Contra and English Dances

Admission Prices

Regular PCDC dances

All English dances and the
2nd, 4th, and 5th Saturday
contra dances
$9 - Non-memnbers
$7 - Members
$6 - Students and Seniors
$1 off on contra dances
before 7:30
PCDC Family Dance $6 per adult, $5 per child,
$20 maximum per family

Other Portland-area Contra Dances

1st Wednesday Joyride Dance $7, $6 students
1st Saturday Cats & Dogs Dance $8, $6 students,
$1 off before 7:30
2nd Friday Dance in the Couve $7, $5 students and
children under 12
3rd Saturday Contra Dance $8, $6 seniors and students

Dance Times

Unless otherwise listed, English dances are 7:30-10:30pm; Contra dances are 8-11pm with a beginner lesson at 7:30pm.

June Event Caller Music
21  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Mary Devlin Bernice Rust, Sean Nolan and Sue Songer
22  (Sat) PCDC Contra Dance at FCC Laura Mé Smith Susan Burke and Terry Wergeland
28  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Dave Macemon Lori Shaffer, Sarah Goss, Jon Neff and Carl Thor
29  (Sat) PCDC Contra Dance at FCC Open mic with
Mary Devlin
Open band with Sue Songer, Gordy Euler and Lanny Martin

July Event Caller Music
5  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Dave Macemon Open band with Sue Gray Marjorie Millner
6  (Sat) First Saturday Contra Dance at FCC Noah Grunzweig Hands4
12  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Nan Evans Erik Weberg, Fred Nussbaum and Lisa Scott
12 (Fri) Contra in the Couve at HDG Noah Grunzweig Traditional Blend
13  (Sat) PCDC Contra Dance at FCC Ted Hodapp Lanny Martin Review (Lanny Martin, Sarah Goss, Lori Prime,
Kristen Falk and Jon Neff)
19  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Brooke Friendly Erik Weberg, Jon Neff and Lanny Martin
20  (Sat) Portland Third Saturday Contra at FCC TBA The BFD (Betsy Branch, Fran Slefer and Dan Compton)
26  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Erik Weberg Lori Shaffer, Laurel Koran and Carl Thor
27  (Sat) PCDC Contra Dance at FCC Woody Lane Contra Rebels (Henry Koretzky, Todd Clewell and Barb Schmid)

August Event Caller Music
2  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Dave Macemon Sean Nolan, Sue Gray and Sue Songer
3  (Sat) First Saturday Contra Dance at FCC Noah Grunzweig UnLeashed!
9  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Mary Devlin George Penk, Laurel Koran and Lisa Scott
9  (Fri) Contra in the Couve at HDG Laurel Thomas Cobbler
10  (Sat) PCDC Contra Dance at FCC Sue Baker Mad Robin (Victor Fiore, Cecily Morris and Art Morris)
16  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Erik Weberg Lori Shaffer, Sarah Goss, Alan Rutherford and Carl Thor
17  (Sat) Portland Third Saturday Contra at FCC TBA Jigsaw (Dan Compton, George Penk and Heather Pinney)
23  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Nan Evans Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Fred Nussbaum and Lisa Scott
24  (Sat) PCDC Contra Dance at FCC Gordy Euler Carr Famiy Band (Kevin Carr, Josie Mendelsohn, Daniel Carr and Molly Carr)
30  (Fri) PCDC English Country Dance at BWT Cynthia Stenger Sean Nolan, Tim Galloway and Marjorie Millner
31  (Sat) No dance at Fulton this week on account of Northwest Passage (registration required).

Venues

BWT Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall

English country dancing every Friday evening
7:30–10:30 pm

8936 SW 17th, Portland, OR 97219 (map)

From the North, head South on I-5. Take the Barbur Blvd. exit, Number 296A, and turn right. Turn right onto SW Spring Garden Street. Turn right onto 17th Avenue and look for the dance hall 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. Merge onto Taylors Ferry, turn left on 17th Avenue and look for the dance hall near the top of the hill.

No street shoes permitted on the dance floor.

FCC Fulton Community Center

Contra dancing every Saturday evening
Beginner's session    7:30–8:00pm
Dance                            8:00–11:00pm

68 SW Miles Street, Portland, OR 97219 (map)

Off of Barbur, at the traffic light just East of Terwilliger

Must wear shoes in this venue

HDG Hazel Dell Grange 7509 Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue, Vancouver, WA (map)
PH Polish Hall

Contra dancing on the First Wednesday
7:30–10 pm

3916 N Interstate Ave, Portland OR (map)