Raindance Rides Again
Hey dad are we there yet?
Hold your taters Timmy. We’ll be there at the end of April. In the meantime, keep a look out for January 1st when registration opens.
We haven’t had a Raindance in many years—not since the darkness fell across the land. But 2024 is the year—the return of just good clean fun—forget your troubles, come on get happy.
Welcomed back from exile, Portland Raindance will once again be challenging the structural integrity of Norse Hall in Portland, Oregon. Always on the 4th weekend of the 4th month—so April 26-28, 2024.
The last few years have been very hard on bands. The Stringrays have come through the tunnel with no loss of momentum. Over the years, many a dancer has experienced that peak high point of the best that music and moving bodies and life and teamwork can offer—while the Stringrays flooded the room and filled the spirits of all within. Playing together for years has produced a tight bond and a multiplying, Wall of Sound effect. No distinction between your hearing it and your feeling it.
When you buy a new car, it comes with a long warranty on the major parts that make it go—all the components that transfer the force from the engine to the wheels and propel you forward. The transmission, drive shaft, differential, axels—all work together to push you up over the Big Rock Candy Mountain and down into the lush Valley of Rain where you may dance all night. This fine collection of components in your car is called the drive train. It will reliably transport you to extravagant places. Much the same as the band, Drive Train, will make sure all their abundant power is conveyed to your driving wheels. Be sure you start out with a full tank of gas.
Lisa Greenleaf is a queen of callers. With grace and elegance, she will conduct all in her care to be just where they need to be and when they need to be there. Then she will quickly release them to gambol on their own and add a personal lilt. She also has a frisky, whimsical sense of humor.
Will Mentor has an exciting, driving delivery at the microphone. Like a great coach, he will add to your performance. With skill and zip, he calls carbonated dances that put bubbles in your shoes. Best put rocks in your pockets so you don’t float.
“Dancing is like bank robbery; it takes split-second timing.” - Twyla Tharp
Hold your taters Timmy. We’ll be there at the end of April. In the meantime, keep a look out for January 1st when registration opens.
We haven’t had a Raindance in many years—not since the darkness fell across the land. But 2024 is the year—the return of just good clean fun—forget your troubles, come on get happy.
Welcomed back from exile, Portland Raindance will once again be challenging the structural integrity of Norse Hall in Portland, Oregon. Always on the 4th weekend of the 4th month—so April 26-28, 2024.
The last few years have been very hard on bands. The Stringrays have come through the tunnel with no loss of momentum. Over the years, many a dancer has experienced that peak high point of the best that music and moving bodies and life and teamwork can offer—while the Stringrays flooded the room and filled the spirits of all within. Playing together for years has produced a tight bond and a multiplying, Wall of Sound effect. No distinction between your hearing it and your feeling it.
When you buy a new car, it comes with a long warranty on the major parts that make it go—all the components that transfer the force from the engine to the wheels and propel you forward. The transmission, drive shaft, differential, axels—all work together to push you up over the Big Rock Candy Mountain and down into the lush Valley of Rain where you may dance all night. This fine collection of components in your car is called the drive train. It will reliably transport you to extravagant places. Much the same as the band, Drive Train, will make sure all their abundant power is conveyed to your driving wheels. Be sure you start out with a full tank of gas.
Lisa Greenleaf is a queen of callers. With grace and elegance, she will conduct all in her care to be just where they need to be and when they need to be there. Then she will quickly release them to gambol on their own and add a personal lilt. She also has a frisky, whimsical sense of humor.
Will Mentor has an exciting, driving delivery at the microphone. Like a great coach, he will add to your performance. With skill and zip, he calls carbonated dances that put bubbles in your shoes. Best put rocks in your pockets so you don’t float.
“Dancing is like bank robbery; it takes split-second timing.” - Twyla Tharp
John Oorthuys, Sound Conductor
The very friendly guy with the unusual name. (It’s Dutch, is pronounced OR-TICE and means the House of Oort.)
In the olden days, sound person was not a thing. Now that we have electricity, it’s crucial to putting on a dance for more than ten people. Everything we hear goes through that equipment and is tuned by those ears. And there are a thousand ways it could all be set. When it’s done right, you won’t notice—it will just sound natural.
The Master of Sound for Raindance is John Oorthuys. He has spent his working career translating and disseminating sound. All the way from stadium rock concerts to very expensive headphones for fighter pilots. Always on task, he will make sure all that passionate, dynamic music gets full throated into your ears. You’ll think you’re at La Scala.
The very friendly guy with the unusual name. (It’s Dutch, is pronounced OR-TICE and means the House of Oort.)
In the olden days, sound person was not a thing. Now that we have electricity, it’s crucial to putting on a dance for more than ten people. Everything we hear goes through that equipment and is tuned by those ears. And there are a thousand ways it could all be set. When it’s done right, you won’t notice—it will just sound natural.
The Master of Sound for Raindance is John Oorthuys. He has spent his working career translating and disseminating sound. All the way from stadium rock concerts to very expensive headphones for fighter pilots. Always on task, he will make sure all that passionate, dynamic music gets full throated into your ears. You’ll think you’re at La Scala.
All this (plus bananas) available to you at Portland Raindance 2024—our 13th year.
(For a preview, take a look at the "Videos" tab on this website.)
Raindance 2024 is now FULL. But you can still come to our
Sunday Night Open Dance
** Calling will use the terms Larks and Robins. We welcome all dancers and wish a good time for all.
(For a preview, take a look at the "Videos" tab on this website.)
Raindance 2024 is now FULL. But you can still come to our
Sunday Night Open Dance
** Calling will use the terms Larks and Robins. We welcome all dancers and wish a good time for all.