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The Bay Area Country Dance Society promotes, preserves, and teaches traditional English and American music and dance in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Today's Dances!

Dances During the Next Ten Days

Addresses, maps, start and end times, and lesson information (if a lesson is offered) for each location can be found by following the location link in each listing.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Susan Worland  More Info

Wednesday, May 22, 2013: JAM at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Music by English Tunes Jam Session led by Michelle Levy 6:45–7:30pm — FREE! (donations gladly accepted)  More Info

Wednesday, May 22, 2013: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Mary Luckhardt with Open band led by The Raggedy Annes (Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock)  More Info

Friday, May 24, 2013: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Erik Hoffman with The Rosin Doctors (Dan Engle, Erik Hoffman, Topher Gayle)  More Info

Saturday, May 25, 2013: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Celia Ramsay with Three Fifths of Scotch (Elizabeth Todd, Del Eckels, Eloise Blanchard, Debra Tayleur)  More Info

Saturday, May 25, 2013: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. David Newitt with The Raggedy Annes (Charlie Hancock, Andy Eggleston, Anne Goess) — for experienced dancers  More Info

Wednesday, May 29, 2013: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Open Callers' Night with Open band led by The Raggedy Annes (Andy Eggleston, Anne Goess, Charlie Hancock) — contact Erik Hoffman if you want to call a dance 510-444-4397 or erik@erikhoffman.com  More Info

Friday, May 31, 2013: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Kalia Kliban with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Sarah Kirton, Rob Powell, Daniel Soussan, Mary Tabor & Mark Daly) with Bill Jensen  More Info

PRICES
General Public: $9 weeknights, $10 Fri/Sat/Sun
Students/Low-income: $5
Members (of BACDS, CDSS or other CDSS affiliates) $2 discount
Supporting Level Admission: $15
Everyone is welcome so please come and pay as you can!
Prices may vary for special events or workshops. Check the calendar or website for specifics.

Upcoming Special Events

Sunday, June 30-Friday, July 5, 2013: CAMP/CONTRA/
COUPLE/MUSIC: Jones Gulch Camp, . BACDS American Dance & Music Week in the Redwoods at La Honda, CA, Sun-Fri June 30–July 5
It's a Dance Camp with Music! It's a Music Camp with Dance!
Contra & square calling and technique by Seth Tepfer [GA], Contras & Couple dancing with Gaye Fifer [PA]; Music by Notorious (Eden McAdam-Somer [MA], Larry Unger [MA], Sam Bartlett [IN]), The Syncopaths (Ryan McKasson [WA], Ashley Broder, Jeff Spero, Christa Burch [3 from SoCal]), The Avant Gardeners (Laura Light, George Paul [both from VA]) with Jim Oakden, music tutorials with staff musicians plus Michelle Levy, Ben Schreiber Space still available! — BACDS AMERICAN DANCE AND MUSIC CAMP — see http://AmWeek.org. many great leaders More Info

Sunday, June 30-Saturday, July 6, 2013: CAMP/CONTRA/ENGLISH/
FAMILY/CRAFTS: Foothill Horizons Camp, . BACDS Family Week at Foothill Horizons Outdoor Center, Sonora, CA, Sun–Sat July 1-7. A fulfilling week of music, dance, and play! — Dance sessions and workshops by Susan Michaels, Quena Crain, Mary Luckhardt, and Julie James — Music and music workshops by Andy Eggleston, Autumn Rhodes, Paul Chaffee, Will Wheeler, Kit Nelson, Kathrine Gardner, Dave Courchaine, Jerry Allen, David James, Craig Johnson, Paul Kostka, Elina Coulter — Plus Stan Fowler (lifeguard), Angela Lloyd (storytelling), Christina Lewis (clowning), Andrea Veltman (stilt walking) Space still available! — BACDS FAMILY WEEK at FOOTHILL HORIZONS OUTDOOR CENTER — see http://bacds.org/familyweek. many great leaders More Info

Friday, July 5, 2013: CONTRA/SPECIAL at Lucie Stern Center in Palo Alto. Extra Palo Alto Contra: Gala AmWeek Celebration at Lucie Stern Center with AmWeek staff! 8–11pm (newcomers' orientation at 7:30). Special price: $10 members, $12 non-members, $6 students.. Seth Tepfer [GA], Gaye Fifer [PA], Kalia Kliban with music by 3 bands: Notorious (Eden McAdam-Somer [MA], Larry Unger [MA], Sam Bartlett [IN]), The Syncopaths (Ryan McKasson [WA], Ashley Broder, Jeff Spero, Christa Burch [3 from SoCal]), The Avant Gardeners (Laura Light, George Paul [both from VA]) with Jim Oakden More Info

Sunday, August 18-Sunday, August 25, 2013: CAMP/ENGLISH/MUSIC: Bishop's Ranch, Healdsburg in the Sonoma wine country. . Andrew Shaw, Scott Higgs, Kalia Kliban, Sharon Green, Adrienne Simpson with music by Persons of Quality, Childgrove, Charlie Hancock, Wayne Hankin More Info

Friday, October 25, 2013: CONTRA/SPECIAL at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Special Hallowe'en dance, Costumes Welcomed - Special price $12 / $10 / $6 . The Great Pumpkin with music by Ratnip (Caroline MacCaskey [Denver], Howard Booster [Santa Rosa], Alan Snyder [Portland], Kristen Falk [Corvallis) More Info

About BACDS

The Bay Area Country Dance Society has been promoting, preserving, and teaching traditional English and American music and dance since the early 1980s. Our activities include:

• Week-long and weekend music and dance camps in lovely SF Peninsula, Sierra foothill, and Santa Cruz locations.
• Dance series featuring lively community dances and wonderful live music.
• Occasional and seasonal special events, ranging from formal balls to workshops for dancers, musicians, dance leaders, and sound technicians.
• Performance teams that bring lively and raucous English folk traditions to the streets, classrooms, farmers' markets, and festivals.

BACDS's activities are made possible through the efforts and contributions of our members. Please join us!

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