Dancing
Whether you like folk dancing, ballroom dancing, line dancing or old-fashioned square dancing, there are plenty of opportunities throughout the mid-Willamette Valley to join others with the same interest. In the weekly entertainment guide, The Entertainer, published in the Friday edition of the Albany Democrat-Herald and the Friday edition of the Corvallis Gazette-Times, dances are listed with the most current information.
The following dance clubs and organizations often sponsor public dances and are always looking for new members.
Albany Eagles Senior Dance
541-926-6622 or 541-928-4185
Weekly dance with live music and refreshments; admission costs $3.
- Albany Eagles Lodge
127 Broadalbin N.W.
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (W)
Albany Timber Twirlers
541-926-0280 or 541-967-4031
www.angelfire.com/sd2/timbertwirlers
Mainstream square dances with easy level rounds; admission costs $4.
- Albany Oddfellows Hall
738 Fifth Ave. S.E.
7:30 p.m. (first and fifth Fridays, September to May)
Corvallis Belly Dance Performance Guild
541-757-3598
www.corvallisbellydance.org
Guild members do not have to dance to be a member. Credits are available for Oregon State University and Linn-Benton Community College students. Guild meets monthly at The Arts Center, 700 S.W. Madison Ave., and hosts weekly performances at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, at Old World Deli, 341 S.W. Second St.
Corvallis Squares Club
541-758-4351, 541-745-7121
www.corvallissquares.com
A group of folks ranging in age from teens to 90-year-olds that enjoy traditional American round and square dancing to music and live callers. Admission is $4.50 for dancers, free for spectators. Group also sponsors lessons on Thursday nights starting in September.
- First Congregational Church
4515 West Hills Road
7:30 to 10:30 p.m. (second and fourth Saturdays)
Friday Night Dancers
541-766-6959
Dancers gather to enjoy live music, refreshments and special theme nights; admission costs $4.
- Corvallis Senior Center
2601 N.W. Tyler Ave.
7 to 9:30 p.m. (first three Fridays of each month)
High Steppin’ Country Dance Club
541-752-3123 (Benton County)
541-926-1159 (Linn County)
www.highsteppincountry.com
Promotes country and western dancing in the Willamette Valley. Admission to dances costs $4 (members), $7 (non-members) and $2 under 21. Line dancing classes cost $3.
- Corvallis Elks Lodge
1400 N.W. Ninth St.
Dances, 7 p.m. to midnight (third Saturday)
- Corvallis Elks Lodge
1400 N.W. Ninth St.
Classes, 7 to 9:30 p.m. (W)
Hoolyeh Folkdancers
541-753-7638
www.hoolyeh.com
A local dance group that dates back to the 1960s. International folkdancing for all ages. Reunion dance held in mid-April at the Corvallis Senior Center, 2601 N.W. Tyler Ave.
Rumbanana Cuban Salsa Group
www.rumbanana.org or rumbanana@gmail.com
Rumbanana promotes Cuban Salsa music and dance in Oregon by hosting dances and several levels of salsa classes throughout the year.
Sweet Home Squarenaders
541-451-3480
- Oak Heights School
605 Elm St.
7:30 p.m. (second and fourth Saturdays, September to June)