Dance to the Sounds of the Brant Inn

The Waterfront at Downtown Burlington’s Discovery Landing will feature an evening of Dance and Music of the Brant Inn on July 21st from 7 to 10 p.m. The event is organized in conjunction with the City of Burlington.

The event will be hosted by CHML Radio’s legendary Mayor of the Morning Show,: PAUL HANOVER, who during the 1950’s and 60’s hosted the weekly remote broadcasts from the Brant Inn and carried coast to coast on the CBC radio network. The famous nightspot was a stopover for all the major entertainment figures touring North America such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Kenton, Count Basie, Guy Lombardo, Timmy Dorsey and Duke Ellington. Paul was also host of CTV Television popular game show. It’s Your Move during the 1960’s.

Three-time Canadian and two-time North American undefeated Amateur Standard Ballroom Champions, Robert Tang and Beverly Cayton-Tang and their team of instructors from DanceScape will showcase Ballroom Dance demonstrations. There will be free Dance lesson in Foxtrot, Tango, Cha Cha, Waltz, Rumba, and Jive/Jitterbug offered outside on the Compass area by the Waterfront. States Beverly, who will also act as co-host of the event with Paul, “The Brant Inn was so much a part of Burlington’s cultural heritage and we invite everyone to share their personal memories and dance by moonlight.”

DanceScape is conducting a “Share Your Favourite Memory of the Brant Inn” Contest. If you have a favourite memory or story about your experiences at the Brant Inn, e-mail info@dancescape.com.  Submit online at www.dancescape.com/contest, or call 905-633-8808 for the mailing address to mail in your submission by July 21st. Two winners will be selected during the July 21st event. Each winner will receive a DanceScape “For Absolute Beginners Ballroom Dancing” 2-DVD set.