White Rock Dancing At the Pier

Come to White Rock and dance by the ocean! Spend the day at the beach, have an early dinner at one of the fine restaurants along Marine Drive, and then dance into the night with time for a late night dessert before heading home. White Rock Dancing At the Pier 2019, will be holding two (July 27 and August 24) lively Latin-themed events held at the new Memorial Park located on Marine Drive in White Rock beside the White Rock Museum and Archives (14970 Marine Dr, White Rock). White Rock Dancing At the Pier are free community building, all ages, non-profit events with a fund raising component. In 2019, White Rock Dancing At the Pier will be working with Friends Of the Pier. White Rock Dancing At the Pier is being presented by City of White Rock and the Semiahmoo Rotary Club and has support from local non-profit organizations and businesses on the Peninsula. Event Agenda The evening will begin at 6 p.m. with a free mini dance lesson then social dancing with performances at 8 p.m. by local and Lower Mainland dancers. After the performances, social dancing will resume and end at 10 p.m., leaving enough time to go for a dessert at a local restaurant before heading home. Latin music is lively and festive, can be danced individually or as partners, is entertaining to watch and will include salsa, merengue, bachata, cha cha, cumbia, and some reggaeton. There will be water sales and a bag check areas, but participants are encouraged to bring a reusable water bottle to help minimize single-use plastics and protect our oceans. The vision for White Rock Dancing At the Pier is that it will become an annual summertime event providing a fun, inclusive, healthy outdoor gathering in the White Rock area. Besides being community events, they will also have a fund/awareness raising component that will highlight the outstanding work local non-profit and charitable organizations do within and for the community.