Portland Waltz Eclectic
partner dancing with an eclectic mix
After only a couple
of visits, I think the strength of this community
is in the overall warm and welcoming feeling
between the dancers, but also, is fueled by your
beautiful and interesting collection of songs which
moves people emotionally, as well as physically.
Your music tickles the brain and touches the soul!
- Uwe Hessinger, Portland dance instructor
If you are looking to
waltz in other cities, here are some links:
- Seattle, WA
- Seattle, WA
- Anchorage, AK
- Los Angeles, CA
- Oakland & Davis, CA
- Palo Alto, CA
- Berkeley, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver & Boulder, CO
- Raleigh/Durham NC
- Boulder, CO
- New Haven, CT
- East Hartford, CT
- Gainesville, FL
- Atlanta, GA
- Chickamauga, GA
- Lexington, KY
- Boston, MA
- Glen Echo, MD
- St. Louis, MO
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Portland, OR
- Philadelphia, PA
- Asheville, TN
- Blacksburg, VA
- Toronto, Ontario
Other Waltz Groups
Photos of Events
Dancing has
throughout history been a way of bringing people
together in community. People sharing in the joy of
movement together to music is one of the defining
aspects of any culture. In our culture, over the
last generation or two we have become to a large
degree isolated from sense of community. In
Portland at least during the last ten years dancing
communities are making a comeback and the waltz
eclectic community is proud to be part of
it.
Lilli Ann Carey of Dance for Joy in
Seattle is a regular instructor for Waltz
Eclectic and promotes weekend workshop with
out of town instructors such as Joan Walton
from Stanford.
Scandieclectic is a dance group motivated by the notion of doing un-choreographed social dancing, mostly waltz, as they do at Argentine vals tango or Waltz Eclectic dances, based on the fundamental traveling rotary ideas of traditional scandinavian folkdances, combined with cross-step waltz--danced to an eclectic mix of traditional scandinavian, folk-waltz, and modern music.
Scandieclectic is a dance group motivated by the notion of doing un-choreographed social dancing, mostly waltz, as they do at Argentine vals tango or Waltz Eclectic dances, based on the fundamental traveling rotary ideas of traditional scandinavian folkdances, combined with cross-step waltz--danced to an eclectic mix of traditional scandinavian, folk-waltz, and modern music.
Random Waltz: Marion Newlevant has been a
major part of Waltz Eclectic since its
inception. With Random Waltz, she promotes
events as a recent "flash dance" at Max
stations, workshops and Thursday late nite
waltz.