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Portland Country Dance Community |  |
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Promoting, preserving, and teaching traditional English and American music and dance in metropolitan Portland, Oregon |
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The Portland Country Dance Community is a consortium of dancers, musicians and callers promoting country dance and music traditions through regular dances, workshops and other events. Everyone is welcome. Our interests include American, English, Celtic, Scandinavian, and related traditions, expressed through live performance and participation. Membership is $15 a year for individuals, $12 for students and seniors (65+), or $25 for households. Membership provides a $2 discount at all regular PCDC dances and a subscription to the "Footnotes" newsletter. Donations in excess of membership fees are tax deductible.
For information about dancing, playing and calling at a PCDC contra dance, click here.
Special Events
| Aug 13th–16th (Wed–Sat) |
USA West Square Dance Convention |
Pendleton, OR |
| Aug 15th–17th (Fri–Sun) |
Norsk Folkedans Stemne Dance Weekend |
Mount Vernon, WA |
| Aug 17th–23rd (Sun–Sat) |
Lady of the Lake Family Music and Dance Camp |
Coeur d'Alene, ID |
| Aug 29th–Sep 1st (Fri–Mon) |
Northwest Passage Dance and Music Camp |
Sandy, OR |
| Aug 30th–31st (Sat–Sun) |
Tumbleweed Music Festival |
Richland, WA |
| Sept 5th–7th (Fri–Sun) |
Simcoe Mountain Music and Dance Camp |
Goldendale, WA |
| Sept 5th–7th (Fri–Sun) |
Sisters Folk Festival |
Sisters, OR |
| Sept 12th–14th (Fri–Sun) |
Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp |
Mount Hood, OR |
| Sept 16th–21st (Tue–Sun) |
Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival and Dance |
Port Townsend, WA |
| Sept 19th–21st (Fri–Sun) |
Chehalis Contra Dance Camp |
Gibsons, BC |
| Sept 26th–28th (Fri–Mon) |
Harvest Moon Dance Festival |
Santa Barbara, CA |
| Oct 31st–Nov 2nd (Fri–Sun) |
PCDC English Country Dance Ball Weekend |
Portland, OR |
| Nov 7th–9th (Fri–Sun) |
Danceable Feast Contra Dance Weekend |
Sky Camp, OR |