Steps PDX

Hip Hop Dance Classes are offered by Steps PDX for all ages and skill level. Driven by our mission, to educate, inspire and enrich lives through dance, we engage with our community by; partnering with local schools, encouraging creativity in a safe environment, and providing opportunities.

Class begins with a structured, progressive warm-up that emphasizes technique and flexibility. Following warm-up, class moves into choreography that is dynamic and energized - be prepared to get moving, and to let that tension go!

Contemporary Floor Work begins and ends on the floor. This class starts with a warm-up on the ground consisting of basic techniques like head-tail connection and spinal initiation. Class will develop into a series of rolling floor combinations to warm up the spine and hip flexors.

Class builds on learning steps, understanding and enjoying the freedom of street specific styles. The style encompasses the movements of break-dancing and body-popping with a concentration on footwork.

All levels welcome. This class begins at the barre, setting you up for success as it transitions into center work and across the floor. Open class focuses on the fundamentals of technique and building strength through body alignment, as well as musicality.