Mount Tabor Dance Community

Help us Keep Portland Dancing! 🌋💃 Tabor Dance is 100% volunteer-powered and 100% community-funded. To keep our 2026 season running safely (and with plenty of porto-potties!), we’re aiming to raise $20,000. Whether you can give $5 or $50, or just want to rock a Tabor Dance hoodie every bit goes towards our goal of cultivating community, positivity, resilience, respect & inclusion through freedom, joy & play. Ways to support: ✨ Venmo: @TaborDance (u/TaborDance) 👕 Merch: [Link in Bio] 🛠️ Wish List: [Link in Bio] 💻 Learn More: tabordance.org No pressure to give, we pledge to stay FREE for everyone, but if you love what we do, help us spread the word! 🌲🔊🕺🦒💃✨ Video and editing by @mindful.views 📸 credit: @katriiin_alter.ego & @portlandfunevents #mttabordance #portlandcommunity #keepportlanddancing #tabordance #supportlocalnonprofits

Tabor Dance Season is here! 🌿 With spring unfolding around us, we’re dancing into community, positivity, resilience, respect & inclusion through freedom, joy & play. We’ll be popping up on select Wednesdays through the end of summer, bringing a mix of locations and sounds, with a few surprises along the way. As always, these gatherings are free, volunteer-run, and centered in creating a sense of belonging as a third space for our community. 2026 Schedule: APRIL • 4/19 - Park Clean-Up on Mt Tabor • 4/22 - Mt Tabor Amphitheatre • 4/29 - Mt Tabor Amphitheatre MAY • 5/6 - The Den (21+) • 5/13 - Mt Tabor Amphitheatre • 5/27 - Mt Tabor Park JUNE • 6/3 - The Den (21+) • 6/10 - Laurelhurst Park • 6/17 - Cathedral Park • 6/24 - Cathedral Park JULY • 7/1 - The Den (21+) • 7/8 - Laurelhurst Park • 7/22 - Peninsula Park • 7/29 - Mt Tabor Park AUGUST • 8/12 - Mt Tabor Park • 8/19 - The Den (21+) • 8/26 - Mt Tabor Park SEPTEMBER • 9/2 - Mt Tabor Park • 9/13 - Park Clean-Up on Mt Tabor • 9/16 - The Den (21+) Additional details, themes, lineups, and more about each dance will be announced on IG weekly. 💸 All of these dances are free. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Park events are family friendly ⏰ Park event hours are from 6 - 9 or 9:30, check the weekly events flyer on IG for details. ‼️ Events are subject to change due to weather or other factors Please keep in mind: 📍 Our spot in Mt.Tabor Park is located above Reservoir 5 📍 The Amphitheater is next to the Mt.Tabor Visitor Center Mount Tabor Dance community is a volunteer-run collective of dancers, DJs and artists celebrating music, movement, all bodies, all people, consent, caring for each other, the parks and the planet. We are a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is cultivating community, positivity, resilience, respect & inclusion through freedom, joy & play. We love our parks, and we know you do too! MTDC is committed to keeping this space safe and clean. As an officially permitted event we strictly adhere to all city regulations and ask that every dancer do the same. This is a leave no trace event. Honor our community agreements: respect the space, each other and the neighborhood.

What is Tabor Dance? Origin story time! In the Spring of 2020, during the COVID pandemic and quarantine, a group of friends met on Mt. Tabor on a Wednesday at sunset to dance. They brought a speaker and a playlist, and drew chalk circles to dance in so they could stay safely apart but still be together. Every Wednesday at sunset they gathered on the mountain to dance. Soon people joined them…then more people…and more… It was easy to see the dance was needed in the community. People began to count on the dance for their weekly social time, movement, and creative outlets. DJs and artists began to show up and share their talents. A small group of volunteers stepped up to lead the group. We started social media accounts and began leading what we now know as Tabor Dance. We decided that the dance was important for the community, and we need to keep it going. We vowed to make sure it stays free and open to all. So the dance grew…and grew…What started as a group of friends and an idea became an entire community. More talented volunteers joined the team. In 2022 the team got a small grant and bought their own equipment after 2 years of borrowing bits and pieces from a variety of generous friends. As the dance grew, in 2023 the team realized to keep the dance sustainable and our community safe we needed to become a nonprofit and add more infrastructure. We are now working with Portland Parks & Recreation to get permits and provide this needed infrastructure for our events. Through a pandemic, location changes, no budget, all types of weather, and a whole host of issues over the years the team has stuck tight together and kept the dance going strong. Through it all we have continued to host free, regular, inclusive dance events year ‘round. Tabor Dance takes place on Wednesday evenings most weeks of the year, on Mt. Tabor as well as other parks and local venues. Mt. Tabor Dance community believes that dance is for EVERY body. All are welcome. See you on the dance floor, loves. 🫶🏽💕🪩💕🫶🏽 Too many amazing ppl who’ve helped the dance to tag! #mtdc #tabordance #mttabordancecommunity #tabordanceportland #tabordanceparty

We’re excited to announce our summer dates at White Owl Social Club! “White Owl Wednesdays” have become a tradition of their own, where we trade the open skies for White Owl’s cozy patio and shake our collective booties together. 💜 🗓️ 05.20 🗓️ 07.15 🗓️ 08.05 Free entry 21+ w/ ID 6pm–10pm See you on the dance floor! 🕺🪩🦉 ___ Mount Tabor Dance community is a volunteer-run collective of dancers, DJs and artists celebrating music, movement, all bodies, all people, consent, caring for each other, the parks and the planet. We are a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is cultivating community, positivity, resilience, respect & inclusion through freedom, joy & play. This is a leave no trace event. Honor our community agreements: respect the space, each other and the neighborhood.

