QStep PDX
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QStep PDX is Portland’s queer-led ballroom dance community: equal parts social, sporty, and fabulous.
Our classes are beginner-friendly but move at a fast, athletic pace to keep things interesting. Building Portland’s queer ballroom fam 💃💃✨🕺🕺
Fast-paced classes, beginner-friendly vibes, and a competitive team training for the 2026 Gay Games in Valencia. Join us for our free preview class on Oct 2 →
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10/09/2025
🔥 Want to shake your hips like Robert Irwin? 🔥
Join us tonight for QStep PDX — Portland’s q***r-led ballroom dance extravaganza.
✨ Tonight’s dance: Rumba (sensual, grounded, and all about the hips 😉).
📅 Tonight, Oct 9 (and every Thursday)
🕢 7:30 PM → Beginner Class (drop-ins always welcome)
🕣 8:30 PM → Intermediate Series
📍 Dance With Joy Studios (8051 SE 16th Ave.)
No partner or fancy shoes required. Just bring yourself (socks work great) and get ready to move. 🌈
⚡ Drop-in: $20
⚡ Full October series: $60
👉 Be part of Portland’s newest q***r ballroom community. Let’s dance, sweat, and maybe even start building our team for the 2026 Gay Games in Spain. 🇪🇸
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✨ Portland, meet QStep PDX! ✨
A q***r-led ballroom community where athletic training meets fabulous expression.
I’m Jake Heart, a gold-level finalist and longtime competitive ballroom dancer and team builder. From starting the Stanford Ballroom Team to launching PSU’s, I’ve seen how ballroom transforms people — and now, I’m bringing that energy to Portland’s new q***r ballroom community.
Our classes are beginner-friendly but athletic and fast-paced. And for those ready to push further, our competitive branch, QCrew, will be training for the 2026 Gay Games in Valencia, Spain. 🌍✨
💡 The video below is a throwback from the height of the pandemic, when my dance partner and I would practice outdoors in Palo Alto and perform for our neighbors – a reminder that ballroom always finds a way to bring people together, even in the toughest times.
Whether you’ve never danced before or you’re looking for your next challenge, come join us! First up: a FREE preview class on Oct 2 (7:30–9 PM), then our October series kicks off Oct 9.
🎟 RSVP via Eventbrite (link in bio)
📍 Location: Dance With Joy Studios | 8051 SE 16th Ave.
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8051 SE 16th Avenue
Portland, OR
97202
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