I started this meetup because I love Ballroom and Swing Dancing to the music of a Big Band on a Big Dance Floor!I have expanded the mission to include all forms of dancing and dance lessons, there is at least one or more dances a week, most of the dances are in Portland. I want to help everyone to get dancing and having fun! This meetup is dedicated to having fun dancing to the music of a 16-Piece Big Band, The Swing Street Glen Tadina Band with a vocalisit and a Big 5000 Square Foot Dance Fl …
We started this group because we love teaching ballroom dancing! Our purpose is to change people's lives for the better by helping them grow in confidence while learning in a safe, joyful, and fun environment to learn. You are invited to join this meetup if you want to learn ballroom dancing and/or refine your steps and you will experience... Great exercise for the Body, Wonderful sharpening for the Mind Laughter, smiles, and fun for the Spirit
Outside of Argentina, Portland is perhaps one of the best places to learn this passionate social dance. Thanks to the many amazing Portland teachers, DJs, and organizers, the Portland Tango community is large, friendly and growing by the minute! There are milongas (tango dances) every night of the week, weekly classes, practicas, and workshops, as well as two of the largest Argentine Tango festivals in the U.S., one in February and another in October. If you want to learn and dance tango in Nor …
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Become ONE with the RHYTHM 'n BEAT of the DRUM! Find your pulse and align yourself with the Universal Beat Just open your Heart and move your feet Give up your worries and surrender to the drum Let your hair down and have some Fun Sway to the rhythms of that old Earth vibration And come together as ONE through Heartbeat Drum Nation. If you reading this, you are already a drummer. That's because you have a beating heart inside you. If you can talk, you can drum. If you can walk, you can …
Energy and consciousness raising circle dances, also known as Sufi Dancing, blend folk-style dancing with words and themes from the world's religions. They are a way to joyfully experience the innate heart-connection with each other and with The One, the Spirit that moves through all. Each dance is fully taught, relatively easy to learn, and guided. So fear not! First-timers are welcome and greatly encouraged to participate. In fact, each dance is taught as if the group has never danced before. …
Meet other local Ballroom & Latin Dancers! This is a great place to meet other couples or singles in the Ballroom & Latin communities. If you've never danced before or are a seasoned pro there is something for everyone. Get exercise while having fun, meet other people passionate about dancing, challenge yourself!
Are you looking to get back into your body? Do you want a way to let go of stress and be in the company of other ladies? Or, do you want to learn more about yourself? If so, this might be the right Meetup for you! There are many pressures on us to be so many things to so many people ~ from best friend, to CEO, to parent, to caretaker, to survivor, to healer, to sex symbol, to juggling artist. But what about us? What do we want? Let's let it all go and do something for ourselves for a change! I …
This group and these parties are for ANYONE who likes to make friends, socialize and dance Bollywood-Bhangra while doing so. Every last Saturday of the month the Jai Ho! Meetup takes place at the Jai Ho! Dance Party. - Come early at 9 pm to find tables reserved for meetup, get our special drink Chai-tini, watch Bollywood-Bhangra videos & socialize with meetup friends. - Fun and easy to learn dance lessons with Prashant at 10 pm - Stay late to show off your new moves on the spring loaded dance f …
The purpose of Dancing a Deity Yoga practice: "To uplift one's connection & experience to inner wisdom- truth." When we dance Tara we develop skills which bring stability, balance, & harmony to ourselves, others and our environment. The beauty of Tibetan Buddhist Methods is there is a specific goal and a method of 'HOW TO'. Dancing Tara enables us to connect to our inner winds of activity. When we meditate on Green Tara we meditate on energy-the skill is how to effectively use our energies t …
Join us every Sunday for a light-filled morning of dance, art, and sound. Everyone is welcome – any age, any ability – to dance and be part of creating our sacred dance space. Children of all ages are absolutely welcome in our community! Our DJs mix a wide range of music to create a state of flow in our bodies – from slow and meditative, to ethnic, drums, electronic trance, hip-hop, classical and everything in between. We hold an opening circle at the beginning to welcome the community, and in …
