English Country Dance music from Victoria, BC
22 years of playing for English Country Dance in Victoria - 2001 to 2023!
Started in Victoria, BC in 2001 by Ann Schau and Dan Page, The Dancehall Players is now a five-member ensemble of musicians and composers specializing in English Country Dance music.
The Dancehall Players regularly play for dances in Victoria, Vancouver and the Gulf Islands on the west coast of Canada. The group has recorded seven albums of original and traditional dance music, including collaborations with international dance callers, and is working on an eighth. Instruments include piano, violins, flute, recorders, guitar, banjo, mandolin, cello, and percussion.
Learn more about the players and our story on the Band Members page
A video interview with Ann Schau of The Dancehall Players
This one struck a “lost chord” - straightforward, unpretentious, unencumbered — just simply beautiful.
— Gene Murrow (New York)
The arrangements are really beautiful and the piano playing is impeccable… a great asset to the dancing community, not just in Victoria but far beyond.
— Barclay Macmillan (Ottawa)
