This month, Jae and Kayce will be focusing the principles of social blues dancing to prepare all y’all for the J&J competition on May 29th. These principles are good for all social dancers to review: teamwork, critical timing, technique, content, musical interpretation and showmanship. Each week they will focus on a different element of dance competition and a style of music. The lesson is from 7:30pm-8:30pm.

Drop In Lesson

Justin Riley

Featured DJs:

Dylan McCann & Magen Dean

Jack and Jill: May 29th

Mark your calendars; May 29th, PB&J is hosting a Jack and Jill competition. Sign up free at Tuesday Blues or online here. Check out the rules and judging criteria here and the waiver. Prizes are forthcoming.

Competitions Coordinator

PB&J has two officer positions to fill: the Instructor Coordinator, and Competition Coordinator. The Instructor Coordinator schedules teachers for the weekly venue, and finds new teachers for PB&J. The competition coordinator role is responsible for helping organize our Jack & Jill and Strictly competitions. Complete role descriptions are available here. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested.

This month, Jae and Kayce will be focusing the principles of social blues dancing to prepare all y’all for the J&J competition on May 29th. These principles are good for all social dancers to review: teamwork, critical timing, technique, content, musical interpretation and showmanship. Each week they will focus on a different element of dance competition and a style of music. This week will be focusing on Technique with Jazz/Blues style music The lesson is from 7:30pm-8:30pm.

Drop In Lesson

Drew Robinson

Featured DJs:

Drew Robinson & Derrick Dingman

Jack and Jill: May 29th

Mark your calendars; May 29th, PB&J is hosting a Jack and Jill competition. Sign up free at Tuesday Blues or online here. Check out the rules and judging criteria here and the waiver. Prizes are forthcoming.

Competitions Coordinator

PB&J has one officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position is open until filled. Full role description are available here.

It’s the first week of the month, so the Series is free! This month, Jae and Kayce will be focusing the principles of social blues dancing to prepare all y’all for the J&J competition on May 29th. These principles are good for all social dancers to review: teamwork, critical timing, technique, content, musical interpretation and showmanship. Each week they will focus on a different element of dance competition and a style of music. This week will focus on Critical Timing and we will be dancing to Juke/Chicago style blues. The lesson is from 7:30pm-8:30pm.

Drop In Lesson

TBA

Featured DJs:

Jae Wilson & Leslie Stevensen

Jack and Jill: May 29th

Mark your calendars; May 29th, PB&J is hosting a Jack and Jill competition. Sign up free at Tuesday Blues. Details on rules, judging criteria, and prizes are forthcoming. Stay tuned.

Competitions Coordinator

PB&J has one officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position is open until filled. Full role description are available here.

This month, Benji and Emunah will be incorporating solo and partnered Jazz movement into your dance. You’re encouraged to bring a video camera to record your technique and sweet new moves. More information can be found here. The lesson is from 7:30pm-8:30pm. See you there!

Drop In Lesson

Kayce Spear

Featured DJs:

Joshua Kereos & Jae wilson

Jack and Jill: May 29th

Mark your calendars; May 29th, PB&J is hosting a Jack and Jill competition. Sign ups will begin in a few weeks at Tuesday Blues. Details on rules, judging criteria, and prizes are forthcoming. Stay tuned.

Competitions Coordinator

PB&J has one officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position is open until filled. Full role description are available here.

This month, Benji and Emunah will be incorporating solo and partnered Jazz movement into your dance. You’re encouraged to bring a video camera to record your technique and sweet new moves. More information can be found here. The lesson is from 7:30pm-8:30pm. See you there!

Drop In Lesson

TBA

Featured DJs:

Kayce Spear & Brenda Russell

Free Blues History Lecture April 19th

This Thursday, The Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society is hosting a free lecture on the history of blues music on April 19th at 7:30 PM at Reed College in the Psychology Building Room 105. Experts Professor Mark Burford and Kevin Selfe will be presenting. More details can be found here

Jack and Jill: May 29th

Mark your calendars; May 29th, PB&J is hosting a Jack and Jill competition. Sign ups will begin in a few weeks at Tuesday Blues. Details on rules, judging criteria, and prizes are forthcoming. Stay tuned.

Competitions Coordinator

PB&J has one officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position is open until filled. Full role description are available here.