***Ladies Only..18 and over*** One hour class unlike no other you have experienced. This is not your usual strip aerobics class. We teach genuine stripper moves and then give you a workout designed to strengthen and stretch the body parts that make these moves super sexy. We then incorporate mini "dances" that you can take home and practice. Before you know it, you will look and feel like the sexy woman you know that you are Your body, mind and soul will love you for adding this class …
The Exotic You Workout is one of a kind. You will learn genuine exotic dance moves that will shake, rattle and roll your self esteem, body image and intimate relationships. Your instructor encourages laughter, sexiness, individuality and interaction with her. It's girl-time, and girl-time is FUN. You will learn a routine that will leave you breathless in more ways than one. Call it Exotic Dancing, Strip Aerobics, Striptease, Lap Dancing or whatever..Before you know it, you will look and feel lik …
This group is open to anyone (beginning to advanced dancers) looking to meet new people and Salsa dance in a fun and friendly environment! Salsa is a very social dance, enjoyed around the world. It provices the perfect opportunity to connect with all kinds of different people. Portland is lucky to have a very large, and ever growing, Salsa community. There are Salsa performers who perform and compete all over the US. There are great Salsa DJ’s and local Salsa Bands. There are numerous local Sal …
Welcome to the New Studio in Vancouver Washington! With 4,500 sqft of space its sure to be a blast to dance in. There will be dances almost every night of the week, as well as beginning, intermediate, & advanced classes. Learn Swing, Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & West Coast Swing Dances! Sometimes its possible to go to a dance, have a wonderful time, meet some nice people and then never talk to them again. I'm try to make my groups as personal as possible, which may include telling the group stuf …
We are Wine Enthusiasts who believe in "Living Out Loud" in all we do! If you enjoy the finer things in life . . . like fine wines, great restaurants, really fun people, and can do it all with a positive attitude - this just may be the group for you. Some of the events we enjoy are wine tasting, happy hour events, dancing, outdoor activities and socializing with others. Since most of the members live on the North side of the Columbia River (Clark County, WA)- we like keeping our hard earned …
HulaHoopla offers Beginning and Intermediate Hoopdance classes in Portland, Oregon and wants to support an incredible hooping community. Hoopdance is an expressive movement combining dancing and hooping. It is a fun way to get fit while working all the muscles of the body, improving balance, flexibility and coordination, relieving stress, pumping up your energy, awakening your senses and unblocking your chi. You will tone up, slim down and get a great cardio workout! That toy store hoop you gr …
We started this club to have a place to go socialize and dance with our age group and listen and dance to the music we grew up with. Have you ever tried to find a place where you can socialize and dance and meet other boomers, we have and there wasn't any place so we created a place. We have three to four events per month and you can run into old friends or meet new friends. If you like people and want to socialize with your peers while listening and dancing to the music from the 50's - 80' …
… Some areas of focus may include: Trusting & Building Your Intuition Breath Work for Energy & Focus Fulfilling Our Life's Purpose Dance the Tarot Casual Social Events to Ignite the Spirit & Have Fun Nourishing Our Bodies Silenced As a Child, Claiming Womanhood Ecstatic Dance & Movement to Free the Soul Trusting Self & Others Building Flexibility & Strength in Our Bodies, Our Lives Intuitive Healing of Family & Relationship Wounds Walks/Hiking: Connecting to Self/Connecting to Nature Tarot, P …
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This group is about helping Portlanders meet their deep inner yearning for more sensuality, more sexiness, and more connection. We do this by inviting any sex positive group, event, or individual to let the group know about happenings that they may be offering or have heard about. Since the brain is the most important sex organ we have, this group is interested in, Stimulating ideas around sex, love, relationship styles, community, Erotic poetry, literature, and film, Classes and workshops. Si …
Our group for all people from the Middle East and north Africa. If you're between 25-55 year old, lives in Portland, from the ME or interested to learn about the culture of Middle Easterners, friendly, single or married then you can join this group. It's for fun, socializing, meet singles, learn different languages, learn about music and dance and other culture aspects.
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