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DIVERSIONS ▼ Everybody dance Specializing in home financing for ay men an* lesbians J WWW. GET YOR TICKETS TODAY AT firebasketball.com »($W^WLY0HLVIIV oint Forces Dance Com pany presents the Port land Community Dance Festival on May 18 and 19. The mission is to bring members of the community together to celebrate diversity through artistic movement exploration. Joint Forces is a pioneer in the field of dance and disability, leading work shops and festivals all over the world. Everyone is welcome at festival workshops— young and old, people of all abilities and disabilities, experienced artists and curious beginners. Cost is $8-$20 sliding scale, and scholarships are available. Conduit Studio plays host to classes Saturday, starting off at 10 a.m. with “Contact Improvisation” taught by Karen Nelson, which explores essen tial images of contact, includ ing the small dance, accessing center, vibrant relaxation and falling in all directions. “Con tact has been developed by the people who practice it,” Nelson says, “so my teachers include every partner for 25 years from T he Portland Com m unity Dance Festival is for every body all over the world, from all ner, she notes, because it’s an election year. walks and some wheelchairs of life." “We believe in what they are doing and pray A t 4 p.m. Heidi Carlsen teaches “Perform that this event will raise a good amount of ance Presence,” which develops “clarity in money to help them in their fight for the insti v(x:al and physical actions through small-group tution of ‘anti-hate’ legislation— something improvisation and tightly structured exercises,” [that] is good for everyone.” she explains. “Ironically, through precision we Tickets are $40 and can he purchased at will find freedom.” Dingo’s, 4612 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., or at Alito Alessi, founder of Joint Forces, leads www.dingosonline.com. “ DanceAbility,” a movement workshop for people of all abilities and all ages, 2 p.m. Satur day at Wilson High School. Lesbian rugby Sundays schedule at Conduit includes a players? Really? noon “Contemporary Technique” class for hez What? will play host to a women’s rugby intermediate/advanced dancers and a 1:45 p.m. reunion May 26. The Portland Zephyrs West African Dance workshop. A “DanceAhil- played competitively against other Northwest ity” class for kids of all abilities between the teams for a few years starting in 1979. ages of 5 and 11 takes place at nixin at Pacific “It was a very special time in all of our lives,” Artists Dance Center, and a Sunday night C el says Chez W hat? owner Keri ebration Party closes out the festival at Mult Salim. “We were the very nomah Arts Center. The party features the first women’s nighy team in world funk of Lazoo and performances Portland." by Joint Forces and friends. In an absolute shocking T he dance festival moves to revelation, she reveals that Eugene on June 1 and 2. For further fully half of the players were information or tickets, call “hutch, little hahy dykes.” T hen 541-342-3273 or visit she hesitates and corrects herself. “Well, www.conduit-pdx.org. maybe I was the only baby dyke.” Many of the players still live in Oregon, hut Dance for basic rights Salim hopes the out-of-staters will attend, too. The gals will start arriving at 5 p.m. and will go ingo’s R estau ran t & B ar has team ed until the bar closes down at 2 a.m. if need he, up with Basic R ights O regon to pre although, she notes, “We’re all a little older now.” sent the first-ever Q-Ball 7 p.m. June 8 at the historic Am egards Ballroom, 1510 S.E. N in th Ave. Dyke Night update The “casual-formal” event includes a dance and silent auction. DJ Gregarious of Lolas ometimes these things can go either way. Room fame will spin all night long, and all of Fortunately for gay girls in Portland, D yke N ight is sizzling rather than fizzling. the auction proceeds benefit BRO. ‘T h ere’s been a couple of nights,” the anony Lesbian-owned Dingos spearheaded the event, mous listserv moderator exclaims, "where it real which it hopes to make annual with proceeds ly did just seem like you were in a lesbian bar.” going to a different nonprofit every year. Spokes Particularly successful was the evening spent at person Michelle Hadden of Siren Media says the restaurant hiipes to “inspire community spirit” and the Horse Brass Pub, where one man was over to “build a solid foundation this year to enable us heard asking if the place was in fact a dyke bar. to continue doing this for years to come.” However, some improvements can be made. “The nights would be more exciting if people Dingo’s chose BRO for the first year’s part- com S
