Body Positive Dance Fitness

Body Positive Dance Fitness is your dance fitness headquarters! At Body Positive Dance Fitness, there is no long term contract, no sign-up fee, no annual fee and no cancellation fees. New and returning dancers, click the HERE to register for your next class! Passes can be used for all classes, and never expire! Browse our gift cards and passes below! You can also just drop in to any class at our studio at 1100 Brighton Avenue, in the Pine Tree Shopping Center, in Portland, Maine.

SHiNE LIGHT is a branch of SHiNE Dance Fitness specializing in low-impact and simplified choreography. SHiNE LIGHT uses all the same routines you find in SHiNE, but we reduce impact, increase stability and modify the moves to meet your needs as a student. It’s a mood-lifting, confidence-boosting experience for anyone looking for a more inclusive approach to dance fitness. We believe everyone deserves the FUN that dance provides. Join us! It’s your time to SHiNE!

We are proud to offer full one-hour recorded classes with the same instructors you know and love! Perfect for those days when you can’t make it into the studio, you’re traveling, or you just want to get some additional dancing in!

Our gentle yoga program is the perfect complement to a regular dance fitness routine, or for anyone looking to stretch, relax, and rejuvenate their body after an invigorating dance fitness class - or anytime!

We invite you to lose yourself in the music with easy-to-follow hip hop routines. You’ll discover confidence in your body, confidence on the dance floor, low impact, high sass, and freedom to be you!

Whether you’re a seasoned pro or have two left feet, our classes are designed to get everyone moving, smiling, and sweating to the beat of the most electrifying music from Africa and beyond. No experience? No problem! Indulge in a unique blend of hip hop African dance and dancehall. Fun and energetic atmosphere guaranteed! Embrace diversity through dance – all are welcome

SHiNE Dance Fitness brings original routines to life using hit music and choreography for all abilities. Rooted in jazz, ballet, and hip-hop, this workout gives you a creative outlet to escape from daily stress. Each class includes the perfect balance of high cardio and toning to ensure you receive a full-body workout with real results. SHiNE is a mood-lifting experience that leaves you feeling capable, confident, and connected to a supportive community.

Perfect for students who are looking for a modified Zumba® class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. The design of the class introduces easy-to-follow Zumba® choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion, and coordination. The class focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility and balance!

Zumba® brings people together through group exercise classes that blend rhythmic Latin music with high-intensity cardio dance moves to make getting in shape more fun than ever. Get a full-body workout while forgetting you're even exercising by joining the Zumba® dance party!

High-energy SHiNE + UPLIFT classes (including a special class led by SHiNE founder Kendall Nielson) to oceanfront walks, sassy workshops, and a dance party you’ll never forget, this weekend is pure magic start to finish.

Enjoy all that Maine has to offer and get in shape doing it at Body Positive Dance Fitness, where you can dance any time you want - with over 40 classes per week! What better way to have fun, take care of your body, and meet new friends than including some dance fitness classes in your trip?

At Body Positive Dance Fitness, students of all levels revel in the experience of dancing to great music among a welcoming community that shares a joy for dancing as a way to exercise. Unlike other workouts, dance fitness is a cardiovascular workout that is distinct because it’s actually fun! The experience of dancing together unites people in a social context unlike any typical gym experience.

At Body Positive Dance Fitness, everyone is welcome - dance experience or a self-concept of being "coordinated" not required. We're here to celebrate you for who you are - right now! Our goal is to have fun - together - and our only expectation is that everyone is treated with kindness, dignity and respect.