{"id":6,"date":"2020-06-02T16:52:28","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alljoinhands.ca\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-04-16T18:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:51:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alljoinhands.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"All Join Hands Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6\" class=\"elementor elementor-6\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52dfc72 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"52dfc72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"ajhc_hometop\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5c9f98\" data-id=\"b5c9f98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe84a4a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe84a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All Join Hands Canada<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3883ca elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3883ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Promoting Gay Square Dancing in Canada<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fdb76a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fdb76a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b52786\" data-id=\"0b52786\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09ba65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b09ba65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are We?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45453f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c45453f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All Join Hands Canada is a registered charitable organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the art of LGBTQ* square dancing and other associated dance forms in Canada.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f44d301 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f44d301\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-becf647\" data-id=\"becf647\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f950e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f950e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Do We Do?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c036cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c036cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are passionate about square dancing and we want to make sure everyone in the LGBTQ* community has the opportunity to try it for themselves, to see how much fun it can be, and how fulfilling it can be, to be part of a supportive and inclusive envonment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e24c8c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e24c8c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90a3bda\" data-id=\"90a3bda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b9208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43b9208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Square Dancing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2901a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2901a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58633c6\" data-id=\"58633c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0477283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0477283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dancers_800.jpg?resize=300%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dancers in a square\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dancers_800.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dancers_800.jpg?resize=300%2C207&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Dancers_800.jpg?resize=768%2C529&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>The benefits of square dancing are myriad and include all sorts of health and mental benefits including, but not limited to:<\/p><ul><li><p>Greater lung capacity<\/p><\/li><li><p>Improved muscle tone, bone density and joint flexibility<\/p><\/li><li><p>Improved balance and coordination<\/p><\/li><li><p>A great way to meet and make new friends.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Improved memory<\/p><\/li><li><p>Stress relief<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dd9912 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dd9912\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6561138\" data-id=\"6561138\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5497a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de5497a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ok, But Why GAY Square Dancing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b088d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b088d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef2fe9\" data-id=\"9ef2fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13773ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13773ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tarts_1024.jpg?resize=300%2C163&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Triangle Tarts Square Dancers\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tarts_1024.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tarts_1024.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Tarts_1024.jpg?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>LGBTQ* individuals have, in the past, had difficulties integrating into &#8220;straight&#8221; square dance clubs. The establishment of the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs and the 50+ clubs they support across North America has offered a more accepting environment for LGBTQ* people, and their allies, to express themselves without fear of shame or judgement.<\/p><p>The faster pace, higher energy and stylized dance moves that are typical of gay square dance clubs are an excellent opportunity for personal growth and acceptance and this is why it is so important to help promote and advance this important cause.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28313d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28313d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-838fe4d\" data-id=\"838fe4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb52a6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb52a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Did We Come From?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9596509 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9596509\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aff9d9a\" data-id=\"aff9d9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971da5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"971da5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alljoinhands.org\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Join Hands (USA)<\/a> was founded in 2002 to help promote\u00a0 square dancing in the United States and you can read all about their history on their website.<\/p><p>In 2012 All Join Hands Canada was founded in order to offer Canadian square dance organizations the same benefits as their US counterparts already enjoyed. It operates across Canada and works with all levels of dance clubs and associations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0d8e0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0d8e0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b36f26c\" data-id=\"b36f26c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f72a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04f72a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Do We Help?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d90b2e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d90b2e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7da41b4\" data-id=\"7da41b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1383af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1383af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are numerous places where we get involved to help promote our activity including at the club level, working with the Ottawa Date Squares, the Toronto Triangle Squares and the Squares Across the Border group in Vancouver.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AJHC_Callers_table_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"All Join Hands Callers Table\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AJHC_Callers_table_1920.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AJHC_Callers_table_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C267&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AJHC_Callers_table_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C911&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AJHC_Callers_table_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C683&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AJHC_Callers_table_1920.jpg?resize=1536%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AJHC_Callers_table_1920.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We also offer financial assistance to new dancers so that they can attend their first square dance convention or fly-in at a reduced cost and we\u00a0help fund the Gay Caller&#8217;s Association to make learning to call a more affordable option.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286ffac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"286ffac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-141 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WavingDancers1280.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Waving Square Dancers\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WavingDancers1280.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WavingDancers1280.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WavingDancers1280.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alljoinhands.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/WavingDancers1280.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>There are many ways that you can help us promote square dancing and make a real difference in the lives of LGBTQ* individuals.<\/p><ul><li>Attend a convention or fly-in<\/li><li>Participate in an intro dance night<\/li><li>Sponsor square dance events<\/li><li>Donate<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931bb85 elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"931bb85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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