The Portland Blues & Jazz Dance Society (PB&J DS) officially became a non-profit on December 1st, 2008. Responsible for Tuesday Blues and much of the coordination within the Portland Blues dancing community, PB&J is dedicated to growing the Portland dance scene and reigniting public interest in solo and partnered dancing.

Mission Statement

The Portland Blues and Jazz Dance Society (PB&J Dance Society) exists to create a safe, sustainable, and vibrant Blues and Jazz dance community through the free exchange of ideas, utilization of community knowledge, and promotion by example.  PB&J Dance Society seeks to reignite public interest in partnered dancing and grow Blues as a dance form through the exploration of various styles of movement and promotion of both solo and partnered social dancing.

PB&J Dance Society is designed to balance the organizational load among multiple leaders as well as give the community a wide range of people to work with. A lateral and consensus-driven organizational structure encourages participation from the community by making organizers accessible, integrated, and individually empowered to affect change. [To learn more about the purpose of PB&J, read here.]

This page contains press releases, our board of directors, and public corporate documents.

Press Releases

[Statement of Purpose]
[Non-Profit Status]

Subpages

[Board of Directors]
[Public Documents]