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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 seniors and 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.

February	Event	Caller	Music
1 (We)	1st Wednesday Contra Dance at PH 7:30-10pm; no lesson.	Nils Fredland	Joyride
3 (Fri)	PCDC English Country Dance at BWT	Cynthia Stenger	Open band with Sean Noland and Carl Thor
4 (Sat)	Cats & Dogs Contra Dance at FCC	Erik Weberg	Calico
10 (Fri)	PCDC English Country Dance at BWT	Erik Weberg	George Penk and Heather Pinney
10 (Fri)	Contra in the Couve at HDG	Sue Baker	Tapsalterie
11 (Sat)	PCDC Family Dance at FCC	Heidi Vorst	4:30–6:30pm
11 (Sat)	PCDC Contra Dance at FCC	Cindy Rakowski	Riffraff (Lindon Toney, Evo Toney and Jim Erlandson)
16 (Thu)	Special Contra Dance at PH	Seth Tepfer	Cascade Crossing
17 (Fri)	PCDC English Country Dance at BWT	Brooke Friendly	Sarah Goss, Fred Nussbaum and Dave Goldman
18 (Sat)	Portland Third Saturday Contra at FCC	Mike Richardson	Jigsaw
24 (Fri)	PCDC English Country Dance at BWT	Elinor Preston	Cascade Crossing
25 (Sat)	PCDC Contra Dance at FCC	Woody Lane	Bloom's Revenge

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)
NH	Norse Hall	111 NE 11th Street, Portland OR (map)
PH	Polish Hall Contra dancing on the First Wednesday 7:30–10 pm	3916 N Interstate Ave, Portland OR (map)