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Dance With Joy Studios
4.8 ★★★★★ 50 Google reviews · Ballet school in Portland, Oregon
Vibrant dance studio with instruction for all ages, from partner dancing to fitness classes.
Plan your first class
- Summer intensive holiday and summer intensive programs — these fill early, so ask about dates and auditions
- Private lessons one-on-one coaching available — ask about rates and availability
- Today see hours ·
- Phone +1 503-236-8160
- Website & schedule dancewithjoystudios.com — enroll and see the live class schedule
Hours
| Monday | 8 am–10:30 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am–10:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am–10:30 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am–10:30 pm |
| Friday | 8 am–10:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am–10:30 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am–10:30 pm |
The programs they offer
“I found this studio six months ago and have taken Nia, Date Night Dancing and private instruction.”
What families & students say
“It's a friendly safe environment with wonderful instructors that care about their dances and their students!”
“She made the rhythm, feel and technique of the dance very accessible and showed us the ropes in just an hour!”
“This is a wonderful studio, the atmosphere is welcoming, and Rachel was one of this best instructors I've had: clear, encouraging, and enthusiastic.”
“This is a wonderful studio, the atmosphere is welcoming, and Rachel was one of this best instructors I've had: clear, encouraging, and enthusiastic.”
From the reviews
One of the best, most clear, most enjoyable lessons I have been to in months! Rachel is knowledgeable, energetic, warm and very helpful! We showed up the Saturday night social with a lesson in Country Two Step, something we had not tried before, and walked away feeling very comfortable dancing a whole song.
Rachel taught my husband and I a dance for our wedding. My husband has no dance experience (like, can't even find a down beat) and she was wonderful about teaching him the basics, and teaching us beautiful choreography that he had mastered after our 5 classes.
I got a month unlimited pass here and have been taking all the classes I can the past several weeks. I have been so amazed by the caliber of each instructor, the breadth of dances the studios teaches, and the warmth and welcome of the owners.
I cannot stop raving about Jack and Rachel and the amazing, beautiful work they do. My fiance and I took Rachel's classes through PSU, and after graduating kept in touch with more of her classes and Argentine Tango dance nights.
Your first ballet class at Dance With Joy Studios
Nervous about walking into your first class? Almost everyone is — and a good studio expects beginners, whether your dancer is five or you're returning at fifty. Here's what to know. What to wear: comfortable clothes you can move in, with socks or bare feet; a leotard and tights are nice if you have them, but not required, and pointe shoes are years down the road — never day one. What to expect: class usually starts at the barre with slow, simple movements to warm up, then moves to the center — follow along, copy the teacher, and don't worry about getting it "right" the first time. Arrive early: come 10–15 minutes ahead to change, find a spot, and let the teacher know it's a first class so they can keep an eye out. It gets easier fast — most people feel far more at home by their third class.
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