Popped my @tabordance Cherry 🍒

🌿 Community recognizes community. 💫 At our Flower Power dance on 4/29, we had the chance to connect with the amazing folks from Friends of Mt. Tabor Park — a fellow volunteer-run organization dedicated to keeping the park healthy, welcoming, and thriving for everyone who visits. 🌲 In this interview, we talked to board member Sebastian Busby about the growing connection between our communities, what Friends of Mt. Tabor Park does, and what it means to create joyful public spaces together. 💚 Hearing that we’re doing a good job cleaning up after ourselves was so nice to hear! We’re proud that Tabor Dance is becoming known not just for the dance — but for showing love and respect to the land that hosts us. ✨ Let’s keep earning that reputation together! Pack it in, pack it out, help your neighbors, and leave the mountain better than we found it. 🌲 Big love to Friends of Mt. Tabor Park for everything they do for this special place. 💫 #tabordance #mttabordancecommunity #keepportlanddancing #mttaborpark #taborneighbors

Tabor Dance Community! We are going to have a super special dance this week! Like… holographically rare and full of whimsy. Join us at the Mount Tabor Amphitheater on 5/13 for a night of deep bass and whimsy wubs. We are doing something different this week, very different... You asked for it and here it is!! BASS MUSIC 🎣 🔊 Lineup 🔊 Surprise Bass Headliner Given Peace Glitter & Rage The fomo factor for this one is gonna be next level. The amphitheater has a limited capacity. We recommend arriving early if you want to participate in this very special iteration of Tabor Dance. The location of this dance will be surrounded by trees in the caldera in the Mt. Tabor Amphitheater. It is right next to the visitors center. If you are unsure of where this is, check out our stories for maps & map link. There is ADA access to this location. 📅 Wednesday 5//13 ⏰️ 6:00pm - 9:00pm 📍Mt. Tabor Amphitheater Sound by @orca.audio.pdx Flyer by @seventhswami

Tabor Dance Community! ✨️ 💖 ✨️ Are you ready for a delicious new chapter on the dance floor? We are taking the magic indoors this week and are beyond excited to invite you to the very first event of our summer series at the Den! We love this venue, from the beautiful L-Acoustics sound system to their community oriented mission. ☮️🪸🪷🦒 While we might not be under the trees for this one, our core values remain exactly the same. We believe in cultivating community, positivity, resilience, respect & inclusion through freedom, joy & play. Our connectedness is only strengthened when we move and groove together!💃🕺🛸🎊 Expressive attire, flow toys, and your highest vibrations are strongly encouraged! Let’s break in this dance floor the right way! See you at The Den! 🔊 Lineup: Bizio Fantast Psydquest 📍 Location: 116 SE Yamhill St, Portland, OR 97217 ⏰️ Time: 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM 📆 Wednesday 5/6/26 💸 Free 👼 21+ W/ ID Mount Tabor Dance community is a volunteer-run collective of dancers, DJs and artists celebrating music, movement, all bodies, all people, consent, caring for each other, the parks and the planet. We are a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is cultivating community, positivity, resilience, respect & inclusion through freedom, joy & play. We love our parks, and we know you do too! MTDC is committed to keeping this space safe and clean. As an officially permitted event we strictly adhere to all city regulations and ask that every dancer do the same. This is a leave no trace event. Honor our community agreements: respect the space, each other and the neighborhood.

Week two of @tabordance is in the books! This one was a beautiful one with warm sunshine ☀️and warm hearts 💞 Enjoy these photos from @jeremyrunningphotography , the full set can be found in the link in bio! #tabordance #danceparty #rave #portland

We are so back. Flower Power! 4/29/2026 Our DJs kept the dance floor in blooming!🔊🌺 Thank you @javiesees , @floralis______ , @dj_cat_wolf ! 🌻🌸 Big shout out and thank you to @oregondancesafe ! Their commitment to our community safety and wellness is important, appreciated, and needed. Dm them for more information on how you can keep your events safe. As always your donations to Keep Portland Dancing are appreciated. Thank you. Last but not least, Thank you to all our volunteers and board members that work behind the scenes! This video is only a glimpse of the magic and joy that is being created. Our next dance is May 6th at @thedenportland . 21+ event, ask about their NA options at the bar! Cheers! 🥂 🎥: @mindful.views

Cup full. There’s a moment at each dance when we sit back and marvel at this community and what we’ve built together. For me this was the moment tonight…DJ slaying, crowd cheering and dancing together, and the beautiful park holding us all together in this special moment. Thank you for dancing, for donating, for sharing your art, for picking up trash, finding lost items, and all of the PLUR! We love you! See you soon, dancers and dreamers. 🙌🏽🪩💕 Big Love, Party Captain #tabordance #mttabordancecommunity #portlanddance #mttabor #portlandmusic

What an awesome dance at Mount Tabor Amphitheater with @tabordance @robotopdx @buzelb33