Welcome to Motivo LA
Motivo LA is a home for dance, music, and community in Atwater Village, offering weekly classes, social dances, and live concerts in a warm, vintage-inspired space. We host swing, tango, salsa, and other social dance styles, along with creative music events that highlight world-class artists. Every gathering at Motivo is designed to inspire connection, creativity, and authentic shared experience.
Group Classes
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![Black and white photo of a couple dancing closely, faces inches apart, with the woman's arm wrapped around the man's neck, and their eyes closed]()
Argentine Tango
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![Salsa & Bachata instructor Brielle Friedman in high heels and a crop top poses dramatically holding a flowing skirt in a studio with a plain background.]()
Bachata
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![People standing in a circle in a dance studio, participating in a dance class or workshop, with a polished wooden floor and decor including hanging lights and potted plants.]()
Balboa
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![Balboa instructor Nick Williams with a shaved head and a big smile, wearing a dark long-sleeved shirt, in a crowded indoor setting with dancers in the background.]()
Collegiate Shag
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![Devon Cady-Lee dancing Latin Hustle with his partner, holding hands and smiling at each other. The background features a patterned design with circular lights or decorations.]()
Latin Hustle
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![Nick Williams with crossed arms smiling, wearing a fedora hat and a dark shirt, with high-waisted wide-leg trousers, black and white photo.]()
Lindy Hop
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![Brielle Friedman with long wavy hair looking to the side and smiling, in a black and white photo at night with blurred lights in the background.]()
Salsa On2
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![Isabella Robledo with long hair dancing or performing, dressed in a black top and a light-colored skirt with buttons, standing on stage with one hand on her hip and the other raised, with a background of large, light-colored bubbles and an audience.]()
Solo Jazz
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![Ben O'Neal dancing West Coast Swing outdoors, surrounded by a crowd of people at a social event.]()
West Coast Swing
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