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Shout, Sister shout! Happy birthday to the Godmother of Rock'n'Roll: groundbreaking guitarist, songwriter and singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, born March 20, 1915! The first recording star of gospel music, she was one of the first to use distortion on her electric guitar. Her European tour with Muddy Waters in 1964 had a profound influence on British guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Keith Richards.This week's tunes provided by DJ Nomad (Lawrence Chan).
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• FREE for Intro to Swing students • $5 for all other RCP students
• $10 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds.
• Free admission if you've never danced before - bring your friends!
• Volunteers always dance for free, sign up for a shift at the door!
A portion of our revenue goes to payyourrent.ca, a multi-nation Indigenous-led project to receive payment from settlers. Our classes and events take place on the stolen land of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Please be considerate of others’ decision to mask or not. Stay home if you feel unwell. Thank you for helping us keep our community safe. Oh and don't forget to bring your own water bottle!
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2474 Prince Edward St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, British Columbia V5T 1W8
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Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
