VMAC Next Gen

Applications are NOW OPEN 💃🏽🔥

Thanks to RACC funding, we are offering FREE & sliding-scale youth dance classes for ages 6–15 in East Portland.

Priority for BIPOC, immigrant, refugee, LGBTQIA+, and low-income families.

✨ Afro-Latin
✨ Hip Hop
✨ Folklórico
✨ Cultural dance traditions

Program runs through June 2026
🎉 Free Community Showcase: June 7, 2026

Apply here:
https://f.mtr.cool/mtfezdcuvb

Want to help sponsor more youth?
https://f.mtr.cool/qwrhiagzjn

Tag a family who should see this 💛

🎭✨ THE NIGHT IS OURS ✨🎭

We are thrilled to invite you to the first annual fundraiser for Portland Cultural Dance Collective—a vibrant masquerade celebration of dance, culture, community, and impact.

Join us on October 25, 2026 at The Laurelhurst Club for an unforgettable evening designed to bring people together through movement, connection, and purpose.

💃 Dance Performances
🎶 Live Music & Social Dancing
🍷 Wine Tastings
🍽️ Cultural Appetizer Stations
🎲 Games & Entertainment
🔨 Auctions
❤️ Fundraising to expand access to arts and cultural dance education

Every ticket purchased and every dollar raised helps support scholarships, youth programming, culturally rooted dance education, and inclusive community arts opportunities throughout Portland.

This event represents an exciting milestone for PCDC as we launch our first annual fundraiser and work toward building a sustainable future where dance remains accessible to all.

✨ This night belongs to all of us.

📅 October 25, 2026
📍 The Laurelhurst Club

🎟️ Tickets are available now — link in bio

Tag a friend who believes in the power of arts, culture, and community and invite them to join us.

☀️ SUMMER DANCE CAMPS ARE OPEN ☀️

VMAC Next Gen Summer Camps are officially open for registration!

If you're planning summer activities for your child, this is your moment to secure a spot.

📅 June 15 – August 20, 2026
🗓 Monday–Thursday camps
🎭 Weekly Thursday showcases
👧 Ages 5–13

Choose from exciting themed camps including:

🎤 Taylor Swift Inspired Dance Camp
💃 K-Pop Performance Camp
🧢 Dance Crew Takeover
🌈 Glow Party Dance Lab

Each week blends dance training, creativity, choreography, games, and confidence-building activities in a supportive and fun environment.

Spots are limited to 15 campers per week, and popular weeks will fill first.

👉 Register now — link in bio.

VMAC Next Gen
Youth Program of Vitalidad Movement Arts Center
📍 2648 E Burnside St, Portland, OR
📞 503-327-8168
📧 [email protected]
🌐 vmacnextgen.com

Applications are NOW OPEN 💃🏽🔥

Thanks to RACC funding, we are offering FREE & sliding-scale youth dance classes for ages 6–15 in East Portland.

Priority for BIPOC, immigrant, refugee, LGBTQIA+, and low-income families.

✨ Afro-Latin
✨ Hip Hop
✨ Folklórico
✨ Cultural dance traditions

Program runs through June 2026
🎉 Free Community Showcase: June 7, 2026

Apply here:
https://f.mtr.cool/oqpvmrzvrx

Want to help sponsor more youth?
https://f.mtr.cool/rexbdujlms

Tag a family who should see this 💛

Why Dance Camp?
Dance camp is about more than learning steps.

Kids develop life skills through movement.

At VMAC Next Gen camps children build:

✨ Confidence
✨ Focus
✨ Coordination
✨ Creativity
✨ Friendships

They also learn teamwork, performance skills, and how to express themselves through dance.

And most importantly…

They have a blast.

🎉 Ages 5–13
🎉 Weekly camps all summer

🔗 Register now
Link in bio or click here
https://f.mtr.cool/wnwiiuhdht

🎤 HIP HOP SUMMER POP-UP SERIES 🎤

Looking for a fun way to keep your child moving this summer?

Join us for a special 4-week Hip Hop Pop-Up Series designed for dancers ages 6–14! Whether your child is brand new to dance or already loves performing, this class is all about building confidence, making friends, and having fun through movement.

🗓 July 7 – July 28
📅 Tuesdays
⏰ 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
👧 Ages 6–14
💲 $75

✨ No experience necessary
✨ Fun and supportive environment
✨ Learn Hip Hop foundations and choreography
✨ Build confidence through movement

📍 VMAC
2648 E Burnside St
Portland, OR

Register:
https://f.mtr.cool/vlmmhgeqwa