Rose Room PDX

Guest instructor and DJ Luke Albao joins us tonight! He started Lindy hopping in 2001 and learned at the Jam Cellar in DC from esteemed dancers such as Skye Humphries and Naomi Uyama.

Tonight we have classes at 6pm (Intermediate) and 7 (Advanced), and a social dance from 8:00 to 10:00. Classes will focus on the classic Lindy Hop move, the Texas Tommy, and variations on it.

This month's classes are not progressive from the previous weeks, so if you missed last week, you are still welcome to join us tonight. Classes are small enough that you get lots of personal attention.

Come enjoy food or drink from our bar and a night of laid back dance tunes in the AC! We've also got a side room where you can bring your favorite board game, your kiddos, or even your laptop and work on the fast WiFi.

It'll be a party!

Happy Tuesday!

🌹 VOLUNTEERS WANTED (tomorrow night June 24)! 🌹
Three shifts available, one hour each. Free classes and dancing the night of your volunteer shift, plus, you get the benefit of making our venue extra welcoming.
Want to help build something special in Portland's swing dance community?
We're looking for a few friendly, reliable volunteers to help out at Rose Room PDX on Wednesday nights. Volunteer tasks may include things like checking people in, greeting dancers, and other small tasks that help the evening run smoothly.
In exchange, volunteers receive:
✨ Free classes
✨ Free social dancing

No special experience required—just a positive attitude and a willingness to help!
Interested? Send Rose Room PDX a message or email us at [email protected] and we'll share more details.
Thank you for helping make Rose Room PDX a welcoming home for dancers of all levels. ❤️
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A little Monday inspiration for you. This is in Munich's Rock That Swing Festival.

RTSF 2026 – Introduction of the Teachers with Martín Burguez & His Rythm Combo RTSF 2026 Rock That Swing Festival (Friday) –Introduction of the T...

July class registration is open. Class this month is all about musicality and style.

In our Intermediate class (6pm), we are going to explore how Lindy Hop footwork is structured, how to make up improvisations on your own as well as going through some of the classic improvisations. By the end of four weeks, you will have handled a bunch of classic steps plus you’ll have a new understanding that will give you infinite future variations. Make your dancing look effortless, and express it in new ways.

In our Advanced class (7pm), we are going to be studying everything about me musicality from the macro to the micro musical structure, different approaches to the beat ways to open up your dancing and what it looks like when you truly understand what’s going on inside the music. This will be part dancing, part experimentation, part demonstration, part lecture, and even a little homework. At the end of the four weeks, our goal is to change the way that you experience swing dancing. Great for social dancers that want to be better without learning new moves, competitors and choreographers.

Since July is five Wednesdays - on the last Wednesday we’re going to have a special intermediate and advanced routine choreographed by Dianne. She will challenge you and help you focus on ways to bring out the music with the way that you express it.

July Classes - Rose Room PDX July is all about musicality and style. In our Intermediate class (6pm), we are going to explore how Lindy Hop footwork is structured, how to make up improvisations on your own as well as going through some of the classic improvisations. By the end of four weeks, you will have handled a bunch of cla...

Thank you all for coming out last night - tonight we'll be at Norse Hall for the Rhythm Wrecker Dance Band, brought to you by Portland Lindy Society, with a beginner lesson at 6:45 with Daniel Newsome and Dianne Eramo

A little bit of last night's playlist:

T. D.'s Boogie Woogie — Tommy Dorsey
Cheek To Cheek — Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Melody in Swing — Don Byas
I Wished On The Moon — Billie Holiday
Myron Bradshaw — Jersey Bounce
My Man Stands Out — Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends
On The Sunny Side Of The Street — Louis Armstrong
Boogie Blues — Gene Krupa & Harry James
Good Queen Bess [take 1] — Johnny Hodges
Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back — Lucky Millinder
Baby Workout — Jackie Wilson
Love Me Or Leave Me — Sammy Davis Jr.
School Days — Joe Carroll
Kentucky Avenue, A.C. — Ellington Duke
Tutti-Frutti — Slim & Slam
Rock Me — Tuba Skinny
Believe It, Beloved — Fats Waller
Two O'Clock Jump — Harry James And His Orchestra
Joshua Fit The Battle — Gordon Webster
When You Wore A Tulip — Baby Soda
Bean Head — Honkers And Bar Walkers

Tonight we have classes at 6pm (Intermediate) and 7 (Advanced), and a social dance from 8:00 to 10:00.

This month's classes are not progressive from the previous weeks, so if you missed last week, you are still welcome to join us tonight. Classes are small enough that you get lots of personal attention.

At the dance, you'll find a laid-back atmosphere, tunes that feel easy to social dance to, and the friendliest bar staff in all of Portland. We've got a side room where you can bring your favorite board game, your kiddos, or even your laptop and work on the fast WiFi.

We hope you'll join us.

🌹 VOLUNTEERS WANTED (tomorrow night June 16)! 🌹

- Three shifts available, one hour each. Free classes and dancing the night of your volunteer shift, plus, you get the benefit of making our venue extra welcoming.

Want to help build something special in Portland's swing dance community?

We're looking for a few friendly, reliable volunteers to help out at Rose Room PDX on Wednesday nights. Volunteer tasks may include things like checking people in, greeting dancers, and other small tasks that help the evening run smoothly.

In exchange, volunteers receive:
✨ Free classes
✨ Free social dancing

No special experience required—just a positive attitude and a willingness to help!
Interested? Send us a message or email us at [email protected] and we'll share more details.
Thank you for helping make Rose Room PDX a welcoming home for dancers of all levels. ❤️
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Here is a really lovely slow Balboa improvisation by a couple of fantastic dancers, one of whom used to live in Seattle. One of our regulars dance attendees teach slow Balboa at the Viscount here in Portland (comment for more info)

Stay inspired!

Valentina & Vasu - Slow Balboa Impro Swing It Berlin! 2025 w/ Vasu & ValentinaSong: The Big Five - Solace (Duke Elligton)www.swingitberlin.comwww.swingbase.de