Community Classes

DanceAbility Trial Class for Ages 6-10 Years

January 11th, 2025 | Saturday 12 pm – 1pm

Location: Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio – 517 Forest Avenue, Suite 6.

DanceAbility for Ages 6-10 Years

March 22nd – May 17th, 2025 | Saturdays 11:15am-12:15 pm

Location: Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio – 517 Forest Avenue, Suite 6.

DanceAbility is dance for ALL people! This class will bring together kids with and without disabilities together in a supportive environment to express themselves, connect and have fun. In this improvisation based class everyone will make choices for themselves. No experience necessary. Dancers will perform Sunday, May 18th at PYD Show at Freeport High School. No Class 4/26/25. Please email [email protected] FMI or for questions. Register here.

Hip Hop for Ages 7-12 Years

October 19th – December 14th, 2024 | Saturdays 11:30-12:15 pm

Location: Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio – 517 Forest Avenue, Suite 6.

A fun dance class taught by Portland Youth Dance Company and Crew members. There will be a performance at the 6 pm Casco Bay Movers Holiday Show on Saturday, December 21st. Register here.

Ballet for Ages 7-12

September 2024 – June 2025 | Wednesdays 3:15 – 4:00 pm

Location: Portland School of Ballet – 517 Forest Ave, Suite 2.

Community Ballet is a free group class for children ages 7-12. Portland Ballet and Portland Youth Dance have partnered to provide free beginner-level ballet classes to children in need in the Greater Portland area. Classes incorporate technique, stretching, musicality, and choreography. Register here.

Boys & Girls Clubs

We are proud to partner with Boys & Girls Clubs in the area. View our class offerings below!

South Portland Boys & Girls Club
January – May 2025 | TBD

Contact Erin at the BGC for more info and registration.

https://www.bgcmaine.org/sopo

Portland Boys & Girls Club
January – May 2025 | TBD

Contact Zach at the BGC for more info and registration.

https://www.bgcmaine.org/portland

Sagamore Village Boys & Girls Club
January – May 2025 | TBD
Breaking with Bboy Starstriker

Contact Zach at the BGC for more info and registration.

https://www.bgcmaine.org/portland

Mayo Street Arts Club Hip Hop

2024/25 Dates & Times TBD

Since 2012, PYD student teachers and Community Dance Director Elizabeth Lau have led an ongoing hip-hop class called Club Hip Hop at Mayo Street Arts in Portland, Maine. Club Hip Hop focuses on reaching kids and teens in the East Bayside community. During the 2021/2022 season, PYD’s teaching artists Veeva Banga and Marita Kennedy shared a residency at MSA, teaching Hip-Hop and West African dance forms.

Check out this link to our 2019 performance at National Night Out.

Check out their Facebook page for more info, pictures, and videos of Club Hip Hop!

Danceability Workshop

Spring 2025 on Saturdays – Dates and Time TBD

Join Michaela Knox from Spark Inclusive Arts, Elizabeth Lau, and the Portland Youth Dance Company for this improvisational-based workshop. Danceability is for every body and all abilities. It is new to Maine but has been taught worldwide for 35 years. If you love to make up your own moves, this class is for you. If you want to learn new ways to move, this class is for you. The best part is, there’s no wrong way to do it! We welcome all levels of experience and ability in this class. This class is at Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio, 517 Forest Avenue, Suite 6, Portland, ME.

Some of our past offerings have included:

Breakdancing Sponsored by DEA EF for Ages 6-10 Years

Saturdays 10:00 – 11:00 am | June 29 – August 17 | Ages 6-10 years

Join Bboy Starstriker from the Pine State Breakerz and learn foundational breaking moves, including top rock, down rock, freezes, and more. This class is at Casco Bay Movers Dance Studio, 517 Forest Avenue, Ste 6, Portland, ME.