Portland Youth Dance

Be the Movement Sponsors

PYD is grateful to our BTM sponsors. Thank you to the following sponsors, to which our annual benefit would not be possible: Shipyard Brewing Company, Dandelion Catering, Casco Bay Movers, Common Dreams, Landing Real Estate, and Rising Tide Brewing Company, We hope you’ll join us on January 13th, 2018, for our student choreography show &…

BTM Benefit Recap

Thanks to all involved! Portland Youth Dance held the annual benefit on January 13, 2018 at the Portland Ballet Studio Theater. It was such a wonderful evening! Our PYD company members put on a fantastic student choreography show and we had a giant silent auction which went incredibly well. We are so thankful! Were you…

Thank you Benchmark!

PYD participates in Four-a-Cause. Representatives of Portland Youth Dance had a fantastic time at Benchmark Residential and Investment Real Estate’s annual holiday party. PYD was selected as one of four charities to be featured during the evening’s festivities. We are incredibly thankful for the exposure and fundraising opportunity. We shared the evening with 3 other fantastic charities: Special…

Welcoming Company & Crew Dancers

Congratulations to our new dancers for the 2017-18 season! We had a large turnout at auditions and we’re thrilled to welcome 35 new dancers (some returning, some brand new) to the Company and Crew of Portland Youth Dance—a youth dance nonprofit that holds residence at Casco Bay Movers, a large dance school in Portland, Maine….

PYD Annual Fundraiser Raffle

Raffle draws began November 1st and run through November 30th. Tickets can still be purchased throughout the month of November. Each $10 ticket buys you 30 chances to win in November! Buy your ticket(s) from a PYD dancer, or at the front desk of the Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio located at 517 Forest Avenue,…

PYD Fall Fun

PYD dancers have had a fun and busy fall learning new works and methods of practice and self care, getting to know one another, student teaching and performing! Check out some photos from recent shows and rehearsals below: Crew getting ready for “Fall Into Dance” Thornton Academy. Company and Company 2 prior to hitting the…