Portland Dance Salsa, Ballroom & Swing

The Taste of Rythm Experience

Martha Graham, the great pioneer of contemporary dancing said that"dancing is discovery, discovery, discovery."   At Taste of Rhythm we recognize this to be true and realize that while everyone who walks through our doors wants to learn to dance for a multitude of different reasons, each person steps out  of our studio having discovered more about themselves and what they want out of life.  The reasons you may want to dance are countless: to meet new people, fulfill a childhood dream, reignite a spark with your partner, stretch yourself  outisde of your comfort zone, acquire a new skill, get in shape, or simply release some endorphines.  It is Joshua's goal and intention to meet each student where they are at and take them where they want to go through the means of dance.

Dancing has been studied and proven to improve quality of life on a multitude of different levels.  It has been shown to reduce levels of stress hormones and depression.  Partner  dancing in particular has been shown to delay the progression of Parkinson's and Ahlzeimers.  It has been used as mental and physical therapy for couples, the elderly and children. The physically expressive nature of dance helps people release and thereby recognize pent-up feelings and partner dancing in particular brings the additional element of working in tangent with another person and brings with it all the benefits of being involved in a social network and improving your social skills. In addition, dancing is a wonderful, mentally stimulating means of getting in shape.

With nearly 13 years of experiene as a dancer, competitor and instructor, Joshua has worked with students from all walks of life. He has taught Parkinson's patients, couples, individuals both male and female; he has been a teacher at Santa Barbara Fitness club and Santa Barbara Junior High School as well as an instructor for University of california Santa Barbara's Arts and Leisure Program.  His greates joy  is seeing students walk out of his studio healthier, more confident and more knowledgeable, with an expanded vision of themselves and dance.

 Whatever your reason, we hope you choose Taste of Rhythm to bring dancing into yourlife.  Learn to dance Fox Trot, Waltz, American Tango, East Coast Swing, Hustle, Bolero, Rumba, Cha Cha, or Salsa.  Come to your class in something in which you can move well and fell confident/sexy and dance shoes if you have them (latin shoes, ballroom shoes, dance sneakers  etc.).  If you don't have them bring a pair of shoes that you can move in well.  No black soled shoes tennis shoes please.  If you have a questions about your lesson shoot us an e-mail of give us a call.