Elevate Dance Academy
PDX SportsCenter, 8785 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Portland, OR 97225
About
Elevate Dance Academy offers classes in Jazz, Musical Theater, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Improv, Tap, Acro, Jazz Technique, Jazz Funk, Strength & Flex, Turns & Tricks, and Dance Team Pom. The program also includes Tiny Dancer classes that cover Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Creative Movement, and Jazz.
• Ages: 2.5–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 4–8pm; phone hours Monday–Friday, 10am–8pm
Elevate Dance Academy began in 2018. The teaching staff have experience from a variety of backgrounds, including performing with local organizations such as Open Space and Oregon Ballet Theater, owning previous dance studios, winning national choreography awards, and touring internationally as performers. Owner and Studio Director Meghan Newman leads the program and teaches Contemporary, Musical Theater, Jazz, Strength & Flexibility, Turns + Tricks, Improv, and Company choreography.
The academy offers both recreational classes for beginners through advanced dancers and a fully pre-professional competitive Company program for ages 6–18. Dancers in the Competitive Company attend events such as five major competitions or conventions in a typical year in the Pacific Northwest, with additional optional events throughout the West Coast, including national competitions. The studio’s in-house and guest choreographers are nationally recognized, and the Competitive Company performs using custom-made costumes and props. Elevate Dance Academy holds two official shows each year, the Jingle & Mingle Winter Show and an End of Year Show.
Free trials are available for any class, with the option to try up to four different styles. The studio serves the Portland–Beaverton regional area as a local dance studio and also offers studio space rental for private use, classes, workshops, or personal practice.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
• Ages: 2.5–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 4–8pm; phone hours Monday–Friday, 10am–8pm
Elevate Dance Academy began in 2018. The teaching staff have experience from a variety of backgrounds, including performing with local organizations such as Open Space and Oregon Ballet Theater, owning previous dance studios, winning national choreography awards, and touring internationally as performers. Owner and Studio Director Meghan Newman leads the program and teaches Contemporary, Musical Theater, Jazz, Strength & Flexibility, Turns + Tricks, Improv, and Company choreography.
The academy offers both recreational classes for beginners through advanced dancers and a fully pre-professional competitive Company program for ages 6–18. Dancers in the Competitive Company attend events such as five major competitions or conventions in a typical year in the Pacific Northwest, with additional optional events throughout the West Coast, including national competitions. The studio’s in-house and guest choreographers are nationally recognized, and the Competitive Company performs using custom-made costumes and props. Elevate Dance Academy holds two official shows each year, the Jingle & Mingle Winter Show and an End of Year Show.
Free trials are available for any class, with the option to try up to four different styles. The studio serves the Portland–Beaverton regional area as a local dance studio and also offers studio space rental for private use, classes, workshops, or personal practice.
Last updated June 28, 2026.
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