Why Choose Center For Movement Arts?

• All classes are taught in an encouraging, supportive atmosphere.


• Very competitive rates -- among the lowest in Portland.


• A sense of humor and fun is always emphasized.


• Center For Movement Arts provides comfortable seating for parents during class.


• Center For Movement Arts provides a play area for dancers’ siblings during class.


• Techniques are taught emphasizing the positive -- what a dancer is doing right and how it can be even better.


• All CMA instructors have university degrees, post-graduate degrees, and/or professional experience.


• Observation windows in both studios allow parents to watch their children any time (excluding summer camps -- dancers only).


• 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.

Why Dance?

• Dance provides a sense of personal accomplishment.


• Dance teaches children to work in an ensemble (team).


• Dance promotes critical thinking.


• Dance teaches self-discipline.


• Dance builds a stronger spine.


• Dance teaches art appreciation.


• Dance training promotes a better posture.


• Dance teaches a work ethic to last a lifetime.


• Dance teaches self-knowledge and awareness.


• Dance teaches musical knowledge and appreciation.


• Dance teaches the power and joy of physical strength.


• Dance teaches a child to work on himself for himself.


• Dance promotes physical endurance and coordination.


• Dance teaches physical fluidity and flexibility of musculature.


• Dance teaches joy in achieving personal goals as new skills are acquired.


• Dance connects the physical with the intellectual; it blends the emotional life with the spiritual life.



• Dance is fun!!!