STEPS PDX - Dance studio in Portland, Oregon
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STEPS PDX

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1734 Southeast 12th Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97214

Opening Hours
  • Monday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Thursday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Friday: 4:00 - 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Sunday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
47 programs

About STEPS PDX

STEPS PDX, located in Portland, Oregon, is a vibrant dance studio dedicated to fostering a welcoming community for movers and artists. Under the vision of Founder & Artistic Director Kathryn Harden, STEPS PDX offers high-quality instruction across a range of disciplines, emphasizing artistry, technical proficiency, and dancer well-being. The curriculum challenges dancers technically and physically in a supportive environment, with student placement based on ability. Core offerings include strong foundations in Ballet Technique, Modern Technique (contemporary and traditional), and Jazz Technique. Students can also train in Tap, and enrichment classes explore styles such as Hip Hop, African Dance, and Musical Theatre. The Hip Hop program, led by Director Decimus Yarbrough, focuses on performance and explores styles including Locking, Rhythm Training, Street Jazz, Afro Funk, Footwork, Floor-work, House, and Choreography, with courses like "Foundations of Hip Hop i" and "Foundations of Hip Hop ii" delving into elements like Breaking and Modern. Performance is integral, with opportunities in studio showcases and full-length productions. STEPS PDX is committed to breaking down financial barriers through its nonprofit arm, Steps for Youth, offering sliding-scale tuition and scholarships. The dedicated faculty includes Jill Giedt (musical theatre, African dance), Karida Griffith Walker (tap, tap history), and Adrianna Audoma (ballet, modern, improvisation). The BIPOC Youth Dance Program offers a ten-month immersive experience for students of color. STEPS PDX cultivates confident, versatile dancers and future leaders, providing a flexible pricing structure for accessibility.

Programs from STEPS PDX

47 programs available

Classes

open class

We are so grateful for your continued support of our open adult classes and the vibrant, welcoming community that you help create in our studio. We will be updating our open class pricing and increasing the price for the first time ever, effective September 1st, 2025.

Open adult classes

We are so grateful for your continued support of our open adult classes and the vibrant, welcoming community that you help create in our studio. We will be updating our open class pricing and increasing the price for the first time ever, effective September 1st, 2025.

Open Drop-in Classes

Aerial Dance, Acrobatics, Tap, Physical Theater, Youth Company

Aaron utilizes creative imagery, playfulness and mindfulness to inform his classes. He is focused on physical integration, exploration and creative expression and strives to cultivate feelings of safety, freedom and fun in his students.

Inclusive Mixed Ability Dance Ensemble

that performs in a number of opportunities.

Improvisational Dance Classes

for women’s groups, teens, senior groups, team building.

Mixed Ability Class

for people with and without dance experience and with and without disabilities, dance class for people with developmental disabilities, dance class for people with dementia and their care partners. Improvisational Dance Classes for women’s groups, teens, senior groups, team building.

DanceAbility
This class has a sliding scale: $10, $15, $20

DanceAbility is the study of movement improvisation for all people, for mixed abilities and mixed experiences. The four primary elements that we work with - sensation, relationship, time, and design - guide our practice and allow us to not only dance but dance together.

tap

creative movement

modern

ballet

Femme Hip Hop

Femme Hip Hop is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Bolly Fusion

Bolly Fusion is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 8:30PM - 9:30PM
Momentum Barre 45

Momentum Barre 45 is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 11:00AM - 11:45AM
Momentum Ride

Momentum Ride is a fitness class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 9:15AM - 10:00AM
Jazz Funk

Jazz Funk is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Sunday 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Foundations of hip hop ii LEVEL 2
$1760.00

Battling, Film, Dance History, African, Tap, FlOOR-WORK, Modern, Rhythm training, choreography + spring performance. This program has been carefully curated to challenge the physical and technical abilities of each dancer in a positive and nurturing environment.

Tuesday, Friday 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Foundations of hip hop ii
$880.00

Battling, Film, Dance History, African, Tap, FlOOR-WORK, Modern, Rhythm training, choreography + spring performance. This program has been carefully curated to challenge the physical and technical abilities of each dancer in a positive and nurturing environment.

Tuesday, Friday 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Foundations of Hip Hop i
$520.00

FlOOR-WORK, Modern, Rhythm training, Breaking, Locking, House, Freestyle, Choreography + WINTER Performance. This program has been carefully curated to challenge the physical and technical abilities of each dancer in a positive and nurturing environment.

Tuesday, Friday 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Courses

DanceAbility Teacher Orientation Course Intensive

This is in partnership with DanceAbility International. LEARN TO LEAD INCLUSIVE DANCE | 6-DAY INTENSIVE. DanceAbility uses improvisational dance to promote artistic expression and exploration between people with and without disabilities. This 6-day DanceAbility Intensive teaches basic DanceAbility exercises and theory for immediate application by dance educators, teachers, therapists, and dancers, who want to share movement improvisation and/or mixed-abilities inclusive dance in their communities.

