Events 2011
Mark St Mary
Date: Friday Nov 25, 2011 (day after Thanksgiving)
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 ( map )
Time: Lesson: 7:00 -8:00
Dance: 8:00 - 11:30
Admission: General admission $15, Cascade Zydeco Members $13
Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic
Date: Saturday October 29, 2011
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 ( map )
Time: Lesson: 7:00 -8:00
Dance: 8:00 - 11:30
Admission: General admission $15, Cascade Zydeco Members $13
Annual Picnic
Date: Saturday August 20, 2011
Location: Ralph's Tangoasis 3919 NE 50th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661, A.K.A. Ralph Olsen's place. (map)
Time: Noon to whenever Ralph kicks us out.
CZ provides bbq'ed burgers n things, you bring potluck dishes and drinks and your dancing shoes. This is also the annual meeting, so come and meet your new board!
Marv Resnick
Guest instructor from the east coast visits Portland. Marv will be teaching for us on Wednesday, September 14th at the PPAA. Come and meet this guest instructor from the east coast. He loves teaching zydeco.
Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Roadrunners
from Lafayette, Louisiana
Date: Sunday, August 7
Location: The Secret Society Ballroom 116 NE Russell St. Portland ( map )
Time: 5:00
Dance: 6:00 to 9:00
Admission: General admission $15, Cascade Zydeco Members $13
Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe
Date: Wednesday July 27, 2011
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 ( map )
Front Porch Dancers
2011 Video
Video from Blues Fest 2010
Blues Dancing competition and zydeco Swamp Romp dancers at the 2010 Portland Waterfront Blues Festival at the Oregonian Front Porch stage. Video images recorded and edited by Tom Emerson, Portland.
Blues Festival
Roland
and Janine dancing on stage at Blues Festival 2010.
Thanks to Tom Emerson for this great photo!
Join the 11th annual Swamp Rock at the Blues Festival. Read what's happening?
Yeah Ralph!
Dance lessons sponsored by Ralph and benefit dances at Tangoasis have raised $548 to benefit Dance Camp. He's had Salsa lessons taught by Elizabeth Wartluft and CountryTwo Step taught by John Klindt and a Zydeco Hop dance. Plans are in the works for more of the same.
In the past Dance Camp had been a main fund raiser for Cascade Zydeco providing funds to bring bands in from out of town. Let's make it that way again! Support Dance Camp!!!
Lil Pookie and the Zydeco Sensations
Andre Thierry will playing bass guitar for this gig.
This event is a kickoff to the Blues Fest
No outside drinks are allowed in the venue, including water bottles.
Free street side parking throughout downtown Vancouver plus attended lots nearby.
Date: June 4, 2011
Location: Eagle's Lodge, 107 East 7th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660-3202 ( map )
Time: Doors open at 6:00pm
Class: 6:30 - 7:00
Dance: 7:00 - 10:30
Admission: General admission $15, Cascade Zydeco Members $13
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie
Date: May 11, 2011
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 ( map )
Time: Lesson 7:15pm, Dance 8:00-11:00
Admission: $15 general; $13 Cascade Zydeco Members
This will be an awesome evening with one of the country's premier zydeco bands. We expect a big crowd.
More Salsa and Meringue
Where: Tangoasis 3919 NE 50th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661, A.K.A. Ralph
Olsen's place. (map)
When: Saturday April 23, 2011
Time: Lesson 11am to noon, with dancing to follow until 2pm
Elizabeth
will be building on what we have learned and adding to it. Should be great.
The Saturday salsa dance lesson is a Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp Fund Raiser.
So, admission is by donation. Whatever works for you. The donation box will
be out.
Ciao
Ralph
Spring Workshop and Potluck
What: Learn new zydeco moves with stylish instructor Debra Seeck.
Four hours of fun packed lessons with introduction to zydeco moves and
progressing onward.
