The City of Ottawa provides an excellent venue for Folk Dancing. One may dance almost every day of the week. Here is a list of dance schedule of participatory dance events organized by nonprofit organizations. The activities are open to general public. The information is gathered mostly by consulting flyers or by word of mouth and similar unofficial resources.
Group Organizers: Please feel free to contact me at nannu@ifdo.ca to update or correct your group info, any inaccuracies or if you wish me to include the schedule of your groups.
| Group | International Folk Dancers of Ottawa |
Contra Dancing in Ottawa |
|---|---|---|
| Next Dance: |
Thursdays |
Dances twice a month
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| Where |
Jack Purcell Community Centre |
All dances at |
| Special Activities: |
| Group | Joie de Vivre Folk Dancers | |
|---|---|---|
| Next Dance: |
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| Where |
Please check www site for details |
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| Special Activities: |
| Group | English Country | Israeli Folkdancers | Scottish Country |
St
Andrew's Society of Ottawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When |
Fridays |
Tuesdays 6:30 - 10:30PM |
Monday and |
Occasional |
| Where | Mlacak Centre 2500 Campeau Drive Kanata |
Jewish Community
Campus Gymnasium 881, Broadview Ave |
Churchill Senior Centre |
Please see below |
| Special Activities: |
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International Folk Dancers of Ottawa
provides beginner to advanced level teaching and request dancing every Thursday at the Jack Purcell Community Center 7:30 - 10:10 PM. For more information about IFDO you may contact one of their executives or send an EMail to: Shantnu Mishra at nannu@ifdo.pugmarks.com
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An evening of English Country Folk Dancing, Contra Dancing and fun. Monthly dances with Live Music from the Playford Players.
English Country folk weekly Dances are from 7:30 - 10 p.m. Friday nights from Sept.
to May 1. No partners or experience necessary and beginners are welcome as they teach
(or "walk through") all the dances. Bring a friend and wear comfortable shoes!
For more information and
their schedule , please call Irfona, (613) 746-6508,
or by email
John
at nashjc@uottawa.ca
You may visit
this page for
information and schedule.Ottawa English Country Dance Club
We occasionally have weekly dances with live music.
Cost: $45 for the season or $4 per regular evening / $8 when live music
No dances during summer months.
New session starts in the Fall Staring September
until May
Israeli Folkdancing every Tuesday at the Jewish Community Campus Gymnasium,
881 Broadview Ave. (just off Carling Ave.) 6:30 -10:30 p.m.
6:30 to 7:00 pm - introductory steps
7:00 to 8:15 pm - beginners teaching, beginners request dancing
8:15 to 10:30 pm - intermediate and advanced teaching and request dancing
cost: $
3 for the evening
For more information, call Judith at (613) 729-2090
Ardbrae, an affiliate of the Royal Scottish Country Dance
Society, succeeded the Ottawa Country Dance Society which was founded in 1958
under the auspices of the City of Ottawa, Department of Recreation and Parks.
They dance on Monday and Wednesday evenings. On
Monday evenings, adult basic and intermediate classes are held from
7:30pm to 9:30pm at Churchill Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Road. The basic
class meets separately for the first half of the evening, and then joins with
the intermediate class after the refreshment break. On Wednesday evenings,
a class for experienced dancers is held from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at Churchill
Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Road. For more info
regarding their schedule please visit their web
site at
http://www.flora.org/ardbrae/
Provides weekly Scottish Country dance classes (Beginner to Advanced), Social dancing opportunities and annual workshops and balls. An introductory Welcome Dance is held at Parkdale United Church Hall in early September. Please visit their web site www.rscdsottawa.ca for details and the schedule of dance classes and listing of planned events or phone 613-830-3393.
The St Andrew's Society of Ottawa runs occasional Scottish Ceilidhs, with Scottish Ceilidh Dancing - simple dances like Gay Gordons, Dashing White Sergeant.
Events info: h.reekie@ieee.org
or call Hugh 728-5343
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