Dance

Swing 500 at Crystal Ballroom

Portland Wedding Photographer - November 21, 2015

Portland swing dance scene used to bring 1000 dancers to the Crystal Ballroom during the swing dance boom era. Larry Peacock put on a dance couple days ago to bring back swing dancing to Crystal Ballroom and it was fantastic. Portland Rhythm Shakers performed wonderful routines. I went for dancing but brought my camera to take some non flash pictures. Enjoy!

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Portland Lindy Exchange 2009 – Day 2

Portland Wedding Photographer - March 11, 2009

I had the pleasure of attending Portland Lindy Exchange this year as well. It was a blast. Due to my travel schedule, I am only able to post Day 2 at this point, but check back in about 10 days and I will post the other days as well. If you want to see the whole set from day 2, go here. I also shot …

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Oregon’s Inauguration Victory Ball at Tiffany Center by Democratic Party of Oregon

Portland Wedding Photographer - January 28, 2009

I was hoping to attend the ball when the phone rang and I was invited to cover this event at the beautiful Tiffany Center! What a coincidence! The decorations at the Tiffany Center Crystal Ballroom was by FireWorks! events. I have done couple weddings there before, but this was my first non-wedding event. As a bonus, Stolen Sweets were playing so I had a chance …

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Portland Lindy Exchange 2008 and Swing Dance

Portland Wedding Photographer - March 13, 2008

Portland has a great swing dance community and they came together to host the 2008 Portland Lindy Exchange. Some of you might remember the pictures from the 2006 exchange here. I can’t believe it has been two years! I was able to attend all three nights, however, the second night was right after a fantastic but long wedding I shot, so I didn’t bring my …

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A Morning at Northwest Conservatory of Dance

Portland Wedding Photographer - January 11, 2008

One of the best places to take dance lessons is Northwest Conservatory of Dance in Hillsboro. I had the pleasure of photographing their dance recital a little while ago, and got some great images. This time it was time to photograph the young dancers at the studio! Check out what we came up with. Parents of the dancers can see the whole set here (password …

Mad Hatter Holiday Ball at Imago Theater – Swing Dancing!

Portland Wedding Photographer - January 2, 2008

We stopped by a great swing dance in Portland at Imago Theater. It was beautifully organized and the bands were great. Here are some photos, and even more can be found here. Swing Dancing