Community Dance at Reed

February 13th session cancelled due to inclement weather. See you on the 20th!

free and open to the public
no previous dance experience necessary
no registration required

(click here to sign participation waiver)

Welcome! Community Dance at Reed is a project that aims to bring together members of the Reed College and broader Portland communities. We practice community dance as a mode of dancemaking and social intervention based on the principles of collective creation. Weekly creative movement sessions—offered one semester each academic year—are free and open to the public. No previous dance experience necessary. These sessions offer a forum for dancing and talking about social, cultural, and identity based issues. We welcome all bodies, with a critical awareness of how race, class, ability, gender, and sexuality impact the ways we relate to ourselves and one another in public. Together, we collaboratively create dance works and perform in the Dance Department’s biannual concerts.

February 13th session cancelled due to inclement weather. See you on the 20th!

Spring 2025 Schedule

Community Dance at Reed is back!!!!

When: Thursdays from 6:10-7:30 pm. Sessions begin on Thursday, February 13 20

Where: Performing Arts Building, Room 240, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97202

Final Performance: Friday, May 9 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, May 10 at 7:30 pm on Greenwood Performance Stage

Additional Information

Community Dance at Reed is informed and inspired by a broad range of community based dance projects. For related projects, resources, and community partners see: