Learn to dance the way it was done in the days of Jane Austen...
Welcome!
No experience necessary - all dances taught on the spot.
Dress casually - light clothing and soft shoes suggested.
Any questions? Call June Harman at (604) 325-0703.
All Vancouver English Country Dance events are held at the same venue:
upstairs at the Legion Hall (Billy Bishop Branch)Dances are lead by June Harman and Peggy Roe, with additional calling by Bob Rentz. The dances are organized into two series:
1407 Laburnum Street (north of Cornwall, in Kitsilano)
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| Sun Jan 8 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | Rosemary Lach calls for the Dancehall Players. |
| Sun Jan 22 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | June Harman calls for open band. |
| Sun Feb 5 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | Peggy Roe calls for English Trifle. |
| Sun Feb 19 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | June Harman calls for open band. |
| Sun Mar 4 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | Peggy Roe calls for Lark in the Evening. |
| Sun Mar 18 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | Peggy Roe calls for open band. |
| Sun Apr 1 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | June Harman calls for Rattlebone. |
| Sun Apr 8 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | June Harman calls for Lark in the Evening. |
| Fri Apr 13 | 8-11pm | SCC | $12 | Local talent. |
| Sat Apr 14 | - | SCC | $50 | Workshop & Ball. |
| Sun May 6 | 4-7pm | Legion | $10 | Peggy Roe calls for open band. |
| Sun May 20 | 7-10pm | Legion | $12 | June Harman calls for English Trifle. |
April 27 - 29, 2012: Seattle's Cascadia English Country Dance Weekend: dances led by Jenny Beer, music by Northwest musicians coordinated by Kimberly McKittrick.
May 4 - 6, 2012: Winnipeg's Circling Round Workshop and Ball with guest instructor Joanna Reiner and The Fine Companions.
June 2, 2012: Mayne Island's annual ball.
September 7-9, 2012: Victoria's Hands Across the Water: workshops with Kalia Kliban, music by The Dancehall Players.
November 3, 2012: Portland's English Country Ball Weekend.
More generally, Doug Brown of Portland has compiled a schedule of English and Scottish Balls in the Greater Pacific Northwest.
Here's a link to our page. Or, if you're a Facebook member, you can search for "English Country Dance Vancouver" when you're logged in. We invite you to stop by and join the group.
The page is still under construction, so we are looking for photos, links, information, comments, notices... anything and everything to do with ECD. If you are uncertain how to post photos etc. directly onto the Facebook page, you can email them to: ecdvancouver@yahoo.ca.
Heartland Dance Vancouver presents Jane Austen and Regency English Country Dancing and also Scottish Country Dancing workshops and classes in Vancouver and area.
There are thriving ECD communities in Victoria, Bellingham, and Seattle.
If you're looking further afield, here's a list of ECD groups across Canada.
You might also be interested in The Jane Austen Society of North America, Vancouver Region.
Web-page glued together by Michael Dyck.
Web-space generously provided by JuneHarman.com.
