Joyride First Wednesday contra dance with caller Amy Wimmer
Wed Dec 4, 2024
Joyride First Wednesday contra dance with caller Amy Wimmer
Please visit the Joyride web site for details about this event:
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Wed Dec 4, 2024
Joyride First Wednesday contra dance with caller Amy Wimmer
Please visit the Joyride web site for details about this event:
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Sat Dec 7, 2024
Music by The Stage Crew: Lori Shaffer, fiddle; Sue Songer, fiddle and piano; Lanny Martin, accordion and piano.
Calling (nongendered): Jesse Partridge (Olympia)
Admission: $15 per person allow us to meet our fixed expenses and pay musicians and callers adequately. Sliding scale, $6 - $20+
Newcomers session:7:00 pm; Dance starts at 7:30.
All are welcome! No partner or experience is necessary.
The 1st Saturday Contra Dance is hosted by The Stage Crew.
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Mon Dec 9, 2024
The Portland Contra Committee meets (usually) on 2nd Monday's to support the needs of Contra dance events and dancers.
Meeting locations vary and may be online. Meetings are open to all PCDC members. If interested in attending, volunteering, or would like a Zoom link, please email contra-chair@portlandcountrydance.org.
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Fri Dec 13, 2024
Band: Peter and the Wolf Tones. Caller: William Watson.
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Sat Dec 14, 2024
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! Countercurrent Plus (Alex Sturbaum, Brian Lindsay, and friends) will head down from Olympia to play for our dancing pleasure. Susan Petrick will visit from California and use gender-neutral terms.
7:00 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30 pm dancing starts
10:30 dancing ends
Some dancers head to a pub for "afters" -- all are welcome!
[This dance will be run by the Third Saturday" regulars, as a swap for Rose City Dance-a-rama filling the November 3rd Saturday.]
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Sun Dec 15, 2024
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Sat Dec 21, 2024
Saturday night dancing at Fulton Hall continues! Peter and the Wolf Tones (George Penk, Heather Pinney, Jess Shafer) will play. Lindsey Dono will head down from Tacoma to call using gender-neutral terms.
Covid precautions are suspended indefinitely! We will continue to monitor potential exposures at Portland contra events and adjust policies as needed. Refer to the PCDC Covid policy for details.
7:00 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30 pm dancing starts
10:30 dancing ends
Some dancers head to a pub for "afters" -- all are welcome!
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Sat Dec 28, 2024
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! Pleasantly Frantic will play for our dancing pleasure. The band features Erica Liebert, Landon Kuhn, Meg Tapley, J-P Douglas, and Ben Blechman. Rich Goss will call dances using gender-neutral terms.
7:00 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30 pm dancing starts
10:30 dancing ends
Some dancers head to a pub for "afters" -- all are welcome!
Tue Dec 31, 2024
New Year's Eve contra dance with Joyride and callers Shell Stowell and Laurel Thomas
Please see the Joyride web site for event details: