Morrin Centre & ès TRAD present

In the Ballroom — American Contra Dance

In-person Event

April 1st 2026

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Doors: 6:30 pm

Morrin Centre
44, Chaussée des Écossais, Québec, QC, Canada

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Join us for an exciting event celebrating québécois dance and music traditions, some of which are rooted in English-speaking communities that have long helped shape our province's cultural landscape. If you are curious, love living heritage activities, or simply want to move and have fun, come experience the energy of traditional dances and the stories behind them with our Ès TRAD guests!

On April 1, discover the American Contra dance with Tina Anderson (call), Mathieu Baillargeon (piano), and Éric Favreau (violin).

Program:

-Short concert

-American Contra dance workshop

This activity is offered bilingually, in both French and English.

Please bring comfortable shoes with with good support and non-adherent soles, as well as a water bottle.

On April 1, discover the American Contra dance with Tina Anderson (call), Mathieu Baillargeon (piano), and Éric Favreau (violin).

Program:

-Short concert

-American Contra dance workshop

This activity is offered bilingually, in both French and English.

Please bring comfortable shoes with with good support and non-adherent soles, as well as a water bottle.

The Morrin Centre has no parking space. You will find metered parking in the surorunding streets, and three underground parkings within a few minutes walk. Visit our website to learn more about parking options.

info@morrin.org

www.morrin.org

Tina Anderson (Call)

Tina Anderson grew up in North Carolina and the Appalachians, surrounded with dance and music since her childhood. She moved to Quebec 36 years ago. Tina renewed with her roots during the Quebec City “veillées de danse” in 2013, and goes dancing every week since. She even travels to the USA to live her passion, this time for the American Contra, which she will be delighted to teach you during this workshop.

To learn more about Tina, listen to Ès TRAD’s podcast “Porter la tradition.”

Mathieu Baillargeon (Piano)

Mathieu Baillargeon started learning classical piano at three years old. Initiated into the world of traditional music in 2013, he started a musical accompaniement training with Rachel Aucoin, and discovered the diatonic accordion thanks to Sabin Jacques. In 2017, Mathieu performed for the first time of many at the Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon. He then collaborated with many artists (FLIP Fabrique, Les Chauffeurs à pied, etc.) during concerts, “veillées,” and animations throughout the province. In 2018, he co-founded La Déferlance and joined the Board of the Maréemusique organization. He also started regularly giving piano and accordion classes. Since then, Mathieu has taught at events in Canada and the United States (de Souches à Oreilles, Ashokan Northern Week, Danse-Neige, etc.). As well as his many musical projects, Mathieu has a master’s degree in statistics and is in charge of the survey methodology at the Institut de la statistique du Québec.

Éric Favreau (Violin/Violin)

Éric Favreau has been working in the field of traditional quebecois music for over 15 years. As a musician, he has played on stages in Quebec, in the United-States, and in France, notably with the group Entourloupe. He has collaborated on about twenty albums and produced two as a soloist. He is also a traditional music violin teacher at CÉGEP de Joliette and for the Jeunes musiciens du monde school. He regularly participates in master camps and works as a consultant in enthnomusicology in the field of quebecois music.