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Dance Camp 2009
Dance Camp 2009 video is now available in the Video Gallery on Portland Sideways.
Dance Camp pictures from Lumas
Dance Camp pictures are arriving on Portland Sideways. Relive wonderful memories and see some great shots by Bill Zude and Beryl.
All I am gonna say is that this year's Cascade Zydeco Dance Camp was the best ever and what happens at dance camp, stays at dance camp! Put this on your calendar for next year, it was amazing!!!! You do not ever want to miss this, the Portland people know how to do this and do it well. A special shout out and a thank you to Jamie Morgan and the Cascade Zydeco team who went above and beyond the call of duty on this one.
Rita
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Date:
September 23rd, 2009
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 ( map )
Free Zydeco Street Dance
Date: Friday September 4
Time: 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: heart of downtown,7th & Main, Vancouver at Turtle
Place
Come to downtown for the arts, food, and fun along with dancing.
Dance your way through Vancouver's 1st Friday Art Walk. Main Street will be closed for dancing in the street. Each block from Evergreen to 7th Street will have a different dance style. Enjoy Swing, Ballroom and yes Zydeco.
Cascade Zydeco will be hosting the Zydeco venue located in the heart of downtown Vancouver at Turtle Place. There will be beginner dance lessons and information about upcoming Cascade Zydeco events. Volunteers welcomed.
Cajun Dance - Joan Baez learns to dance. Thanks to Ron.
Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
Date:
Friday, July 24, 2009
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214
( map )
Time: Lesson 6:00 pm, Music 7:00 to 10:30 pm
Admission: General $15, Cascade Zydeco Members $13
Bon Ton Roulet
Date:
July 22, 2009
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE
Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214 (map )
Time: Lesson from 6:00 to 7:00, live band dance 7:00 to 10:30pm
Admission: $10 general; $8 Cascade Zydeco Members
Debra Seek, long time Cascade Zydeco member and dance instructor is playing rub board for Bon Ton Roulet. See a video of her playing with Leon Chavis on our You Tube site. There's lots of energy there!
Blues Festival
Stories and pictures are up on
Portland Sideways.
There are also directions for making your own Zydeco Fan shirt about halfway
down the home page.
Sunday Parkway Bike Ride
Sunday, June 21: Sunday Parkway Bike Ride around North Portland--sponsored by the Portland Parks Bureau. Sara will have zydeco music playing in her driveway--so stop along the ride for a few dances! Her home is on N. Congress St. You will hear the music as you approach.
It is my understanding that National Geographic was in town doing an article on biking cities. They spent about 45 minutes at Sara's, started dancing and took pictures too. Stay tuned maybe we hit a national magazine.
Zydeco Street Dance
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Location: Cajun Creole Deli
( map )
9014 NE St Johns Rd, Vancouver, WA 98665
(360) 571-2355
Time: 4:30 to 9:00 pm
CASCADE ZYDECO sponsored the Cajun Creole Deli's Taste of Louisiana one-year anniversary street party. There was Zydeco music, dance and great food including a crawfish boil. Jim spun the cds.
The deli has a fantastic menu. Yep this was the food served at Ralph's Beau Jacque party.
Food Reviews
Dikki Du & Zydeco Crewe
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The band was tight and they played until after 10:30. While cleaning up we celebrated a birthday with cake.
Mark St Mary
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Louisiana Blues & Zydeco
Awarded the "Best Zydeco Band 2007"
by the Bay Area Blues Society
Lil Malcolm
April 5th Sunday
The band--Lil' Malcolm & the House Rockers--was very good Sunday evening. The crowd was medium size in the beginning due to the early start time & the great weather, but by the beginning of the second set, the hall was packed. A fun time was had by all.
Dick
The music was perfect for dancing!
Barbara
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214
(map
)
Time: Lesson from 6:00 to 7:00, live band dance 7:00 to
10:30pm
Admission: $15 general; $13 Cascade Zydeco Members
This five-man band centers on guitarist Percy Walker and his two sons, drummer Percy Walker, Jr. and accordionist Lil? Malcolm Walker. Inspired by Zydeco legends like Buckwheat Zydeco and Rockin? Dopsie, the band?s steady focus on tradition sets them apart from the newest wave of ?pop Zydeco? bands.
Listen to Lil Malcom's music on his MySpace page.
http://www.myspace.com/lilmalcolmandthehouserockers
http://www.intrepidartists.com/lilmalcom.html
Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe
March
18, 2009
Location: PPAA (Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214
(map
)
Time: Lesson from 6:00 to 7:00, live band dance 7:00 to
10:30pm
Admission: $15 general; $13 Cascade Zydeco Members
Dikki Du (Troy Carrier) comes from a zydeco family. He is Chubby Carrier's brother. Read more about his life on his web site. (http://www.dikkidu.com/bio.htm) Listen to his music at http://www.myspace.com/dikkiduandthezydecokrewe.
Headliners: Corey Ledet and Cedryl Ballou
Headliners plus local backup musicians. Cedryl and Corey will take turns on the accordion & drums.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Location: PPAA
(Portland Police Athletic Association), 618 SE Alder Street, Portland, OR 97214
(map
)
Time: Lesson at 6:30 with Roland and Janine,
Dance 7:30 to 11:00pm
Admission: $15 general; $13 Cascade Zydeco Members
Dance Camp Garage Sale #1
Music! Snacks! Treasures, Stuff, and Things!
February 7 & 8, 2009
9 - 4 Saturday, 9 - 2 Sunday
Curley Taylor
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Louisiana came to Oregon last night. The walls were dripping with hot
condensation from a roomful of sweaty dancers with crazed grins (oh, that
was me). Every song was danceable. Every song was irresistible.
Curley graciously donated three of his CD's for our Dance Camp 2009 raffles, so watch for that delicious prize!
Patty
After a particularly bad day at work, the Curley Taylor dance was exactly what I needed. Within minutes I was transformed from a grumpalump to a grinning dancer among a roomful of grinning dancers. Curley and his band were hot, the ladies were looking good, and I felt powerful and alive.
Life is better when you're dancing.
Adam
Pictures from New Year's Trip
http://www.poliakoff.net/Zydeco/2009/laf2009/index.html
from Alex Poliakoff
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