For over 22 years, The Viscount has been offering some of Portland’s finest dance instruction with some of Portland’s finest dance instructors. We pride ourselves on having built a a dance community that is student focused, casual, accepting, safe, and that is run with love and integrity.

You don’t have to look like a dancer to feel like one. Here at the Viscount, we support real dancing for real people. In this noncompetitive, no-judgement environment, dancers create community the minute the music starts playing, and the minute you start moving to music, you become a dancer. Our classes start with the importance of understanding the present and historical context of the dances we teach, and giving credit to the people/cultures who created them. We love exploring and talking about the evolution of dance, and how dance has changed, and is changing still…and we want to be a part of keeping that evolution going. We don’t just want to teach how to dance, we want to to employ the importance of why.

We are in it for the experience of socializing, moving, and connecting…not performing, competing, or judging. Therefore, we encourage you to make mistakes, look like a fool, laugh at your progress, become amazing, and understand that stepping on someones toe can lead to a life long friendship. Also, you might just discover that you are an exceptional dancer! Let us help you liberate that part of you.

Here you can discover the person you always knew you could be, enriched with the knowledge of dance history/context, and making long lasting friendships…all while improving your health. You do not need any prior experience nor do you need to bring a partner. Just bring your smile and feet and everything in between.