Rosetown Ramblers

Social Square Dance Lessons--Repeats Weekly through December 14!!
2022-09-14 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridgeport United Church of Christ, 621 NE 76th Ave., Portland, OR, 97213, US
Another lesson series is starting! Add some spice to your life and learn to square dance. Lessons continue weekly through December 14.

No partner required.
No special clothes or equipment required–dress casually and comfortably.
No gender roles are enforced–dance any position you want.

Masks required for dancers who are not vaccinated for COVID.

May Social Dance With Eric Henerlau
2022-05-14 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Come on out and dance with the Ramblers and internationally acclaimed caller Eric Henerlau. This promises to be one of the year’s best dances…right in our backyard and for only $7 per dancer!! We alternate Social Square Dance and Plus tips. Casual dress is welcome. No partner is required…however we do require proof of COVID vaccination and a mask covering nose and mouth for everyone in the dance hall.

April Social Dance with Chuck Simpkins
2022-04-09 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Chuck Simpkins will be traveling from Grants Pass to make his Ramblers calling debut. Celebrate the arrival of Spring with the Ramblers, alternating Social Square Dance and Plus tips. Maybe you have a new Spring bonnet you’d like to show off!
Proof of COVID vaccination and mask covering nose and mouth are required!

March Social Dance With Daryl Clendenin
2022-03-12 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
After Daryl’s massively successful December turn at the mike, he’ll be presenting an encore for our March dance. This is a great time to break out some of those green duds in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. We will be alternating Social Square Dance and Plus tips.
Proof of COVID vaccination and mask covering nose and mouth are required!

February Social Dance With Michael Kellogg
2022-02-12 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Join us as international caller extraordinaire Michael Kellogg presents a fabulous evening of dancing. Michael is a hugely popular and talented caller. He’s called at numerous square dance conventions and festivals all around the world. This is an evening not to be missed.
We alternate Social Square Dance and Plus tips.
Proof of COVID vaccination and mask covering nose and mouth are required!

Ramblers Black and White Dance
2022-01-08 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Join us for our annual Black and White Dance! Stephen Cole will be coming down from Seattle to call this dance for us. It’s one of our most popular dances of the year. Dancers are encouraged to wear some combination of black and white attire! We alternate Social Square Dance and Plus tips.
Proof of COVID vaccination and mask covering nose and mouth are required!

Social Dance December 11, 2021
2021-12-11 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Join the Ramblers for an upbeat, energetic social square dance on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Our caller is the magnificent Daryl Clendenin. The dance goes from 7 to 9:30 pm. We alternate Social Square Dance and Plus levels. (No round dancing.) We dance at the Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 SE Cedar Ave., Oak Grove,Oregon.
Note: We require proof of vaccination against COVID when you check in. We also require everyone to wear masks covering nose and mouth while inside the dance hall.

Monthly Social Dance: November 13, 2021
2021-11-13 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
PROOF OF VACCINATION AND MASK WHILE INDOORS ARE REQUIRED
The Ramblers have returned to monthly dancing on the second Saturday of each month. COVID precautions are in place.
Join us to celebrate a return to dancing. Our caller for this dance will be the legendary Jim Hattrick of Vancouver, Washington. We will be alternating Social Square Dance (formerly Mainstream) and Plus level tips. This dance is for those who have had at least 8 weeks of Social Square Dance instruction. As with all Ramblers events, the emphasis is on dancing and having fun. Come as you are–casual attire is perfectly acceptable. And you don’t need a dance partner–solo dancers are warmly welcomed.
The cost for this dance is $7 per dancer.
If you are just exploring square dancing but haven’t had lessons yet, we would love to meet you to tell us about our lesson series starting in January. There’s no charge to watch, but please be vaccinated!

RAMBLERS HEAD NORTH to Puddletown Squares: NO MARCH DANCE in Portland!
2020-03-14 09:00 - 22:00 (America/Denver)
Puddletown Squares (our sister club in Seattle) is hosting their annual fly-in March 13, 14, 15. Register now or at the door for a fabulous weekend of dancing Mainstream through C with world-renowned callers Anne Uebelacker, Bronc Wise and Gary Monday!https://puddletownsquares.org/rain-festival-fly-in/

Second Saturday Dance: caller Dan Preedy
2020-02-08 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Our caller will be Dan Preedy. Dan has called for Puddletown Squares in Seattle before, but this will be his Rosetown debut, so let’s show him what we’ve got! Students who completed Mainstream in December, here’s a chance to strut your stuff!
-Heads to the Center dances at 5-NO Potluck this month-Alternating tips of MS/Plus from 7:30 to 9:30

Mainstream: Lessons for Beginners! (Jan 15th is a FREE taste!)
2020-01-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridgeport United Church of Christ, 621 NE 76th Ave., Portland, OR, 97213, US
January is cold and grey, so come dance the blahs away…
Learn to dance the beginner level of Modern Western Square Dance, known as Mainstream, with Portland’s LGBTQIA/Allies square dance club! Over the course of a few months you’ll learn over sixty calls which will enable you to dance with us socially (and with other square dance clubs worldwide, too); lessons run every Wed night, 7-8:30pm, beginning January 15th.
A few helpful items:-No partner necessary; simply bring yourself (but of course partners and friends and coworkers and relatives are welcome!)-No dress code; wear what you like-That being said, smooth-soled shoes work best, but are still not required-The first lesson on the 15th is FREE! Come try it out with us 🙂

Black and White Ball: Caller Stephen Cole
2020-01-11 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Happy New Year! Is 2020 finally the future? Only one way to find out: don your black and white regalia (if you so choose) and join superstar Stephen Cole as he kicks off this leap year on the dance floor.
-Heads to the Center dances at 5-Last minute adjustment: NO Potluck this month-Alternating tips of MS/Plus from 7:30 to 9:30

PLUS BLAST
2020-01-11 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oak Grove Community Club, 14496 Southeast Cedar Avenue, Portland, OR, 97267, US
Learn to dance Plus – all on a Saturday? We’re not even joking. Come prove that it’s possible! Exact times and rates TBD; you’ll get to end the day dancing to Stephen Cole who is an excellent teacher in his own right! This Blast class is open to students who are proficient in Mainstream; we recommend having been through Mainstream lessons at least twice.
