Join us for dancing
Summer 2022
Schedule by Venue:
ROBSON SQUARE: polished concrete floor suitable for all shoes
Saturday, July 9 8-11 pm SALSA with Nina Perez
Saturday, July 16 8-11 pm
Saturday, July 23 8-11 pm
Saturday, August 6 8-11 pm ZOUK with Ricardo Coelho Espeschit from Brazil
Saturday, August 13 8-11 pm TANGO with Deborah & Santiago from Argentine Tango Studio
Saturday, August 20 8-11 pm TANGO with Gabriel Monty from Argentine Tango Lab
QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE PLAZA: portable wood floor suitable for all shoes
Friday, July 22 6:30-9:30 pm SALSA with Corey Solomon
Friday, July 29 6:30-9:30 pm BACHATA with Corey Solomon
Friday, August 5 6:30-9:30 pm TANGO with Gabriel Monty from Argentine Tango Lab
Friday, August 12 6:30-9:30 pm TANGO with Jorge Olguin
GRANVILLE ISLAND OCEAN ARTS: rough concrete floor suitable for dancing in sneakers
Friday, August 19 9 pm-1 am LATIN MIX: Salsa, Bachata, Merengue…
Friday, August 26 9 pm-1 am TANGO with Gabriel Monty from Argentine Tango Lab
Schedule by Date:
Saturday, July 9 8-11 pm Robson Square SALSA with Nina Perez
Saturday, July 16 8-11 pm Robson Square
Friday, July 22 6:30-9:30 pm QET Plaza SALSA with Corey Solomon
Saturday, July 23 8-11 pm Robson Square
Friday, July 29 6:30-9:30 pm QET Plaza BACHATA with Corey Solomon
Friday, August 5 6:30-9:30 pm QET Plaza TANGO–Gabriel Monty–Argentine Tango Lab
Saturday, August 6 8-11 pm Robson Square ZOUK with Ricardo Coelho Espeschit from Brazil
Friday, August 12 6:30-9:30 pm QET Plaza TANGO with Jorge Olguin
Saturday, August 13 8-11 pm Robson Square TANGO with Deborah & Santiago from Argentine Tango Studio
Saturday, August 20 8-11 pm Robson Square TANGO with Gabriel Monty from Argentine Tango Lab
Friday, August 19 9 pm-1 am Ocean Arts
Friday, August 26 9 pm-1 am Ocean Arts TANGO–Gabriel Monty–Argentine Tango Lab
Gabriel Monty from Argentine Tango Lab
Santiago & Deborah from Argentine Tango Studio
Jorge Olguin
Ricardo Coelho Espeschit
Brazilian and world ZOUK champion, Ricardo recently moved to Vancouver hoping to teach his culture and dances here. Ricardo was also a teacher in the most famous TV program in Brazil–Brazil’s version of Dancing with the Stars, Dance Dos Famous.
Nina Perez
VANTANGO COMING SOON!
Our goal is to expand our tango community by introducing new dancers to this engaging dance and provide a post-Covid tango experience for tango community members who have been anxiously awaiting a chance to dance again.
Rather than importing teachers for our first festival, we have decided to feature the skills and talents of some Vancouver’s finest and most experienced tango teachers. Our featured teachers are a combination of excellent dancers, lauded performers, and experienced teachers. They are invested in the quality and growth of our local tango community and truly want to improve the dance skills of their students.
Our teachers will be attending the milonga to dance with people, and talk about tango traditions and music. Vantango promises to be a total tango experience!
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Dance In Transit
Dance in Transit is our way of engaging Vancouver’s dance community and inviting everyone to join this vibrant group of movers and shakers. It’s also a chance to showcase the best our city has to offer in spectacular surroundings.
With Dance in Transit, Sam’s Dance is bringing its philosophy of inclusiveness and diversity outside and inviting everyone to join us for a summer of fun. Our program is specially designed to remove barriers to trying dance, especially if people are shy, new to Vancouver, or socially isolated.
The concept was born in 2015 just after the opening of Sam’s Dance. The idea behind Dance in Transit was to dance in public spaces, including on skytrains and in stations. We wanted to engage people passing by and show them how easy and fun dancing can be.
After two years of working on the concept and testing it, we finally secured the use of Robson Square. At the same time, we decided to try other amazing outdoor venues so we could reach people in different parts of the downtown core and experience dancing in different settings.
We’re the Pied Pipers of Dance. If you follow us, we’ll lead you on a merry journey to the most spectacular spaces in downtown Vancouver for dancing, music, friendship, & fun!
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW!
We think what the world needs now is more Canada. We’re leading the way with Dance in Transit to show off Vancouver as the most accepting, diverse, multi-cultural city in the country. We invite you to join us for some social connection that could change your life.
All of us can use more friends. Most of us can use more excitement in our lives. Many of us would benefit from more movement. Social contact is good for everyone, even introverts. Dance in Transit will provide all this and more. It will give dancers the chance to practice and show off their skills to friends and newcomers. It will introduce non-dancers to the joy of dancing.
Dancing is proven to benefit the body in many ways. It is also scientifically proven to be better for our brains than any other activity, including yoga, crossword puzzles, and crossfit training. Dancing relieves stress, provides an outlet for creative expression, and improves balance and coordination. Dancing makes you happy!
Dance in Transit is designed to reach thousands of people, both locals and tourists, and invite them to experience this amazing event with us. We hope to engage people in this MOST FUN summer Vancouver has ever seen. We hope you will leave your homes, put down your digital devices, and join us to Dance Your Pants Off!
FRESH & OUTDOOR!
If you think dancing isn’t for you, you haven’t tried it yet. Everyone can dance at some level that brings them joy! Dance in Transit is a street dancing festival—it’s not about wearing special clothes or fancy shoes; it’s about moving to music, one foot at a time. It’s safe, healthy, good for your brain and body, & it will make you feel alive!
This is the longest, largest dance event in the history of Vancouver. Dance in Transit is FREE outdoor dancing in magnificent downtown venues.
Dance in Transit will feature many dance styles and will include mini-lessons, demonstrations, performances, music, & lots of social dancing. It will be a chance for dancers to learn new styles, practice the styles they already know, and experience these venues in the fresh air while moving to the best music made for dancing. It is also an opportunity for non-dancers to see what social dancing is all about, to try it, to feel what dancers feel in an open, no-pressure environment. Everyone who attends will feel like a part of this movement because one of our jobs is to make sure of that.
These days, Dance in Transit also organizes workshops, events, and festivals, that while not free, are inviting and inclusive. Everyone can dance!
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Sam’s Dance
Sam’s is a Vancouver-based dance company, which is variously a gathering place, community, & social experience. Sam’s is a place to explore partner dancing, watch dancing, spend time with old friends, make new friends, & develop personal connections.
Sam’s Dance school started in 2015 as an idea to change the face of social activity in Vancouver. We are change-makers who work to build community, encourage engagement, and reach out to non-dancers as well as those already in the dance community. We believe that dancing is a way to connect with people that we need now more than ever. Dance in Transit is a project of Sam’s Dance.
Sam’s Dance is building a new dance community and social network in Vancouver. We hope you will join us.
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