20160128 – Level 1 West Coast Swing Session 02

🇺🇦 A Night in Ukraine. Experience Ukraine Without Leaving Burlington. Perogies. 🇺🇦 Polka. 💃 Music. 🎻 Community. ❤️ Join us for a beautiful evening celebrating Ukrainian culture through authentic food, live performances, music, and an interactive Heel-Toe Polka lesson with our friends from Tyrsa Ukrainian Dance School @tyrsaukrainiandance. Presented by @museumsburlon in conjunction with @dancescape as part of Eat • Make • Share: A Taste of Immigration, this is another opportunity to discover the stories behind the traditions. 📅 Saturday, August 15 📍 Joseph Brant Museum 🕖 7:00–9:00 PM 🔗 Registration link in the comments. We hope you'll join us for another memorable evening of food, music, dance, and friendship! #danceScape #MuseumsOfBurlington #UkraineNight #EatMakeShare #BurlingtonON

🇺🇦 A Night in Ukraine. Discover Ukraine Without Leaving Burlington. Our cultural journey continues! Join Stephen Pichocki from @tyrsaukrainiandance as he invites you to A Night in Ukraine at Joseph Brant Museum on Saturday, August 15. Presented by @museumsburlon, this special evening is part of Eat • Make • Share: A Taste of Immigration, an exhibition developed by @pier21_quai21 and presented with the support of BMO. Experience Ukrainian culture through authentic food, inspiring performances, live music, traditional dance, and an interactive Heel-Toe Polka lesson—all in one unforgettable evening. For more than 26 years, @danceScape has been privileged to build community alongside many remarkable people, organizations, and cultural groups across Burlington. Every partnership has added another chapter to our story, and we're honoured to help bring these shared cultural experiences to life. We hope you'll join us! 📍 Joseph Brant Museum 📅 Saturday, August 15 See link in comments to register. Video & Photo Credit: @nbrudnicki @sbrudnicki #danceScape #MuseumsOfBurlington #UkraineNight #EatMakeShare #BurlingtonON

🇨🇳 Experience China Without Leaving Burlington. An evening of food, music, dance, and friendship. What an unforgettable evening at Chinese Rhythm & Taste! 🇨🇳 Together with @museumsburlon and @redleaf_cultural_integration, we celebrated Chinese culture through delicious food, beautiful music, inspiring performances, Tai Chi, traditional dance, interactive dancing, and wonderful conversations. A special thank you to food and beverage partners - @nickelbrookbrewing, @13thstreetwinery 3th, and Chef Zee Zheng from @hibachicanada - whose generous contributions helped bring the flavours of Asia to life. From authentic hors d'oeuvres to refreshing beverages, every bite and sip added another layer to this memorable cultural experience and reminded us that sharing a meal is one of the most meaningful ways to connect with one another. Special thanks to the Redleaf Cultural Integration Choir, whose performance of The World's Gift to Me reminded us that life's greatest gifts are the people we love and the kindness we receive. Our cultural journey continues! Join us for 🇺🇦 A Night in Ukraine on Saturday, August 15 at Joseph Brant Museum. 📸 Photo credit: @sbrudnicki #danceScape #ChineseRhythmandTaste #MuseumsOfBurlington #RedleafCulturalIntegration #BurlingtonON

🇨🇳 Hear the Voices of Beijing. Celebrating Life's Greatest Gifts. Our journey continues to Beijing (北京), where music has long been a way of celebrating family, friendship, and community. The Redleaf Cultural Integration Choir opens with the beautiful Chinese song The World's Gift to Me, reminding us that life's greatest gifts aren't things—they're the people we love and the kindness we receive from others. The choir then transitions into a jazz classic, beautifully illustrating that while musical traditions may differ, the emotions they express are universal. This performance was part of Chinese Rhythm & Taste: Eat • Make • Share • Dine & Dance, presented in partnership with Museums of Burlington, @redleaf_cultural_integration, and danceScape. Before the evening concluded, guests were also invited to mark their calendars for Redleaf Cultural Integration's Spring Festival Gala on January 23, 2027, at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre. ✨ Who has been one of life's greatest gifts to you? Video Credit: @nbrudnicki #MuseumsOfBurlington #RedleafCulturalIntegration #danceScape #ChineseCulture #Beijing SpringFestival BurlingtonON

