Rose Room PDX

Here is a really lovely slow Balboa improvisation by a couple of fantastic dancers, one of whom used to live in Seattle. One of our regulars dance attendees teach slow Balboa at the Viscount here in Portland (comment for more info)

Stay inspired!

Valentina & Vasu - Slow Balboa Impro Swing It Berlin! 2025 w/ Vasu & ValentinaSong: The Big Five - Solace (Duke Elligton)www.swingitberlin.comwww.swingbase.de

At the core of why we dance is the music - for all you aspiring DJs out there, here's a list of songs from Rose Room, 2026-06-10

Afternoon Of A Moax — Charlie Barnet
Preaching the Blues — La Vern Baker
Don't Get Around Much Anymore — Ray Anthony
Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks M.. — Charlie Christian
Pent Up In A Penthouse — Fats Waller
Shout, Sister Shout — Lucky Millinder
Jumpin' At The Savoy — Al Cooper Savoy Sultans
Sent For You Yesterday — The Mills Brothers And The Count Basie Orchestra
Don't You Miss Your Baby — Count Basie
Pent Up In A Penthouse — Fats Waller and his Rythm
Sermonette — Gordon Webster
Take It Easy Greazy — Lil Johnson
All Of Me — Sidney Bechet
Marion Abernathy - Voo It — Marion Abernathy - Voo It
Scotchin' With Soda — Galliard, Slim
Little Joe from Chicago — Andy Kirk
Everything He Lacks — Camille Howard
When The Quail Come Back To San Quentin — Artie Shaw
Who threw the whisky in the well — Lucky Millinder
March 19th Blues — Duke Ellington
Peckin' — Ben Pollack
A Sunbonnet Blue — Billie Holiday
Hoodle Addle — Ray McKinley
Shoot The Likker To Me, John Boy — Artie Shaw
Down Down Down — The Mills Brothers And The Count Basie Orchestra
Moten Swing — Moten Swing
Miser's Serenade (141) — Chris Connor
Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home — Ella Fitzgerald
627 Stomp — Pete Johnson
Savoy — Lucky Millinder
All She Wants To Do Is Rock — Wynonie Harris
Shake, Rattle And Roll — Sam Cooke
You'se a Viper — Stuff Smith and His Onyx Club Boys
A Viper's Moan — Willie Bryant
I've Heard That Song Before — Harry James
Who Walks In When I Walk Out — The Midnight Serenaders
Gimmie A Pigfoot — LaVerne Baker
Yacht Club Swing — Fats Waller
Movin' And Groovin' — Sam Cooke

Sound on! One of your Rose Room PDX instructors at the Century Ballroom short showcase way back when!

FreeSwingDanceLessons.com - Rainier Rhythm Short Showcase Rainier Rhythm at Savoy Swing Jam's Short Showcase division. Danie...

🌹 VOLUNTEERS WANTED! 🌹

Want to help build something special in Portland's swing dance community?

We're looking for a few friendly, reliable volunteers to help out at Rose Room PDX on Wednesday nights. Volunteer tasks may include things like checking people in, greeting dancers, and other small tasks that help the evening run smoothly.

In exchange, volunteers receive:
✨ Free classes
✨ Free social dancing

No special experience required—just a positive attitude and a willingness to help!

Interested? Send us a message or email us at [email protected] and we'll share more details.

Thank you for helping make Rose Room PDX a welcoming home for dancers of all levels. ❤️

Registration is open for June classes, and we are excited to help intermediate and advanced dancers get to the next level in their dancing this summer. Here's a throwback to some training with Rainier Rhythm on Frankie's Lindy Chorus.

Class descriptions and signups are here:
https://roseroompdx.com/classes/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY-utWkT4-0

FreeSwingDanceLessons.com - Lindy Chorus - Rainier Rhythm Practice Rainier Rhythm, for practice

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Check out AJ Howard and Sonya Dessureault doing the Lindy Hop classic move, The Boat, inspired by our very own Daniel Newsome!!!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYz9n-UpSUq/?igsh=MWRzY3oxNzRnaG5leA==

We’re starting classes on June 10!
Wednesdays 6-7 Intermediate and 7-8 Advanced. Check out our website for class level descriptions, this month’s special topics, and to register: https://roseroompdx.com/classes/

I can’t watch this video without laughing. 😂😂😂 Thank you @flattoplindyhop for showing me “classic” Lindy. 🤩 I guess what happens @canadian_swing_championships does not stay at CSC… #crossoverdance #sonyadance #weirdassmove #crazydancers #theboat