Love Tempo

This SATURDAY is Love Tempo: Sat March 9 💖

Features Harry Zhang (@harryz_dances) teaching intro to Locking!

✨ Harry Zhang is a versatile street dancer, specializing in Locking and Breaking. He has trained under many pioneers of the Canadian street dance pioneers such as Caroline “Lady C” Fraser, Glizzi DeMariano, Andrew “Pyro” Chung, to name a few. He loves to share his passion for street dance and the culture across the GTA!

✨ Locking emerged from the West Coast in the 1970s, and was created by Don Campbell. This style of dance is usually performed to funk music, and the movement is characterized by locks, wrist rolls, points, high fives and more.

Dance workshops are curated by one of our residents DJs Iced Misto (@icedmistoplease). She’ll be absent for this month’s edition.

With resident DJ
🎶 Kiki LeFreak @kikilefreak (Shango)
And special guest
🎶 Toronto legend Ali Black (@ali_black_416)!

Ali’s has been a fixture in Toronto’s House and Disco scene since the 90’s. Get ready Ali Black is gunna take us deep into the underground!
IMPORTANT:

💖 Respect for consent and diversity is The Piston law and anyone who disrespects this can expect quick expulsion.

💖 The Piston is an accessible space. The bar has no stairs at the door and has a single stall all-gender washroom on the main floor.

💖 As people are starting to get sick, I ask if you’re not feeling well or starting to feel symptoms of a cold to stay home. If you’ve recently recovered from one and have a lingering cough, masks are encouraged (not limited to just COVID, to any kind of viral cold)

⌚10pm to close
💵 $10 b4 11pm after $15
📍 The Piston @thepistonbar, 937 Bloor St W near Ossington

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