🇨🇳 Feel the Spirit of the Grasslands. Travel to Hohhot Through Dance. Our journey continues to Hohhot, the vibrant capital of Inner Mongolia, where endless grasslands, colourful traditions, and joyful celebrations have shaped a unique cultural heritage. This lively Mongolian dance captures the freedom, strength, and community spirit that have inspired generations. Presented during Chinese Rhythm & Taste: Eat • Make •Share • Dine & Dance featuring @redleaf_cultural_integration in conjunction with @museumsburlon , @pier21_quai21 and @dancescape, this performance was part of an unforgettable evening celebrating China's remarkable cultural diversity through music, movement, food, friendship and immigration. ✨ For the next minute, let the music and movement transport you to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Would Hohhot be on your travel bucket list? Video Credit: @nbrudnicki #MuseumsOfBurlington #RedleafCulturalIntegration #danceScape #InnerMongolia #ChineseCulture

🇨🇳 Find Calm in Chengdu. From Giant Pandas to Tai Chi. Chengdu is famous around the world for its giant pandas and unforgettable Sichuan cuisine. But beyond its iconic landmarks lies another side of the city—one rooted in balance, mindfulness, and timeless traditions. This graceful Tai Chi demonstration invites us to slow down, breathe deeply, and discover the quiet strength found in flowing movement. Presented during Chinese Rhythm & Taste: Eat • Make • Share • Dine & Dance, this cultural celebration—hosted in partnership with @museumsburlon, @redleaf_cultural_integration, and @danceScape—brought the sights, sounds, and traditions of China to our local Burlington community. ✨ If you could spend one day in Chengdu, what would you choose first... meeting the giant pandas 🐼 or joining a morning Tai Chi session? ☯️ Video Credit: @nbrudnicki #MuseumsOfBurlington #RedleafCulturalIntegration #danceScape #TaiChi #ChineseCulture

🇨🇳 Hear the Heart of China. Let the music take you there. Some journeys begin with a single step. Others begin with a single note. Our journey continues in Luoyang (洛阳), one of China's great ancient capitals, through the timeless sound of the guzheng (古筝), the Chinese zither. Performed by Ming Ming, the contemporary composition "If the Moon Hasn't Come" beautifully blends modern musical expression with one of China's most treasured traditional instruments. Once heard in imperial courts and cherished for generations, the Guzheng continues to connect people through its beauty and emotion. This performance was part of Chinese Rhythm & Taste: Eat • Make • Share • Dine & Dance, presented by @museumsburlon, @redleaf_cultural_integration, and @danceScape. ✨ Close your eyes... where did this music take you? Video Credit: @nbrudnicki #MuseumsOfBurlington #RedleafCulturalIntegration #danceScape #ChineseCulture #BurlON

🇨🇳 Experience China without leaving Burlington. Our journey begins with Vast Land—a breathtaking opening performance celebrating the beauty, culture, and spirit of China. This was the first performance from Chinese Rhythm & Taste: Eat • Make • Share • Dine & Dance, presented by @museumsburlon, @redleaf_cultural_integration, and @danceScape. ✨ Stay with us as we continue exploring China's rich traditions through music, dance, Tai Chi, and community. What part of China—or Chinese culture—would you love to learn more about? Video Credit: @nbrudnicki #MuseumsOfBurlington #RedleafCulturalIntegration #danceScape #ChineseCulture #BurlON

"When I first met Robert, I knew nothing about Chinese culture..." Born in Britain, Beverley had never experienced the traditions, language, and family customs that became part of her life after meeting Robert, whose family is Malaysian Chinese with ancestral roots in China. As she shares in this video, "bit by bit, you learn as you go." That simple idea is at the heart of Chinese Rhythm & Taste: eat make share, dine & dance with @redleaf_cultural_integration Culture isn't something we simply learn from a book. We experience it through food, music, dance, traditions—and, most importantly, through the people who welcome us in. This is Episode 1 of our Chinese Rhythm & Taste series. Over the coming days, we'll share the performances, stories, flavours, and moments that made this evening so special. Different cultures. Familiar rhythms. 🎥 Chinese Rhythm & Taste – Episode 1: Beverley's Story Vide8 Credit: @nbrudnicki @jinhua201808 #ChineseRhythmAndTaste #EatMakeShare #DanceScape #CommunityThroughCulture #CulturalExchange BurlingtonON