Dance: Cape Breton Step w/ Sabra MacGillivray

Level: Beginner+

Sat. October 24 | 3 PM - 4:30 PM | The Sanctuary Arts Centre

Join Sabra MacGillivray for a lively exploration of Cape Breton Step Dance This style of dance is a percussive dance tradition deeply connected to the region’s rich fiddle music.

This workshop offers an opportunity to explore the distinctive rhythms, footwork, style, and musicality of Cape Breton dance. We’ll look at traditional steps and combinations danced primarily to strathspeys, reels and jigs, while discovering how the dance works in conversation with the fiddle—where rhythm, phrasing, and musical expression are at the heart of every step. 

Bring your dancing shoes, your sense of rhythm, and your love of traditional dance—and get ready to step to the music!