Zoom North a Success
September 24, 2020
The Ottawa Date Squares hosted their first (and hopefully last) Zoom North to the Capital virtual fly-in and it was a smashing success! Check it out.
Ted Lizotte
New Hampshire
Wendy VanderMeulen
St-Albert, Ontario
Patty Greene
Monroe, NC
Brian Crawford
Carleton Place, ON
Dave Hutchinson
Marlbank, ON
The Ottawa Date Squares are turning 30 years old in 2025 and we are planning a huge party to celebrate!
Get excited for another amazing fly-in in Canada’s capital city and mark your calendar for Easter weekend, April 17-20, 2025 because you are going to be dancing to two amazing headlining callers: Ted Lizotte and Patty Greene!
We are so thrilled to have them on our team, which will also include some awesome Canadian talent too: Wendy VanderMeulen, Brian Crawford, Barry Clasper, Osamu Miyabe and Dave Hutchinson!
We can’t wait to welcome you to our beautiful city once again!
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– the Veer North team
We have negotiated a special rate of $165+tax CAD per night at the Courtyard Ottawa Downtown @ 350 Dalhousie Street for dates between April 17 and 20.
This hotel is conveniently located a 6 minute walk away from the dance venue (LabO Theatre) on the Ottawa University campus. It is also right in the heart of the Byward Market, home to tons of excellent shopping, dining and entertaining.
To book your stay, use the button below or contact them directly at 613-241-1000 and ask for the Ottawa Date Squares rate.
To book for dates outside the April 17-20 range, you will have to contact the hotel directly.
Our special rate ends on March 17, 2025 so book now!
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The Ottawa Date Squares hosted their first (and hopefully last) Zoom North to the Capital virtual fly-in and it was a smashing success! Check it out.
More details, including the theme, have been announced for Zoom North virtual fly-in on September 19.
Yes indeed, it was in 1995 that the Ottawa Date Squares first started dancing and it’s been a long and interesting journey from our humble beginnings to today. The club’s history includes some pretty amazing events including being the only square dance club to ever dance on the floor of
The early-bird pricing will be ending on March 1 so you only have a few short weeks to register for Veer North 2020 for the really low price of $95. This price includes a sumptuous buffet brunch at the famous Tucker’s Marketplace, a home-cooked (by our very own club members) potluck supper
The Ottawa Date Squares recently benefited from two dancers that moved here from Toronto Triangle Squares and one of them, Pat, is a graphic designer. He agreed to design a logo for our fly-in and the product of his endeavours is an outstanding logo. We think you’ll all agree so
Well here we are at the end of a successful fly-in with all sorts of fond memories and new friendships to cherish. We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success including the callers (Gary, Barry, Mark and Marge), the Cornwall