Founded in 1987, Columbia Dance is one of Southwest Washington's oldest and most distinguished arts organizations. Housed in the custom-designed Leslie B. Durst Columbia Dance Center at 1700 Broadway in Vancouver's Uptown Village, the organization plays a leading role in the cultural vitality of this growing region.

Columbia Dance provides excellence in dance training within a nurturing and challenging environment. Offering quality, professional dance training in classes that are carefully graded to suit age and technical abilities ensures the maximum progress of each student. Central to the Columbia Dance philosophy is to demand of each student, whether or not a dance career is planned, his or her very best effort. In return, Columbia Dance teachers and staff are dedicated to providing the care and attention each student deserves...