BALLET + MODERN INTENSIVE
$400.00

For aspiring dancers, this 1-3 week program offers an exciting opportunity to refine your skills, challenge your abilities, and push your artistic boundaries. This immersive program is centered around a Ballet + Modern Contemporary curriculum, carefully curated to provide both technical growth and creative expression. Dancers will receive high-quality, advanced training in a range of styles including; Ballet technique, Pre-pointe, Variations/Choreography, Modern, Contemporary, Afrobeat, Jazz, Hip-hop, Flamenco, Tap, and Composition and Improvisation.

Monday-Friday 09:00 - 15:00
Foundations of Hip Hop i LEVEL 2
$1040.00

FlOOR-WORK, Modern, Rhythm training, Breaking, Locking, House, Freestyle, Choreography + WINTER Performance. This program has been carefully curated to challenge the physical and technical abilities of each dancer in a positive and nurturing environment.

Tuesday, Friday 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Workshops

Beginner Choreography

A Beginner Choreography class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Intermediate/Advanced Hip Hop

An Intermediate/Advanced Hip Hop dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Intermediate/Advanced Heels

An Intermediate/Advanced Heels dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Beginner/Intermediate Choreography

A Beginner/Intermediate Choreography class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Beginning/Intermediate Choreography

A Beginning/Intermediate Choreography class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Beginner New Way Vogue: Arms Control Fundamentals

Beginner New Way Vogue: Arms Control Fundamentals is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Intermediate/Advanced Choreography

An Intermediate/Advanced Choreography class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 7:30PM - 8:30PM
Intermediate Contemporary

An Intermediate Contemporary dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Friday 7:30PM - 8:30PM
A Movement Focused Intro to Aerial Arts

A Movement Focused Intro to Aerial Arts is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 11:00AM - 12:15PM
Active Flexibility

Active Flexibility is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 11:00AM - 12:15PM
Aerial Yoga Flow

Aerial Yoga Flow is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 11:00AM - 12:15PM
Afrofusion Choreography

Afrofusion Choreography is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Bodies in Space: Contemporary Dance

Bodies in Space: Contemporary Dance is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 11:00AM - 12:15PM
Chair Choreo for a Cause

Chair Choreo for a Cause is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Momentum Steel Barre

Momentum Steel Barre is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Saturday 8:00AM - 9:00AM
Rose Haven x RCF Full Body Fusion

Rose Haven x RCF Full Body Fusion is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Sunday 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Slow Flow + Sound Bath

Slow Flow + Sound Bath is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Sunday 12:00PM - 1:30PM
Studio 45 x Momentum Full Body Class

Studio 45 x Momentum Full Body Class is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Sunday 12:00PM - 12:45PM
Heels for Rose Haven

Heels for Rose Haven is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Sunday 3:15PM - 5:15PM
Dance Lab

Dance Lab is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Thursday 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Momentum Barre

Momentum Barre is a dance class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Thursday 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Improv + Composition

Improv + Composition is a class offered as part of the Momentum Workshops series, which highlights instructors of marginalized genders in the Portland area. All proceeds go to Rose Haven.

Tuesday 7:45PM - 9:15PM

Camps

PRE-PROFESSIONAL INTENSIVE
$350.00

Tailored for dedicated and ambitious dancers ages 14-24 with a minimum of 5 years of formal dance training, this rigorous 3-day program offers the opportunity to deepen your technique, expand your artistry, and challenge your physical and mental limits. The intensive focuses on Ballet and Modern Contemporary, while also incorporating a diverse array of additional styles to support a well-rounded dance education.

Fri. 5:00-8:00pm / Sat. & Sun. 10:00am- 5:00pm
HIP HOP INTENSIVE
$300.00

Train with the best for our annual Hip-Hop Summer Intensive! This 1-week intensive provides the experience for youth to gain exposure, knowledge, and insight to the many styles that Hip Hop both influenced and were influenced by. Led by Decimus Yarbrough, this intensive offers hands-on training in a variety of styles, including locking, rhythm training, street jazz, breaking, tap, afro funk, house, and choreography, providing a well-rounded exposure to both the foundational and innovative movements within the culture.

M-F 13:00 - 16:00

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I contact STEPS PDX?

Call STEPS PDX at (971) 400-0713 or visit http://stepspdx.com/.

How much do classes cost at STEPS PDX?

Classes at STEPS PDX range from $300 to $1760.

What are STEPS PDX's prices?

Classes at STEPS PDX range from $300 to $1760.

What is STEPS PDX's phone number?

STEPS PDX's phone number is (971) 400-0713.

Does STEPS PDX offer morning classes?

Yes, STEPS PDX has morning availability. Monday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Thursday: 4:00 - 9:00 PM, Friday: 4:00 - 7:00 PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Sunday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.