Where: Tangoasis 3919 NE 50th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661, A.K.A. Ralph Olsen's place. (map)
When: Saturday April 30, 2011
Schedule:
1:00 – 2:00 sign in and enjoy potluck
2:00 – 3:00 workshop #1 design & styling
3:15 – 4:15 workshop #2 slipping & sliding
4:30 – 5:30 workshop #3 zydeco slide & playing with style
5:30 – 6:00 break & practice
6:00 – 7:00 workshop #4 moving onward with zydeco
7:00 – 10:00 cd dance
Admission: $15.00 for all 4 lessons - includes cd dance
$5.00 for cd dance only
Read more about Debra
Alberta St. Pub Zydeco Reunion
Date: Monday, April 11, 2011
Location: Alberta Street Pub, 1036 Northeast Alberta
Street, Portland, OR ( map )
Lesson: 7:15 w/ Janine & Roland
cd dancing from 8:00-10:00
Admission: $5 general, $3 Cascade Zydeco members.
Organized by Marcia Esther. Read in our club's history about the days of Alberta Street (article one and article two)
Food & beverages available.
Zydeco in Oregon
For those of you who missed it, Dick's History of Zydeco in Oregon, is now online right here. Thanks to all who contributed and thanks to Dick for putting it together. It makes for very interesting reading.
If you are one of the contributors, or even if you are not, and you have some photos of any of these historical event, email them to the web site. Describe what is happening. Be sure to say where they should be posted
Just for Kicks DJ Hop
Where: Tangoasis 3919 NE 50th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661, A.K.A. Ralph
Olsen's place. (map)
When: Saturday March 26, 2011
Time: 8:00-midnight
Coming to you live, via recorded music, Saturday night March 26th, the Cascade Zydeco “Just for Kicks DJ Hop” at TangOasis. Starts at 8pm and goes to midnight.
B there or B square.
This is a Dance Camp fund raiser. Donations appreciated.
Salsa and Meringue
Where: Tangoasis 3919 NE 50th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661, A.K.A. Ralph
Olsen's place. (map)
When: Saturday March 19, 2011
Time: Lesson 11am to noon, with dancing to follow until 2pm
Elizabeth
will be building on what we have learned and adding to it. Should be great.
The Saturday salsa dance lesson is a Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp Fund Raiser.
So, admission is by donation. Whatever works for you. The donation box will
be out.
Ciao
Ralph
Bon Ton Roulet
Date: Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 ( map )
Time: beginners lesson 7:00 - 7:30pm, music and dancing until 7:30-10:00
Admission: $10 general; $8 Cascade Zydeco Members
Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp Benefit
What: Salsa Dance Class
Where: Tangoasis 3919 NE 50th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661, A.K.A. Ralph
Olsen's place. (map)
When: Saturday Feb 19, 2011 at 11am
Admission: $5.00 or any donation you like.
Teacher: Elizabeth Wartluft
The dance lesson will be from 11am to noon with two hours of dancing to follow.
This is a Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp benefit. Net proceeds go to the Zydeco Dance Camp fund.
(Bring your own munchies, etc.)
Check out a previous Salsa Class with Elizabeth.
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En Couleurs
Feufollet
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Happy Go Lucky
D.L. Menard
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[Valcour Records]
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SALSA
Elizabeth Wartluft will be here to teach another Salsa Lesson on Saturday January 15, 2011. And, along with Merengue, she will be introducing the Cumbia.
The lesson will be from 11am to noon, with two hours of dancing to follow.
This is a benefit for the Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp. So, it is on a donation basis. Bring your dance shoes and five to ten bucks for the donation box and we’ll have a good old time.
Kids are always welcome here.
Happy New Year
Ralph Olsen
What: Salsa Dance Class
Where: Tangoasis 3919 NE 50th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98661, A.K.A. Ralph
Olsen's place. (map)
When: Saturday January 15, 2011 at 11am
Admission: $5.00 or any donation you like.
Teacher: Elizabeth Wartluft
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