Calling all lindy hoppers, balboa-heads, charleston nuts, and shag enthusiasts! Come on out to Portland's longest-running swing dance, bringing you fantastic live jazz music on Norse Hall's magnificent floor.

The Minidoka Swing Band remembers the Japanese Americans who were interned behind barbed wire during WWII with big band sounds from the 1930’s, 1940’s and beyond. The band’s name comes from the Minidoka Internment Camp near Twin Falls, Idaho, one of ten major camps where Japanese Americans from Portland and Washington State were imprisoned by the U.S. government without due process. To give a sense of normalcy to the lives of the teenagers and young adults, the camps often held Saturday night dances to make the best of a horrific situation.

Cover $15 | All Ages
Foundations lesson included in cover, Skill Builder lesson + $10

*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Foundations lesson w/ Katy Spray, Skill Builder lesson w/ Darcie Juarez
8 - 9 Minidoka Swing Band
9 - 9:30 Any-Swing Goes Competition!
9:30 - 10:30 Minidoka Swing Band

>>Any-Swing Goes Competition<<

Sign up and dance any of the styles in the swing family-lindy hop, balboa, collegiate shag, solo jazz, etc.  If you are entering with a partner, you must register together as this is NOT a mix-and-match competition. Check the separate event listing for the competition!

The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks upstairs into the ballroom.

If you have accessibility concerns, please contact PLS.