NW Dance Project
An award-winning, bold, and innovative contemporary dance company performing an all-original repertoire from a select roster of accomplished choreographers and the most promising new creators in contemporary dance.
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SEE DANCE. Be Moved.
Get silly, sentimental, sassy and everything in between at our annual holiday celebration IN GOOD COMPANY. A Portland dance holiday tradition, our annual in-studio holiday show is conceived, choreographed, and created by our company artists + our new second company ANNEX!
CHOREOGRAPHERS/
AUDREY WELLS
GABRIEL CANEPA
TULIA MARSHALL
PARIS OLIVIA SARVELLO
ADULT DANCE CLASSES FOR Everybody and Every Body!
NW Dance Project offers accessible drop-in dance classes for adults and teens in a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, conditioning and fitness. All are welcome.
YOUTH WINTER DANCE INTENSIVE
DEC 29 / 2026 to JAN 1 / 2027
BEGINNER / Age 7 to 9 / 2:30 to 5:30PM
Ballet / Jazz / Contemporary
INTERMEDIATE / Age 9 to 12 / 9:30AM to 1:30PM
Ballet / Jazz / Contemporary / Hip Hop / Strength + Stretch
ADVANCED / Age 13 to 19 / 9:30AM to 1:30PM
Ballet / Contemporary / Improvisation / Floor work / Strength + Stretch
Early Registration is OPEN!
June 19, 2026
SUMMER WAVES REVIEW
NW Dance Project marked the impending change of season with an evening of dance titled Summer Waves the weekend of May 29 and 30. The company debuted choreographer Anne Plamondon’s Ground Relief, a new work
June 19, 2026
"The choreography unfolds with sweeping, lush movement performed by remarkable dancers"... — Oregon Artswatch
"NW Dance Project’s Spring Songs, presented March 27 and 28 at the Newmark Theatre in downtown Portland, featured the premieres of two new works: Show Don’t Tell by NW Dance Project Artistic Director Sarah Slipper
November 18, 2025
Carmen's return + new work wow audiences
After a seven-year absence, Ihsan Rustem's much-lauded take on Carmen returned to the stage and brought the delighted, cheering crowd to their feet! Similarly, our second original work from the fantastic Caroline Finn, the full-company