Last update Summer 2025
WHERE TO ISRAELI FOLK DANCE
IF YOU'RE NEW OR RETURNING TO DANCE, for the most current session and class details PLEASE CONFIRM WITH DANCE LEADERS LISTED BELOW.
Sunday afternoons at the Southwest Community Center with Sue & Rhona
SWCC Beginner & Intermediate Classes with Rhona and Sue. Registration required.
Please contact the SW Community Center for the dates and to register for the beginners class at: 503-823-2840.
Learn/review easy and intermediate dances and the stories about them in split class as needed, with Rhona Feldman and Sue Wendel. Then stay for open dancing for all. Ages 14 and up. Questions about the class? Email rhonaf@comcast.net. Registration for a class is required. Please call the SWCC for dates, and to register for the class at 503-823-2840.
Open dance is drop-in $6/$5 seniors. The drop-in fee is good for the whole center's classes and activities all day.
PIFD News Web: sites.google.com/site/pifdnews
FB: Israeli Folk Dancing in Portland, OR
Location SWCC
We dance in the bright and beautiful dance studio at the Southwest Community Center, 6820 SW 45th Ave., Portland, OR 97219 - corner of SW Vermont St. and SW 45th Ave., at the northwest corner of Gabriel Park, 503-823-2840. Overflow parking is across Vermont in the big parking lot.
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Sunday evenings at the Water Tower with Donna
Review & instruction, 7 pm followed by open dancing until 10:30+ pm
Water Tower Dance Hall, 8936 SW 17th Ave, Portland.
$7 at door
Questions? Email session leader Donna Cole at donna@donnacolestudio.com or pdxisraelidance@gmail.com
Bring your water bottle and change into your dance shoes when you arrive (this protects our beautiful dance floors)
Web: Rokdim PDX https://www.israelidanceportland.com/
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Monday evenings at Leedy with Donna
Review & instruction 7:30, followed by a mix of beginner, classic & new, intermediate level and partner dances, 7:30 - 10:30+. $7
Leedy Grange, 835 NW Saltzman Rd in Cedar Mill. (Just east of the Target shared parking lot.)
Questions? To confirm times, email Donna Cole at donna@donnacolestudio.com or pdxisraelidance@gmail.com
Web: Rokdim PDX https://www.israelidanceportland.com/
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Thursday evenings, Cafe Shalom, at the Water Tower with Allison
Intermediate drop-in class 7-8 pm
Open dance 8 to 10 pm
Water Tower Dance Hall, 8936 SW 17th Ave, Portland. $7 or $12 (for both)
Questions about WT or EJC dancing? Email session leader Allison Victor at allisuev@gmail.com
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Eastside Jewish Commons, monthly with Allison
Family dance for monthly dancing and newer dancers to learn easier dances. Email Allison, allisuev@gmail.com, for dates and details. Or check Cafe Shalom Facebook Page for details and link to register.
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Contact for local session leaders and teachers:
Donna Cole - donna@donnacolestudio.com, or pdxisraelidance@gmail.com
Rhona Feldman - rhonaf@comcast.net,
Debbi Montrose - B'YACHAD PNW annual dance week-end - debbirm@aol.com
Allison Victor - allisuev@gmail.com
Sue Wendel - pifdnews@gmail.com
Please visit Facebook "Israeli Folk Dancing in Portland, OR" for the most current info.
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About "PIFD News" website and the Facebook page "Israeli Folk Dancing in Portland, OR"
Portland Israeli Folk Dance News website, and Facebook page were started after the 40 years of dancing in Portland celebration back in 2013.
PIFD News is a resource for basic Portland session/class info, and includes a B'YACHAD PNW page,
Portland dance history, and bios of some of the dancers in Portland. PIFD News (https://sites.google.com/site/pifdnews) managed by Sue Wendel. It has only intermittent updates.
The Facebook page, created by Candi Swan in 2013, is where to find the most current and timely announcements for all Portland sessions and classes and more. All Portland session leaders are admins for the FB page and can post announcements there at any time.
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New and returning dancers:
Did you know that the Portland area has weekly sessions and classes Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays? Whether you haven't danced in a while (think summer camp or your college days), or want to try something new, we have it all covered. Each week dozens of dancers come together for friendship, exercise, and the joy of dance!
There is beginner and intermediate instruction, circle-line-couples dances, and most of all the joy of dancing, making new friends, and participating in this cultural treasure – over 50 years strong in Portland.
Please see Facebook "Israeli Folk Dancing in Portland, OR" for current news and info. Questions? Feel free to contact: Sue Wendel, session leader, instructor, and publisher, pifdnews@gmail.com if you have any questions.
See details and history on this site. (Portland Israeli Folk Dance News: sites.google.com/site/pifdnews)