Prices and Venues
Admission Prices
Regular PDCD dances
| (ARS) | 2nd Sunday experienced English 3:00-5:00 pm | $10-$20 sliding scale |
| (BWT) | Friday English 7:30-10:30 pm | $7-$20 sliding scale | 4th Sunday Woodshed ECD workshop 3:00-5:00 pm | FREE (donations welcome) |
| (FCC) | 2nd, 4th, 5th Saturday Contra | $6-$20 sliding scale |
| (FCC) | Family Dance (series currently on hold) | TBA |
| (OFH) | 3rd Friday Hillsboro Contra Dance | $5-$15 sliding scale, under 12 free |
Other Portland-area Contra dances
| (PH) 1st Wednesday Joyride Dance | $5-$20 sliding scale |
| (FCC) 1st Saturday Contra Dance | $6-$20 sliding scale |
| (FCC) 3rd Saturday Contra Dance | $6-$20 sliding scale |
Unless otherwise listed, English dances are 7:30-10:30pm with a beginner lesson at 7:15pm; Contra dances are 7:30p-10:30pm with a beginner lesson at 7:00pm.
Venues:
| ARS | A Renaissance School Dance Hall Advanced English country dancing on 2nd Sundays Dance 3:00–5:00 pm | 234 S Bancroft St, Portland, OR 97239 (map) From the North of the I5 (Marquam) Bridge: head South on I-5. Take exit 299A to merge onto OR 43/ SW Hood the Barbur Blvd. Turn right onto SW Lane St. Turn left at 1st cross street onto SW Kelly Ave. Turn right onto SW Bancroft St and look for the school on the left. From the South: head North on I-5. Take the exit 298 turn left onto SW Corbett Ave. Turn left onto SW Bancroft St and look for the school on the right. GPS users: many GPS and map systems ignore a leading 0. If yours does, specify “SW Corbett Ave & SW Bancroft St, Portland OR.” When you get there, go down the hill and the school is on the right. No street shoes permitted beyond the entrance. |
| BWT | Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall English country dancing every Friday Beginner’s session 7:15–7:30pm Dance 7:30–10:30 pm ECD Woodshed on 4th Sundays Workshop 3:00-5:00 pm | 8936 SW 17th Ave, Portland, OR 97219 (map) From the North: head South on I-5. Take the Barbur Blvd. exit, Number 296A, and turn left onto Barbur. Travel 0.7 of a mile past Fred Meyer. Turn left onto SW Spring Garden Street. Travel 0.3 of a mile and turn right onto 17th Avenue. Look for the dance hall on the left near the top of the hill. From the South: head North on I-5. Take the Taylors Ferry exit, number 295, and keep left at the fork in the ramp and merge onto Taylors Ferry. Travel 0.8 of a mile and turn left on 17th Avenue. Look for the dance hall on the right near the top of the hill. No street shoes permitted on the dance floor. |
| FCC | Fulton Community Center Contra dancing every Saturday Beginner’s session 7:00–7:30pm Dance 7:30–10:30pm | 68 SW Miles Street, Portland, OR 97219 (map) Off of Barbur, at the traffic light just East of Terwilliger |
| NH | Norse Hall | 111 NE 11th Street, Portland OR 97232 (map) |
| OFH | Odd Fellows Hall Contra dancing on 3rd Fridays Beginner’s session 7:00-7:30pm Dance 7:30-10pm | 267 East Main (upstairs), Hillsboro, OR 97123 (map) |
| PH | Polish Hall Contra dancing on 1st Wednesdays Dance 7:30–10pm | 3916 N Interstate Ave, Portland OR (map) |