This unique Bellingham heritage site has been a dancehall since it was built in the early 1900’s. This 100+ year old maple floor is a woven history of dances. It is a downtown Bellingham treasure that we don’t want turned into generic offices!
We embrace the notion that movement and change is what creates healthy humans, relationships, and communities. At the heart of the Presence Studio Non-Profit is a value of supporting community movement offerings focused on:
Creativity through movement and dance
Personal wellness in stressful times
Unique funky soul expression
Preservation of cultural dance history
Bringing people of many ages together to dance and play
Being a safe enough place where diversity of all kinds can thrive.
Your regular monthly or annual donations will allow our non-profit 501(c)3 organization to:
Pay a studio manager
Set aside an emergency reserve
Cover maintenance and improvements
Create a “Scholarship” rental program for the first 3 months of a qualified new teachers’ offerings, with a focus on diversity
With your support, we look forward to helping your well-being and the well-being of our community, in the coming years, through preserving this beautiful, sacred, space rooted in the heritage of dance in Bellingham, Washington.
