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.
Upcoming Events
Join us for Noche Azul - a night of Salsa and Bachata dancing, community, and connection in our vintage-inspired ballroom. 💙✨
Join us for Club Velvet - a night of live music, swing dancing, and community ♥️
Featuring new original compositions and arrangements, and with listening at the core of the creative process, Daniel and his group reflect on the many spectrums of existence, playing music in the "now", for the "now", while embracing the intersection of their different perspectives and experiences as human beings as the starting point.
Join Found Sound for an acappella pop-up choir experience of the "Spring Into Summer" by Lizzy McAlpine.
For 3 hours, join fellow singers of all levels and ages, make new friends, and sing — no auditions, no pressure, just the joy of making music together. You’ll receive sheet music and vocal demo tracks ahead of time, so you can familiarize yourself with the music.
A visionary vibraphonist, composer, and bandleader, Sasha brings a bold and expansive musical voice that moves fluidly between jazz, electronic textures, and contemporary composition. Her work is at once deeply rooted and forward-looking — playful, exploratory, and emotionally resonant.
Be transported to the dancehalls of Rio de Janeiro at this Brazilian music concert and dance party! Conveniently located at the beautiful Motivo LA, just off the 5 freeway in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Group Classes
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Argentine Tango
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Bachata
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Balboa
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Collegiate Shag
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Latin Hustle
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Lindy Hop
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Salsa On2
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Solo Jazz
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West Coast Swing









