Polaris Dance Theatre School
Polaris Dance Theatre, 1826 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
About
Polaris Dance Theatre School offers classes in ballet, hip hop, aerial, contemporary, pointe, and tap. Classes are taught by professional instructors with instruction for all ages and skill levels. The program includes career track youth training, scholarship offerings, a senior program, and classes for students with developmental and physical disabilities through its All Access program for disabilities and Dance For Every Body classes.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: SESSION 2 runs January 5 – May 2026
• Price: Classes are priced at an affordable pay scale to remain accessible to the widest audience possible.
Polaris Dance Theatre is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2002, and over 17 years it has produced over 340 new works. Its Artistic Director, Robert Guitron, has been choreographing and teaching dance in Portland for over 40 years and has taught, choreographed, and performed throughout the U.S., Italy, and Japan. The leadership team includes Sara Anderson, Program Director and Co-Founder, and Robert Guitron, Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and resident choreographer. The organization’s mission states that through dance, it awakens the heart and enhances humanity, and its education program provides multi-discipline classes for participants 3 years old and up, including career track students, seniors, and students with developmental and physical disabilities, with a focus on accessibility, inclusivity, equity, and diversity.
Polaris Dance Theatre presents two annual dance festivals: Groovin’ Greenhouse, the dance hub for the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, and The Galaxy Festival in early August at Director Park in downtown Portland, which is a free, multi-day dance event. Community involvement has included site-specific works at the Mission Theatre, featured performances in the JAW Playwright Festival at Portland Center Stage, a benefit performance for Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP), a collaboration with Broadway Rose Theatre Company as the featured dance company in The King and I, and a multidisciplinary performance event as a fundraiser for tsunami relief in Asia. In 2010, Polaris received a three-year, $500,000 grant from an arts foundation in New York, followed by a five-year, $1 million grant from the same foundation commencing in 2013, and the artistic caliber of its work has received local, national, and international attention.
Last updated July 13, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: SESSION 2 runs January 5 – May 2026
• Price: Classes are priced at an affordable pay scale to remain accessible to the widest audience possible.
Polaris Dance Theatre is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2002, and over 17 years it has produced over 340 new works. Its Artistic Director, Robert Guitron, has been choreographing and teaching dance in Portland for over 40 years and has taught, choreographed, and performed throughout the U.S., Italy, and Japan. The leadership team includes Sara Anderson, Program Director and Co-Founder, and Robert Guitron, Co-Founder, Artistic Director, and resident choreographer. The organization’s mission states that through dance, it awakens the heart and enhances humanity, and its education program provides multi-discipline classes for participants 3 years old and up, including career track students, seniors, and students with developmental and physical disabilities, with a focus on accessibility, inclusivity, equity, and diversity.
Polaris Dance Theatre presents two annual dance festivals: Groovin’ Greenhouse, the dance hub for the Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, and The Galaxy Festival in early August at Director Park in downtown Portland, which is a free, multi-day dance event. Community involvement has included site-specific works at the Mission Theatre, featured performances in the JAW Playwright Festival at Portland Center Stage, a benefit performance for Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP), a collaboration with Broadway Rose Theatre Company as the featured dance company in The King and I, and a multidisciplinary performance event as a fundraiser for tsunami relief in Asia. In 2010, Polaris received a three-year, $500,000 grant from an arts foundation in New York, followed by a five-year, $1 million grant from the same foundation commencing in 2013, and the artistic caliber of its work has received local, national, and international attention.
Last updated July 13, 2026.
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