Robson Square Salsa Summer 2017

2017 marks the 11th anniversary of the Robson Square Salsa events and this year there are some significant changes to the summer program.

Due to other event organizers asking for access to the Robson Square space on Sunday afternoons, the facility management company has reduced the number of weeks we are able to use Robson Square this summer to provide fair access for everyone.

And they've also raised the rental fees to use the space. So for the summer of 2017 we are faced with a shorter season, only six weeks from July 9 to August 13, at a higher cost than last year's season of nine weeks.


SUMMER 2017

If you’re in downtown Vancouver on a Sunday in July or August and it’s after 3pm, you know you'll be heading to Robson Square to join the dancers under the Robson Square domes.  Started in 2006 by Jennifer and Stephen Dancey of Dancey Studios (yes, Dancey really is their last name), Sunday Afternoon Salsa at Robson Square runs every summer, rain or shine, completely FREE to the public.  

Jennifer and Stephen, with their team of volunteers, have nurtured this once small, spontaneous dance event for Vancouver salsa dancers into a huge community event that is now one of the highlights of the Vancouver summer festival season.

If you're part of Vancouver's salsa dance community, you already know that dancing at Robson Square on Sunday afternoons in the summer is an amazing experience. Many people say it's their favourite dance event of the year – with the huge attendance, the great music, and the welcoming and inclusive atmosphere. What you may not know is the event is expensive to run, and the Robson Square dances rely 100% on donations and sponsorship to survive.

The largest costs of running the Robson Square dances are the venue rental fees to use the Robson Square plaza as well as essential expenses including the cost for access to use the washrooms and janitorial services, rental of the sound system and setup, insurance and more.

Thankfully, the Robson Square Salsa dance series receives sponsorship support from the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, which covers a large proportion of the expenses.  But to meet our fundraising goal for this summer we are turning to you, our wonderful dance community, to support the event in any amount that you can.

Robson Square Salsa 2017 GoFundMe Campaign

This year's GoFundMe fundraising goal of $3,000 will cover the expenses not already met by the existing event sponsorship. Consider that typical admission to a salsa dance event usually costs about $10, how many Sundays do you think you'll attend at Robson Square this summer? 

Please donate and help keep the Robson Square Salsa series running this summer. Thank you for your support.

For more information about the 2017 season of the Robson Square dances, visit SundayAfternoonSalsa.com