Thursday Swing - PDXLX 2026 Kick-Off Party Edition
Schedule
Thu Apr 09 2026 at 06:45 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Norse Hall | Portland, OR
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Please join us for this special edition of Thursday Swing as we kick of the Portland Lindy Exchange 2026! To celebrate the start of PDXLX, we are featuring a FREE dance contest and a FREE taster lesson in addition to our standard Foundations Lesson and will have live music provided by the Minidoka Swing Band. 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.
Our Foundations Lesson is an hour-long beginner lesson from 6:45PM-7:45PM (and is included with the dance cover!). The lesson is great for folks who are new to dancing, curious about dancing, or just love dancing! Topics will lean more towards Lindy Hop or Charleston.
Stay tuned for additional information on our special Taster class for the evening!
Stay tuned for additional information on the "Any Swing Goes" Competition.
Swing Foundations Lesson and Taster Class (Included w/Purchase of Dance)
Dance $25 | All Ages ***Please note the price change for this event***
*Friendly reminder: non-marking shoes only when dancing (i.e. no rubber soles, outdoor shoes, tap shoes, etc.) Scuffs, scratches, and marks can lead to damage of the dance floor.
*Schedule*
6:30 Doors open
6:45 - 7:45 Swing Foundations Lesson
6:45 - 7:45 Taster Class - TBD
*Doors to lessons will be closed at 7PM. Dancers will not be admitted to lesson after this time but are welcome to wait in the downstairs lounge area.
8 - 9 Minidoka Swing Band
9 - 9:30 Set Break
9:30 - 10:30 Minidoka Swing Band
The downstairs bar and lounge will be open. You may bring your drinks into the main ballroom.
If you have accessibility concerns, please contact the PDXLX or PLS staff.
Brought to you by Portland Lindy Society and the Portland Lindy Exchange.
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Where is it happening?
Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave, Portland, OR 97232-3002, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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