About Shawn Gardner Dancing
Shawn Gardner Dancing is a large, 17,000 square foot facility in Tigard that offers a variety of dance, fitness, and event services. The center features three ballrooms with sprung hardwood floors, modern lighting and sound, and plenty of open space. Classes include styles like Ballroom, Salsa, Bachata, Country, Swing, and more. The fitness program offers over 20 weekly classes such as Dance Fitness, Pilates, HIIT, Body Sculpt, and Zumba. The venue emphasizes community and welcomes all ages and skill levels, focusing on dance instruction, fitness, and personal growth. The venue also provides private event spaces suitable for Weddings, Quinceaneras, formals, and meetings. The atmosphere is friendly, with good music, skilled instructors, and clean, well-maintained facilities. Customers appreciate the helpful staff and the variety of dance floors, making it a fun, energetic place to dance. The owner and staff are known for their professionalism and kindness, often going out of their way to help guests.
We rented a ballroom for a special event here in September. All the staff was so warm and professional and worked hard to make our event a success. I would absolutely recommend Shawn Gardner Dancing for your special event!
I've been coming to SGD on and off since they opened a few years ago. It's a little far for me, so I might make it once every few months. I've been impressed by their programming, social and events. I always know that when I go to SGD I'm going to feel safe and have a great time! This past weekend I had a friend visiting from London. She's an avid dancer and can dance w/ the best of them, so of course we chose to spend our one evening together at SGD. Late in the night, she lost her phone and we approached Miguel the owner of SGD to help us. He was super helpful, we exchanged phone #'s and he helped us gain wi-fi access to geo-locate the phone. He said the regulars are all super honest and ethical and that the phone should be here somewhere. Turns out, the phone dropped out onto the floor in our car. So crisis adverted! I guess in summary, what impressed me most was Miguel. The confidence and integrity in the business and community of regular dance patrons he's built. It was an absolute pleasure to experience that. I think some venues I've been to woulda said "Good luck to you!" But Miguel was concerned, helpful and supportive! If you are looking for a dance studio / community, I can't recommend SGD enough. I live a bit far and now will make more of an effort to dance here more regularly.
I went there first time last month on a Fri eve. They had my favourite band Son de Cuba playing live.
We found everyone - the security guard, receptionist and instructors very friendly and talented. Especially the salsa dancing instructor. He greeted me andy sister (who was visiting from India and has never been to Latin dance before) very nicely and even sang a Bollywood song...lol. It took us by surprise but also made us feel very welcome and relaxed.
I love the fact that there are separate rooms for all different dance styles. It was very much worth driving from Salem for a great music and dancing experience. I will go back again.