May 30th Halifax Contra Dance with guest caller Drew Delaware

Name: May 30th Halifax Contra Dance with guest caller Drew Delaware
Start: 2026-05-30T19:00:00-03:00
End: 2026-05-30T22:15:00-03:00
Location: All Nations Church, 2535 Robie St, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia

Schedule

Sat May 30 2026 at 07:00 pm to 10:15 pm

UTC-03:00

Location

All Nations Church, 2535 Robie St, Halifax, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia | Halifax, NS

Dance Details
The dance is… a beginner-friendly community dance that's welcoming to everyone! With super awesome live east-coast tunes by top-notch Halifax musicians. Non-gendered and welcoming to all. While you don’t need to bring a partner, you will be dancing with many individuals throughout the night.
More information on our dances can be found on our website: https://www.halifaxcontra.ca/details-about-our-dances/
Schedule:
- Doors open at 7pm - come early to stash your coats and get yourselves signed in!
- Orientation: 7:15-7:30 - mandatory if you haven't danced with us before
- Dancing starts at 7:30 sharp!!
- Advanced dancing from 9:30-10:15!.
* More details on the dancing schedule below.
Location: All Nations Church Hall – 2535 Robie St at Charles. The entrance is up the wooden ramp on Robie.
Caller: Drew Delaware, English country dance & contra dance caller, teacher, and choreographer based in Toronto, gives us the pleasure of leading the dances this evening. Check out his work at https://drewdelaware.com/
Musicians: Jeremy Finney and Décota McNamara will be playing great tunes all night. Check them out here: https://jeremyfinneymusic.com/ and https://soundcloud.com/decotamc
Cost: Cost is sliding scale! Admission is $15 or more if your budget allows -- otherwise, pay what you can – even a twoonie is appreciated. Payment is CASH ONLY! Thank you for remembering to bring cash!
What to wear:
-Low-heel, smooth-soled shoes (if it’s mucky out, bring a pair of clean shoes if you can)
-Comfortable clothing and layers… you will get hot!
-But – we’ll have doors open for ventilation, so bring warm layers for the start- it is chilly at first 🙂
We encourage you to dress in what makes you comfortable - whether casual clothes, pyjamas, fancy dress-up clothes or a full-on costume. Come in the clothes you will have the most fun in!
We encourage a scent-free environment, but still recommend the use of deodorant 🙂
You should bring:
-Cash for admission
-A water bottle (you will get thirsty!)
DANCING SCHEDULE
7PM: Doors open
7:15PM: Beginner orientation with the help of Kat Kitching (HCD's house caller)
7:30PM: The dancing starts with our special guest caller from Toronto!
Dances start easy and get progressively more difficult.
The last few dances of the evening from 9:30 onwards are the most difficult.
We are excited for our Guest caller Drew to teach us new and exciting things!
A note on payment: We run a lean operation and volunteers organize and call our dances.
Your entry fees go to pay our professional musicians and the church hall, and generally we under-pay for both. That is why we are grateful if you can pay more than $15 for admission. On the other hand, we want to ensure our dances are accessible to everyone. If you cannot pay $15, please don't worry - just pay whatever you can. The most important thing is for you to come and have fun with us 🙂
Questions? Comments? Please don’t hesitate to get in touch: [email protected]