Jefferson Dancers

Day 1 of tech at the Newmark was a success, and we’re back at it today to do the second act of our show! Come watch your Jefferson Dancers as well as 50 years’ worth of alumni take the stage this weekend, opening night is TOMORROW!

The Jefferson Dancers Spring Concerts
📍: Newmark Theater
🗓️: April 16th-18th, 7:30pm (+2pm the 18th)
🎟️: In bio, get them while you can!

You don’t want to miss this show! We are so excited to see all of you this weekend 🪩💃

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Fifty years ago, the Jefferson Dancers took the stage for the first time.

Next week, we celebrate everything that's been built since — the artists, the alumni, the legacy.

Join us April 16–18 at the Newmark Theater for our 2026 Spring Concerts, featuring nine new works — the majority choreographed by alumni — with alumni performers gracing the stage every single night. And on Friday, something truly extraordinary: dancers from the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s all returning to perform together in a once-in-a-generation celebration of Jefferson Dancers across the decades.

This is a concert fifty years in the making. Don't miss it.

Tickets are on sale now at jeffersondancers.com or link in our bio.

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Calling all Jefferson Dancers Alumni

Join us to celebrate 50 years of JD.

Alumni Reception
Friday, April 17 | 6:00–7:15 PM
Newmark Theatre

Spring Concert | April 16–18
Featuring JD alumni in every show, plus 4 alumni pieces Friday night.

Share your photos and memories by completing our alumni questionnaire, and tag your JD friends to help spread the word. https://forms.gle/oNKp1PFYv2y6iTGK6

P.S. Can’t attend? Support the next 50 years: jeffersondancers.com

Thank you so much to Sara Martins for setting our joy-filled tap piece this year! We had so much fun learning and playing. Come see us tap at the Newmark for our annual spring concerts, APRIL 16-18th! Hope to see you there👀😄

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We are THRILLED to be approaching our annual SPRING CONCERT at the NEWMARK THEATER!!
Join us APRIL 16-18 for a night you won’t forget!!
This year celebrates the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the Jefferson Dancers!
Tickets at the LINK in our BIO or at jeffersondancers.com—grab yours TODAY!

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We are THRILLED to be approaching our annual SPRING CONCERT at the NEWMARK THEATER!!
Join us APRIL 16-18 for a night you won’t forget!!
This year celebrates the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the Jefferson Dancers!
Tickets at the LINK in our BIO or at jeffersondancers.com—grab yours TODAY!

Jefferson Dancers trip to New York 2026!!
Our company had the opportunity to tour colleges, take dance classes, watch shows, and explore the city. We had so much fun in the concrete jungle!!

On the eve of our trip to New York, we can’t help but look back on the 49 iterations of this company that came before us. Each one slightly different, each with their own talents and works and dreams. This company is much bigger than each individual who’s danced within it, yet each and every one of us have helped write this company’s legacy. New York City is a fitting destination for this year’s tour, then, as the same things can be said about this place, too.

We cannot wait to be inspired by the artists in the city that never sleeps. Join us tomorrow as we fly to New York City!

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Today’s dancer of the day is Piper Bott - 2 days until our trip to New York! 🪩🗽

Piper is an eighteen-year-old senior, and this is her fourth year with the company. She started performing at the age of eight, learning to twirl a baton under the instruction of Shannon Barker at Stites Performing Arts Center. By the age of ten, she was learning at Portland Metro Arts. There, her love of dance grew, and she decided to take ballet and jazz classes at Stites, studying with Amy Bonaduce Gardner. Simultaneously, she studied aerial arts at Echo Theater with various instructors. She was accepted into the Youth Performance Ensemble, the TikToks, where she was a member for two years before deciding to focus more exclusively on dance. After several years of both online and in-person jazz and ballet, she added contemporary, hip-hop, and gymnastics to her schedule. She has performed at various venues across Portland, including the Festival of the Trees, the Junior Rose Parade, the Echo Theater Company, and the University of Portland. She has also attended various summer intensives such as the NW Summer Dance Platform and the Ruth Page International Experience. Dance is a very important part of Piper’s life, and becoming a Jefferson Dancer is a dream come true! She would like to thank her amazing support system at home and all of her teachers who consistently encouraged and pushed her to grow and improve.

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