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 American and English country dance and music traditions through regular dances, workshops and other events. Everyone is welcome. Membership is $15 a year for individuals, $12 for students and seniors (65+), or $25 for households. Membership provides discounts at all 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.

Regional Dance Events

Jun 28th–Jul 5th
(Sun–Mon)
Fiddle Tunes
Festival
Port Townsend, WA
July 24th–26th
(Fri–Sun)
Midsummer Madness
Contra Dance Weekend
McKenzie Bridge, OR
July 31st–Aug 2nd
(Fri–Sun)
North American
Jew's Harp Festival
Bay City, OR
July 31st–Aug 2nd
(Fri–Sun)
Pickathon Roots
Music Festival
Happy Valley, OR
Aug 2nd–9th
(Sun–Sun)
Ti Ti Tabor Hungarain Music
and Dance Camp
Raft Island, WA
Aug 7th–10th
(Fri–Mon)
Orcas Island
Dance and Music Camp
Orcas Island, WA
Aug 14th–16th
(Fri–Sun)
Norwegian Dance Camp Mount Vernon, WA
Sept 11th–13th
(Fri–Sun)
Sisters Folk Festival Sisters, OR
Sept 11th–13th
(Fri–Sun)
Cascade Zydeco
Dance Camp
Rhododendron, OR
Sept 15th–20th
(Tue–Sun)
Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy
Festival and Dance
Port Townshend, WA
Set 18th–20th
(Fri–Sun)
Chehalis
Contra Dance Camp
Gibbons, BC
Oct 30th–Nov 1st
(Fri–Sun)
Wannadance Uptown
Urban Contra Dance Weekend
Seattle, WA

PCDC Dance Weekends

RainDance logo Portland Raindance
April 24-26 2009
Northwest Passage logo Northwest Passage
September 4-7, 2009
Portland English Ball logo Portland English Country Ball
October 23-25, 2009