Rio Dance Studio
simple moments from monday ballet, set to the orchestra of mary oliverโs poetic permissions.
๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ-๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด:
fridays at 9am; beginner ballet
saturdays at 10am; beg / int ballet
saturdays at 11:30am; beginner ballet
dear winter semester -
we made it!! through the darkness and the cold. thank you for giving us a refuge, a place where the energy was always bright. we leaned on each other. we kept creating and growing, even in hibernation.
you gave us time - time to practice and settle and build the foundation we needed. but now spring is calling our nameโฆ
we can feel the energy building beneath the surface. we are ready to take what we have learned and let it BLOOM.
see you so so soon, spring semester!
love,
Rio
03/29/2026
come hang with our founder & a bunch of other RAD humans!! April 30!
Get ready for Kalispell Pecha Kucha! Meet one of the speakers, Madeline, founder of Rio Dance Studio, tap dance enthusiast and firm believer that youโre already a masterpiece. ๐
Madeline started tapping back in 2007 and hasnโt really stopped since, teaching, choreographing and helping people reconnect with movement as something joyful, not intimidating. With a kinesiology degree from Penn State and a 200hr yoga certification, she blends science and soul in a way that makes showing up feel a lot less scary.
At Rio Dance Studio, she declares over every student: you are the art, meaning you step onto the dance floor as a completed masterpiece, ready to be explored and enjoyed (not fixed). The studio offers classes for 18+ in ballet, hip hop, tap and more, for every level from โnever everโ to advanced.
When she's not in the studio, she is likely scrambling on rocks up high or laying low in the dirt making eye contact with wildflowers. Madeline is married to her best friend Keegan and has two mystical and delightful black cats. ๐โโฌ
03/26/2026
we learn + we practice + we DANCE!!
west coast swing is poppinโ in the valley right now ๐ - we loveeeee to see it and we think itโs time for YOU to join usโฆ
learning West Coast Swing?? learn the basics, practice your technique, and so much more during our spring semester with .0. ๐ฉ๐ช๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ฉ ๐จ:๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ก ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ!
need somewhere to practice?? we are hosting ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, a west coast swing focused social dance, on the third saturday of every month; next date is april 18 at 7pm. ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
๐ details + registration can be found at the links in our bio!
we are celebrating 2 YEARS of Rio this week! and for someone who rarely runs out of words - i am pretty speechless.
how on EARTH do you put into words what Rio has become, and what this space and community mean to me?
how do you make a video montage that captures the essence, the growth, the safety, the community, the bravery, the dreams?
maybe we are not meant to.
maybeeee this is your invitation to come see for yourself. ๐
Rio is a lot of things, but mostly it is human. it is IRL. it is being alive and hearing music with our human ears and letting it move our human bodies. creating with the goal of connecting with other humans, in the audience or simply each other.
no reel or caption can capture who you are and what you mean to this community. thank you for being here. ๐ญ๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐ฅณ๐ชฉ๐ฅน๐ฆ๐ฅฐ๐ซถ
SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR!
welcome to music & movement! ๐ต
a weekly drop-in class where we practice listening to music with our ears andddd our bodies. there is no choreography or set movement, but there is guidance - class is propelled by prompts, invitations, or questions to inform your movement.
in this quick hour you will have time to:
โข check-in, settle, stretch
โข warm-up your body (and your brain!)
โข move with both freedom and intention
โข listen to new (and old!) music
โข engage with the choices of the musicians
โข create without attachment to what you create
โข use your imagination (!!!)
โข witness the brilliance of other dancers doing the same thing
yes, itโs as magical as it sounds.
come play with us!!
๐ต weekly; thursdays at 11:15am
๐ต POP-UP; thursdays at 5:30pm
in november! [ 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 ]
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5068 U.S. 93 South
Whitefish, MT
59912