Island Dance

North to South VI

Dance On Mayne, Mayne Island. Hosts Sunday afternoon called social dance, including ECD  (also Contra & SCD). Dances often held at the Ag(ricultural) Hall. Contact information for events is often published with simply the last four digits of the phone number. This hapily reminds me of a community I lived in, great fun. The format is 250.539.xxxx

Dance on Mayne hosts a bigger dance (English Country Ball) annually, in June, formerly took place in February

Victoria English Country Dance Soc. Thursday evenings 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., weekly, autumn to spring, frequent additional sessions at 7 p.m., suggested donation $3, tea & snacks provided, Fragrance Free. An evening of Called social dance. One must contact organisers by e-mail or telephone for location of the private hall. Several Saturday evening dances are also hosted annually at a higher entry rate. Music: The Dancehall Players. Their albums (CDs or downloads) are available from CDSS or CD Baby, iTunes, and other outlets. Second album, More from Dan's Hall just released. Visit the VECDS site for more about both albums

VECDS (above) biennial English Country Ball, 23 May 2013 registration is open

Victoria Experimental Contry Dance Party & Urban Barn Dance - Summer series (info page)
St. Matthais Anglican Church hall, 600 Richmond Av., Victoria, BC, V8S 3Y7
Look for a return of this popular series in summer, possibly next summer
Would you like to help make this brief summer series operate? Please contact us
Was: Thursday evenings, Jul/Aug 2011. Dance 7:00 - 10 p.m. $8 All ages, dry event. No partner or previous experience required. Dances taught and called. New dancer info. Please arrive Fragrance Free 

Regional ECD

Vancouver English Country dancers host a series of called social dances. Autumn - Spring, alternating between Sunday afternoons and evenings. Information & calendar and Van. combined ECD/Contra calendar

2010 saw the start of a series of classes, including ECD, operating as Heartland Dance Vancouver

Bellingham English Country Dance Thursdays, afternoons

English country dancers in Seattle offer a dance fortnightly/semi-monthly. Info SeattleDance.org

ECD Balls, Camps, Weekends

Victoria ECD Soc. frequently hosts an event on the weekend after Labour Day -- Hands Across the Water

Cascadia (Occasional) English Country dance weekend, often in early May, offers considerably more dancing than any ball weekend. This year, 3 - 5 May 2013

Portland annually hosts an English Country ball in Nov or Dec.

Seattle annually hosts an English Country ball, February. 23 Feb 2012

Dance on Mayne hosts a June English Country ball (formerly in Feb.), and a community ECD gathering in August 

Victoria and Vancouver alternately host a spring English Country Dance ball. Victoria ECDS hosts on 23 March 2013. Nikki Herbst calls, music by the The Dancehall Players

English & Scottish Country Dance Balls and Events - Greater Pacific Northwest, by Doug Brown