This month, Benji and Emunah will be incorporating solo and partnered Jazz movement into your dance. You’re encouraged to bring a video camera to record your technique and sweet new moves. More information can be found here. The lesson is from 7:30pm-8:30pm. See you there!

Drop In Lesson

Drew Robinson

Featured DJs:

Drew Robinson, Kelly Howard & Mark Carpenter

Free Blues History Lecture April 19th

The Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society is hosting a free lecture on the history of blues music on April 19th at 7:30 PM at Reed College in the Psychology Building Room 105. Experts Professor Mark Burford and Kevin Selfe will be presenting. More details can be found here

Competitions Coordinator

PB&J has one officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position is open until filled. Full role description are available here.

It’s the first week of the month, so the series lesson is free! This month Benji and Emunah will be teaching how to incorporate traditional Jazz movement into partner dances.

Here’s Benji description of the lesson:
“My two week curriculum will cover basic movement and turn techniques as a warm ups that you can take with you. As the hour class progresses we will get into more solo Blues and Jazz movements, and practice using them with a partner on the social dance floor! The lesson begins with warm ups and movement drills; followed by specific solo movements and techniques that make them look otherworldly-sexy; then how to add them to your social dance; finally practicing your new moves!

Come warmed up and prepared to learn, and I highly recommend BRINGING A VIDEO RECORDER so you can reference how to do your cool new moves!”

Additional detail are here.
Lesson is from 7:30pm-8:30pm. See you there!

Drop In Lesson

Benji

Featured DJs:

Magen Dean & Matt Mickle

Free Blues History Lecture April 19th

The Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society is hosting a free lecture on the history of blues music on April 19th at 7:30 PM at Reed College. Experts Professor Mark Burford and Kevin Selfe will be presenting. More details can be found here

Open Positions

PB&J has one new officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. We will also have 2 board positions to fill soon: Strategic Director and Development Director. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position are open until filled. Full role descriptions are available here.

This week, Gideon and Sacha will cover some topics central making dance a dialogical relationship, focused on teaching follows when and how to initiate new qualities in the dance and teaching leads to recognize and integrate the feedback of their follows. For the second part of the class they will be teaching some of their favorite evasive maneuvers and dance etiquette, including how to properly end a close embrace, how to say “no” to a dance, and how to avoid being asked to dance in the first place.

Drop In Lesson

Benji

Featured DJs:

Joshua Kereos & Derrick Dingman

Free Blues History Lecture April 19th

The Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society is hosting a free lecture on the history of blues music on April 19th at 7:30 PM at Reed College. Experts Professor Mark Burford and Kevin Selfe will be presenting. More details will be forthcoming.

Open Positions

PB&J has one new officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. We will also have 2 board positions to fill soon: Strategic Director and Development Director. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position are open until filled. Full role descriptions are available here.

This week we will be focusing on how to dance in close embrace and how to slow things down while keeping the dance alive. They will cover technique and how to initiate close embrace. A full description can be found in the Events page

Drop In Lesson

Bridgette Todd

Live Music: Impossible Bird

This week we have a surprise treat for you! Impossible Bird, featuring Nick Drummond and Tyler Carson, will be playing live during the dance! You may have heard and fallen madly in love with them at Magen’s or Jackie’s House party recently. Nick Drummond is former front man and songwriter for the hit Seattle band The Senate. Tyler Carson is an internationally known fiddler/violinist most recently from Jack Maple. Together they have teamed up to combine their unique talents into one formidable pairing. Fiddle, guitar, voice. It’s going to rock your socks off. Check out their sound here.

Featured DJs:

Brenda Russell

Open Positions

PB&J has one new officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. We will also have 2 board positions to fill soon: Strategic Director and Development Director. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position are open until filled. Full role descriptions are available here.

This week we will be focusing on how to dance in close embrace and how to slow things down while keeping the dance alive. They will cover technique and how to initiate close embrace. A full description can be found in the Events page

Drop In Lesson

Drew Robinson

Featured DJs:

Matt Mickle & Drew Robinson

Open Positions

PB&J has one new officer positions open: the Competitions Coordinator. We will also have 2 board positions to fill soon: Strategic Director and Development Director. Please email pdxblues@gmail.com if you are interested. Position are open until filled. Full role descriptions are available here.