Friday to Monday, September 4-7, 2026 at the Russian Hall in Strathcona, East Vancouver
Instructors at RCMA 2026...
Dee Daniels Locke (Minneapolis, USA)
Felix Berghäll (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Nika Jin (Eugene, USA)
Shane Allen (Eugene, USA)
Zackari Faisal (Vancouver, Canada)
Kofi Artiabah (Ottawa, Canada)
and the Swinging tunes of the Bonnie Northgraves Sextet!
Rhythm City Mess Around has, for many years, been the end-of-summer dance event destination for Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
With a mandate to c
elebrate and learn about Black American Vernacular Jazz dances and to explore cultural dynamics associated with those dances and the communities who dance them now and danced them long ago, RCMA has always been more than workshops and social dances. It's about community and the people who attend and those (so many!) who make it happen. It's about inviting instructors and guests who honour and embody the history and cultures of these dances and generously share their passions with their students and dance partners with humility and social conscience. It's about all the Jazz feels to the music of the incredible Jazz musicians of the greater Vancouver area.
And of course, it's about the fabulous RCMA Cabaret, featuring your dance friends performing silly, heartfelt, amazing, goofy, and adorable acts before the Sunday dance.
We have incredible visiting instructors, 2 levels of workshops, 3 nights of dancing, live swinging Jazz, DJs, and of course, the RCMA Cabaret. Plus competitions where you can get up and dance your heart out with your peers! The Mix & Match partner draw, the Solo Jazz, and the Switch Strictly!
See you on the dance floor: September 4-7, 2026!
Lucy Falkner
owner, director, Rhythm City Productions