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 MS Legacy Band SWING SOUL/FUNK LATIN-CARRIBEAN, Saturday Late Night and Midnight Buffet.
The schedule will be published soon. 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 by Raoul WilkeWhat to expect at Vernacular Spectacular 2025
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Vernacular Spectacular
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Pricing
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Chester Whitmore
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Marie N'Diaye.
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Sarah Elola
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Raoul Wilke
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Michael Srey
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New in 2025
CCX : CAT’S CORNER EXCHANGE: October 24-26, 2025
Celebrate our birthday with us at Halloween! A good old fashioned social dance exchange, highlight 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 25-27, 2025
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