Upcoming Dances

Community Contra Dances, English Country Dances and related events (see prices and venues information below):

Contra & Family Dances

No Contra events found in next 60 days

English Country Dances

No English events found in next 60 days

Regional Dances & Events

No special events found for the next year

There a two-month dance schedule in the current issue of the PCDC newsletter, Footnotes, or check-out our comprehensive month-at-a-glance calendar which can view past and future dates.

Please be aware of PCDC’s Safe Dancing Policy.


Admission Prices

Regular PCDC dances

(ARS) 2nd Sunday advanced
English dances 3:00-5:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
(BWT) Friday English dances $7-$15 sliding scale
(FCC) 2nd, 4th, and 5th
Saturday Contra dances
$6-$20 sliding scale
(FCC) PCDC Family Dance
(series currently on hold)
TBA
(OFH) 3rd Friday Hillsboro Contra Dance (series currently on hold) TBA

Other Portland-area Contra Dances

(PH) 1st Wednesday Joyride Dance $5-$20 sliding scale
(FCC) 1st Saturday Contra Dance $6-$15 sliding scale
(FCC) 3rd Saturday Contra Dance $7-$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:

ARSA Renaissance School Dance Hall
Advanced English country dancing
every 2nd Sunday afternoon
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.
BWTBurlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
English country dancing
every Friday evening
Beginner’s session 7:15–7:30pm
Dance 7:30–10:30 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.
FCCFulton Community Center
Contra dancing every Saturday evening
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
NHNorse Hall111 NE 11th Street, Portland OR 97232 (map)
OFHOdd 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)
PHPolish Hall
Contra dancing on 1st Wednesdays
Dance 7:30–10pm
3916 N Interstate Ave, Portland OR (map)