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Toronto English Country Dance Assembly
Special Dances
See notices and flyers for our past special dances below, or look at our upcoming special dances.
2017-2018
Previous Years
October Triple Dance
Oct 24, 2014
Holiday Dance
Dec 27, 2014
Summer Assembly 2015
June 27, 2015
SPECIAL DANCE SCHEDULE 2016-17
We are hosting 4 special English Country dances with guest callers and live musicians. Please join us for these events.
Location
St. Barnabas Anglican Church - Side entrance through playground
175 Hampton Avenue, Toronto (map)
Toronto English Country Dance Assembly
Saturday special dance for experienced dancers on October 7, 2017, from 2:00 to 5:00; all welcome to the evening dance from
7:00 to 10:00. Live music by Stephen Fuller and DJ Moons. St Barnabas Church.
Saturday special dance on December 9, 2017, from 2:00 to 5:00. All welcome. Judy Greenhill calling. St Barnabas Church.
Sunday special dance for advanced dancers on December 10, 2017, from 10:00 to 1:00. Advanced dancers only. Judy
Greenhill calling. Ralph Thornton Centre.
Sunday January 28, 2018: For experienced dancers. Ralph Thornton Centre (third floor), 1:00 to 4:00. Gaye Fifer calling.
Music by Daev Clysdale and Jenny Melvin. This is part of a four-dance weekend, with Gaye Fifer calling a double dance for
Toronto Contra Dance the previous day.
Saturday February 24, 2018: Advanced dance, including Dutch Crossing! St Barnabas Church, 2:00 to 5:00. Cathy Campbell
calling.
Friday (holiday) March 30, 2018: Our annual ball! At the beautiful Adivi residence. Dancing in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday May 13, 2018: For experienced dancers. Ralph Thornton Centre, 1:00 to 4:00. Tara Bolker calling. Music by Eileen
Nicholson and Jane Knoeck. This is part of a four-dance weekend, with Katy Heine calling a double dance for Toronto Contra
Dance the previous day.
Saturday May 26, 2018: All welcome. St Barnabas Church, 2:00 to 5:00. David Smukler calling. Music by Ben Bolker, Laurel
Sharp, and Rick Avery.
Saturday July 14, 2018: All welcome. Ralph Thornton Centre, 7:00 to 10:00. Lisa Greenleaf calling. This is part of a three-
dance weekend, with Toronto Contra Dance‘s Island Dance the following day with Lisa Greenleaf and Tempest.
2018-2019
Saturday September 29, 2018: For experienced dancers. Ralph Thornton Centre. Workshop from 1:00 to 4:00, and dress-up
dance (Regency or formal attire) from 7:00 to 10:00. Robin Hayden calling.
Friday October 26, 2018: All welcome. The Friday October 26 dance will be called by CDSS executive member Brooke Friendly
and will run from 7:30 to 10:00, with live music by Rick Avery and Jennifer Melvin.
Saturday December 8, 2018: All welcome. St Barnabas Church, 2:00 to 5:00. David Smukler calling. Music by Rick Avery and
Jennifer Melvin.
Sunday March 24, 2019: All welcome. Ralph Thornton Centre, 2:00 to 5:00. Gaye Fifer calling. Live music by Rick Avery and
Jennifer Melvin.
Annual ball: Friday April 19, 2019: All welcome. 2:00 to 4:30 and 7:00 to 9:30. Adivi Residence in King City. Please see the
TECDA annual ball page.
June 14 through 16, 2019: Special weekend with Colin Hume. Friday evening dance, workshops, advanced dance, and dance
party! Please see the Colin Hume weekend page.
2019-2020
Saturday September 14, 2019: English Country Dance party. Myra Hirshberg and Tom Calwell calling. All welcome.
Live music by Kevin Budd and Daev Clysdale. 2:00-5:00, St Barnabas Church, 175 Hampton Avenue.
Saturday and Sunday December 14 and 15, 2019: Dances with David Smukler
2:00-5:00 on December 14 at St Barnabas Church, 175 Hampton Avenue -- all welcome.
Live music by Rick Avery, Saskia Tomkins, and Laurel Sharp.
2:00-4:30 on December 15 at Ralph Thornton Centre -- for experienced dancers only.
Live music by Rick Avery, Ben Bolker, and Laurel Sharp.
Saturday December 28, 2019: Extra dance at St Barnabas Church, 175 Hampton Avenue, 2:00-4:30.
Sunday January 26, 2020: Alexandra Deis-Lauby calling. Ralph Thornton Centre, 2:00-4:30. For experienced dancers only.
Live music by Susanne Maziarz (piano), Cassie Norton (violin), and Cathy Campbell (clarinet).
Friday April 15, 2022 (holiday): afternoon dance
2:00 to 4:00 at Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation, located in Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Avenue, Toronto.
Caller Alan Rosenthal, with live music by Ben Bolker and Rick Avery.
2021-2022
