Why CMA?

• All classes are taught in an encouraging, supportive atmosphere.
  
  
• Techniques are taught emphasizing the positive -- what a dancer is doing right and how it can be even better.
  
  
  
• A sense of humor and fun is always emphasized.
  
  
• Observation windows in both studios allow parents to watch their children any time
  (excluding summer camps -- dancers only).
  
  
• CMA provides comfortable seating for parents during class.
  
  
• CMA provides a play area for dancer siblings during class.
  
  
• Very competitive rates -- among the lowest in Portland.
  
  
• We have a strong expectation of academic success in addition to dance study. We place a premium on higher education for older children.
  
  
• All CMA instructors are extremely experienced teaching dance to children. There are no student teachers here. There is not a constant parade of substitute teachers.
  
  
• All CMA instructors have university degrees, post-graduate degrees, professional experience or all of the above.