Portland Swing Dance Club
Swing Dance Euphoria
Three days packed with thrilling competitions, premiere workshops, private lessons, and non-stop dancing until the sun comes up with the Northwest's friendliest dancers.
Bridge Town Swing
September 16-19, 2010
Event Weekend Pass
- Complete Ballroom Access
& All Open Dancing - 3 Days of Competitions
- Saturday midnight full breakfast buffet
- Beginners Track Workshops
Workshops are sold separately and not included with the event weekend pass.
See workshop prices »
Weekend Pass Pricing
- Early-Bird Weekend Pass: $110
($120 after Sept 1) - Junior Weekend Pass (17 and younger): $55
- Full Workshop Pass (w/weekend pass): $40
- Additional passes »
Please note that we are accepting cash and checks at BTS, but will not be able to process debit or credit cards. If you want to use credit, purchase online prior the event.
We’re offering free weekend passes for competitors with All Star points.
Day and Evening Pass Prices
- Day Pass (access to social dancing and comps): $55
- Evening Pass (access to social dancing and comps from 8pm to 7am): $25
- Late-night Pass (social dancing in 2 ballrooms, WCS and blues): $10
- Single workshop with weekend pass: $10
- Single workshop without weekend pass: $25
Day, Evening, Full Workshop, and A La Carte Workshop Passes available at the event only
Registration
Please remember that BTS is using ticketless registration, so you will not receive a physical ticket for the event. Just check in at event registration. If you have any questions, contact Trina Siebert for registration information.
Improved Hotel for 2010!
Same location as 2009, but with a bigger ballroom, bigger dance floor, and better seating arrangements in main ballroom! Additional workshop rooms right across the hallway from main ballroom.
Doubletree Hotel Portland
1000 NE Multnomah St.
Portland, Oregon
503-281-6111
Get directions to the hotel »
Reserve a room online »
Superior Accommodations
At Bridge Town Swing, you’ll enjoy being located in a pedestrian-friendly retail, entertainment, and convention district of Portland.
- Lloyd Center Mall, with over 130 stores and 35 restaurants is right across the street (no sales tax in Oregon).
- Holladay Park, a city green space is adjacent to the hotel.
- The MAX light rail transit system runs alongside the hotel and offers door-to-door service to the airport and free service to all of downtown Portland.
- A grocery and liquor store are a brief 3-block walk.
Find Roommates
Need roommates or from out of town? Post a message on our forum and let’s see if we can help you out! Go to our Dance Event Forum »
Early-Bird Dance
Warm up for the weekend at the Early-Bird dance on September 17th, with a lesson taught by Kyle Redd and Sarah Vann Drake at 8 pm, followed by dancing from 9 pm until 2 am, and admission is $8 for PSDC members and BTS weekend pass holders or $10 otherwise.
Late-Night Blues Dancing
Favorite Northwest DJs Topher Howard, Stryder Crown, Joshua Keroes, and Ivy Grey host late night blues dancing at BTS. $10 late-night pass (midnight - 7 am) allows access to both the blues room and the WCS dancing in the main ballroom.
Private Lessons
Get one-to-one instruction with the pros. Contact us to schedule a private lesson »
Featuring in 2010
- Improved Location: Doubletree Hotel
- Master of Ceremony: Ian Kirkconnell
- Hot DJs April Prince and Chris Jones
- Chief Judge: Jim Minty
- Cash Prizes
All Star Lineup!
- Ben Morris & Melina Ramirez
- Mary Ann Nuñez
- Melissa Rutz
- Myles Munroe & Tessa Cunningham
- Stephanie Batista
- Edwin Li and Joanna Meinl
- Chuck Brown & Patty Vo
- Pete Green
- John Kirkconnell
- Ian Kirkconnell
- Doug Silton
- Eric & Tamara Allen
- Chris Jones
- Jason Isbell & Trina Siebert
- Bob Tucker & Aisha Lodjic
- Jimmy Ho
- Jennifer Robinson Miller
- Craig Boyer
- Debbie Rakfeldt
Competitions
To compete, you must have a weekend pass. No exceptions.
- WCS Jack & Jills: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Masters, All Star/Champion, All American
- WCS Strictly Swings: Novice, Intermediate/Advanced, All Star/Champion
- Open Nightclub 2-Step Jack & Jill
- Amateur Overall Female & Male
Volunteer at Bridge Town
BridgeTown Swing is run by volunteers! If you would love to volunteer at the event, contact the BTS volunteer coordinator »
Questions?
Need more information? E-mail us »
Video Passes
We’ll be selling 50 Video Passes for the Prelims and Semi-Finals for all of the competitions. $20 with the purchase of the event video, $30 without, sold at the event video table.
Amateur Overall Award
Bridge Town awards for the top amateur male and female competitor who participates in two or more West Coast Swing competitions during the event weekend.
2009 Highlight Video
Bridge Town 2010
Bridge Town 2009
Bridge Town 2008
Bridge Town 2007
Bridge Town 2006
Bridge Town 2005
Bridge Town 2004
Bridge Town 2003
Bridge Town 2002
