include clay, theatre, music, dance and movement, drawing, painting, and more. Options for all ages, from infants to adults.

Yeates Academy of Irish Dance

Yeates Academy offers classes to students ages 5 to adult. Class levels start at beginner and continue up to champion levels for competitive dancers. We offer classes in Portland, Lake Oswego, Salem, Vancouver & Redmond. Summer camps in Portland.