Dance in Oregon

Media Connections:

Newspapers & Magazines:

• Eugene Weekly (includes reviews, announcements, and articles about local dance and dancers)
• Online Highways (Lists events and performances in Oregon)

Festivals

Portland:

• Portland Rose Festival

Salem:

• Salem World Beat Festival

Southern Oregon

• Britt Music Festival (Jacksonville, OR)

Willamette Valley

• Junction City's Scandinavian Festival (Junction City, OR, Every August)

Library Dance Web Pages in Oregon

• Multnomah County Library's Theatre & Dance Research Guide
• University of Oregon Knight Library's Dance Web Site
• Western Oregon University Theatre & Dance Research Guide

ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN OREGON

• Oregon Arts Commission "The Oregon Arts Commission works to foster the development of the arts across Oregon and assure their excellence in order to enrich the lives of Oregonians. "

Oregon Dance Schools

Academic Dance Departments:

• Lane Community College (Eugene, OR)
• Reed College
• University of Oregon Dance Department
UO Dance Department Calendar
• Western Oregon University's Dance Department

Dance Studios:

The Dalles:

• Studio Elan

Eugene:

• Avalon School of Irish Dance
• Ballet Fantastique
• Eugene Ballet Academy
• Eugene Dance Studio
• Eugene Swing
  
• Oregon Ballet Academy
• Staver Dance Company

Portland:

• The Ballroom Dance Company
• Clay's Dance Studio
• The Harmony School
• The Murray School of Irish Dance

Salem:

• RJ Dance Studio

Other Dance Studios in Multiple Locations in Oregon:

• The Comerford School of Irish Dance (in Albany, Bend and Portland, OR, as well as Tri-Cities, Olympia, Seattle, WA, and San Diego, CA)
• The Joint is Jumpin' Swing Dance Studios (Portland, Eugene, McMinnville)

Dance Venues

Eugene

• The Eugene Hult Center
• The Lane County Fair
• Saturday Market Entertainment
• The Tango Center "A non-profit community center, and school for music and dance in support of the Eugene Argentine Tango Community." [R.I.P.: Closed 6/30/09]
• UO Cultural Forum
• The W.O.W. Hall

Oregon Coast

• Florence Events Center

Folk and World Dance Companies

Eugene Area:

• Balladina Folk Orchestra
• Dance Africa Dedicated to celebrating the rich traditions of African dance, music and culture in and around the area of Eugene, Oregon.
• Eugene Argentine Tango
• Eugene Salsa.com

Portland Area:

• Jayanthi Raman A teacher/dancer/choreographer of bharatha natyam classical dance from South india.
• Natya Leela Academy Studio for learning Bharathanatyam, the dance of South India.
• Norske Runddansere Scandinavian folk dancing every Monday night, with 5 live-music events a year.
• Portland Argentine Tango Page
• Scottish & Irish Dancing in Portland A great catch-all of these dance opportunities.

Organizations:

Eugene Area:

• Eugene Folklore Society  The best guide to where to dance in Eugene, whether it be contra, salsa, African, square dance, or English country dance. 

Portland Area:

• Kalakendra (Society for the Performing Arts of India)

Square Dancing in Oregon (The Oregon State Dance!)

• Valley Squares Square Dance Club (Beaverton, OR)

Ballroom Dancing in Oregon

Ballroom Dancing Sites

Eugene

• ELLA: Eugene Swing and Lindy Hop
• Oregon Ballroom Dance Club

Portland:

• Portland Swing & Lindy Hop Dance Site
• West Side Swing

Ballet in Oregon

Eugene:

• Ballet Fantastique
• Eugene Ballet Company

Portland:

• Bouand Dance Company [BDC]
  
• Oregon Ballet Theatre

Other Oregon Dance Sites

Performing Groups:

Eugene

• Dance Theatre of Oregon
• University of Oregon Repertory Dance Company [UORDC]

Portland

• BodyVox
• Portland Metro Performing Arts
• Whitebird Dance Series

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Maintained by: Terry McQuilkin, tmcq@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 02/27/2012