Ever since we started Friday Night Fever nine years ago, a lot of you dancers have expressed
a desire for this dance to be held more often. We were reluctant to do so for a number of reasons, including the lack of an
appropriate venue (the PPAA hasn't ever been available on the right day for us), other conflicting dances, and the feeling
that if we tried to do too much, Friday Night Fever would suffer.
Nevertheless, last year we finally decided to try adding another
dance. It was at the Norse Hall & called "The Dance". We experimented a bit with the music format, tried a night with
a live band (DK Stewart), but attendance never favored us. However, I think we did prove one thing to ourselves...we could
hold an additional dance & still have a fun time doing Friday Night Fever!
We still think the Saturday dance is a good idea
and the Norse Hall is a great venue for us, especially with their brand new floor. So, we've decided to give it another go
with the same music format as Friday night. The admission fee is a little higher, but the Norse Hall rent is double the PPAA.
We hope we'll continue to enjoy your company at both Friday and Saturday Night Fever!
Our goal remains the same: to provide a quality dance experience in a night-club style venue, sans the, shall
we say, less desireable aspects. In other words, no obnoxious drunks, no dirty floor, no ear splitting sound system spewing
out monotonous 165 bpm Thunderpuss remixes, and no flailing, erratic wiggle dancers stomping on your instep & messing
up your groove!
We do offer ample seating for you & all your buds, a well stocked bar to slake your thirst, a high grade sound system,
and the best dance floors in Portland. Every month we bring in a different instructor to teach a one hour lesson before
the dance. And our DJ works very hard to provide the best dance music in town. We think you'll agree it's an unbeatable
combination!
Our dates for this season (2008-09) are:
Friday nights at PPAA: October 3, November
7, December 5, January 2, February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, and June 5.
Saturday nights at Norse Hall: October 18, November 15, December 20, (no dance in January),
February 21, March 21, April 18, and May 16.
