Special Events

VERNACULAR SPECTACULAR
April 25-27, 2025

with Chester Whitmore, Marie N’Diaye, Sarah Elola & Raoul Wilke!

Vernacular Spectacular is all about centering the Blackness of Jazz Dances. The guest artists are part of a wider cultural context of black diasporic cultures, rich in multiple experiences and deep cultural memory. Vernacular Spectacular aims to create an opportunity for immersion through movement and music, and to give us a chance to transform our collective experience of jazz dance.

3 days of training, education and party with more than 12h of classes, 2 discussion panels, 2 evenings of dancing with the Michael Srey Legacy Band swing, soul, funk, latin-carribean music, Saturday late night and midnight buffet. Check-out the 2024 booklet for reference.

Photo credits: C. Whitmore by Emmanuelle Baquero; S. Elola by StacyAnn Lee; R. Wilke by Kylie Thompson. Logo 2025 by Raoul Wilke.

What to expect at Vernacular Spectacular 2025

  • Vernacular Spectacular

  • Pricing

  • Chester Whitmore

  • Marie N'Diaye.

  • Sarah Elola

  • Raoul Wilke

  • Michael Srey

  • New in 2025

  • Horaire Vernacular Spectacular

    Friday schedule

  • Horaire Vernacular Spectacular

    Saturday schedule

  • Horaire Vernacular Spectacular

    Sunday schedule

  • Horaire Vernacular Spectacular

    Party schedule

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Schedule in English

  • The schedule

  • Friday workshops

  • Saturday workshops

  • Sunday workshops

  • The parties

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SAVE THE DATE!
CCX : CAT’S CORNER EXCHANGE
October 24-26, 2025

Celebrate our birthday with us at Halloween! A good old fashioned social dance exchange, highlighting the best bands Montreal has to offer on two big beautiful dance floors. Hours and hours of dancing for all levels from Friday evening to late Sunday afternoon. Late nights, bagels, brunches, clips, stories, costumes, and you!

See you next year for Halloween weekend! October 24-26, 2025

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