Promoting Vintage Jazz Music and Dance in Portland, OR
Upcoming Workshop!
Trickeration is an iconic Authentic Jazz Dance routine choreographed by The Queen of Swing, Norma Miller. Legend has it, she used this routine as audition piece for her dance company The Norma Miller Dancers.
This choreography is an absolute treasure trove of rhythms, breaks and step combinations. We're so lucky she continued to teach it to our community!
This is an open level workshop.
Some solo jazz vocabulary and experience will be beneficial, but enthusiastic beginners ready for a challenge are welcome.
Nika Jin is a Lindy Hopper, jazz dancer and community organizer for Track Town Swing in Eugene, OR.
She has a special passion for solo movement, is a fiend for historical clips, and has shed tears over great swing music many times.
There is a 15% discount for PLS Everything Members and a 20% discount for PLS Patron Members. Please use codes PLS15 and PLS20 respectively. We will be reviewing all purchases and will refund and cancel registration for anyone who uses these codes improperly.
PLS is bringing Nika Jin up from Eugene to teach this iconic solo routine from the Queen of Swing herself, Norma Miller.
Norma was one of the original lindy hoppers from the Savoy Ballroom. She also helped make Lindy Hop famous as a member of Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers, of Hellzapoppin’ fame, and continued to work as a professional dancer and performer for the rest of her career.
Not familiar with the routine, Trickeration? Check out the video below of the Global Trickeration Project.
Memberships
Become a Member of Portland Lindy Society!
You’re already coming out once or twice a week — now, access the dances you want to attend through a convenient monthly membership. You can purchase one month at a time or choose a subscription option that renews automatically.
Memberships provide a discount off the door price of our events, and some include discounts on PLS workshops.
Please note, this is NOT the only way to attend PLS dances. You will always be able to pay at the door!
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What We Do
Monday Swing
Thursday Swing
Second Sunday Jazz Jams
2:00 - 4:00 Jazz Jam + Dancing
Migration Brewing
3947 N Williams
No Cover! Join the jam or just come dance!
Details & updates Here
Photo credit: Sean O’Banion
Portland Lindy Exchange
An annual live music weekend in Portland, OR in April.
PDXLX 2027 is April 8-11!
A full weekend of dancing to top-notch bands, no-cost community activities, and classes with national instructors.
More information Here.
Photo credit: Evrim Icoz
Door Shift Volunteers:
Volunteer for a 30-minute door shift to enter the dance for free!
Sign up for door shifts through the Facebook event for each dance.
Follow the event so that you see a notification when the door shift post goes up.
Then comment to snag your shift!
Ready to Get Involved?
Open / Close Volunteers:
Volunteer for an open or close shift to enter the dance for free WITHOUT missing any dancing!
Open/Close volunteers are scheduled out several weeks in advance.
Email us at pdxlindysociety@gmail.com to be included in the next round of volunteer scheduling!
More Dance
In Portland
(And Nearby)
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The Viscount Dance Studio offers weekly swing dance lessons and frequent bonus classes and workshops.
Tuesdays:
Beginning Swing, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Solo Jazz with Colin & Darcie
Wednesdays:
Balboa with Rod & Emily
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www.dancewithjoystudios.com/katy-swing
Dance with Joy offers weekly classes in charleston, balboa, and lindy hop taught by Eric and Katy, as well as frequent workshops.
Friday Progressive series with Katy S. and Eric C.
6:30-7:30pm: Balboa or Charleston (alternating months)
7:30-8:30pm: Lindy Hop (every month)
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Weekly Sunday dance with DJ’ed music at Norse Hall. Additional classes available with pre-requisites! Updates on website.
7:30 Crash Course
8 - 11 Dance -
www.couveswing.com
Swing Dance Lessons & Lindy Hop Social Dance
6:00 Intermediate Lesson $10
7:00 Beginner Lesson $10
8:00 - 9:30 Social Dance $5The Valiant Ballroom
109 W 9th St Vancouver, WA -
Our friends in Eugene have weekly classes and a monthly live music dance during the academic year. You can also find a monthly jazz jam and dance at a local brewery!
Updates on website and Facebook.
Portland Lindy Society is a 501(c)(7) nonprofit organization. The goal of the Portland Lindy Society is to promote swing dancing, jazz music and to bring the benefit of dance to our community locally and beyond.
