Groove Nation Performing Arts

Groove Nation Performing Arts offers classes and lessons in Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Preschool Dance, Lyrical Dance, Musical Theater Dance/Jazz, Ballroom, Latin styles, Breaking, Hip Hop & Break Dance, and Contemporary/Jazz. The program also offers Company Teams, Competitive & Performing Teams, Music Lessons, Summer Dance Camp, workshops, drop-in classes, and private lessons. Every class is described as being designed to challenge students, gain confidence, and help them become their best selves on and off the stage.

• Ages: 2–18 years old
• Schedule: A 3-day camp teaches a variety of skills and is broken up into specific age groups and levels.
• Price: New Student Intro Program Only $39.99

Groove Nation Performing Arts states that it is a leadership and character development program that uses dance as the delivery method, with programs that focus on high quality dance training, developing leadership skills like confidence, discipline and self-respect, and building strong community as a home away from home. The program describes itself as “WHERE qUALITY TRAINING MEETS CLOSE COMMUNITY,” “Vancouver’s most awarded dance studio,” “Often imitated, never duplicated,” and “Perfect studio for a dancer taking their first steps to the pre-professional,” and notes that it trains confident, highly skilled, passionate dancers and musicians. It offers kids, teens and adult programs for ages 2–Adult and levels from beginner to advanced, with options to start with a 2-week intro plus evaluation, Company Team Programs for more intensive dance training from novice to advanced, dancers selected through an audition or recommendation process to determine level, Ballroom and Latin styles for beginners and those sharpening their skills in social dancing classes, Hip Hop, Jazz and Ballet in private or group class settings, summer camps, workshops, drop-in classes and more for the community, workshops that bring choreographers from L.A. and all over Canada, and a weekly community class as a drop-in option for non-beginners. The instructors are described as certified in many styles.

Groove Nation has been a member of Vancouver’s culture for 20 years and describes itself as Vancouver’s most awarded dance studio. The program states that it has hosted and participated in many events with and for the community, including projects with Vancouver Parks & Recreation, the Vancouver School District, The Luepke Center, Washington State PTA, Southwest Washington Childcare Consortium, Red Cross, Share House, Fort Vancouver Historical Trust, Festival of Trees, and Portland Rose Festival, and that it welcomes students from Vancouver, Ridgefield, Camas, Washougal, and Portland, Oregon, serving families in Vancouver, Camas and Portland. Groove Nation Performing Arts also notes that its event space is available to rent as “OUR EVENT SPACE.”

Parent and student testimonials describe Groove Nation as a place where a student “grew in his heart, spirit and soul,” as “not just a dance studio, it’s a family,” and as “an amazing blend of terrific, dedicated instructor’s and a place for dedicated students.” One parent states that their child is learning excellence in dance and character, with support and teaching about the importance of good sportsmanship, and another parent notes that their daughter has taken a recreational hip hop class and then spent three years on the company competitive team. A student describes Groove Nation as a “second family” and says they appreciate being accepted and believed in, and another student says that after six years, they love the classes, the teachers, and the “all around family community” at the studio.

Last updated May 30, 2026.