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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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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.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: CONTRA at Grace North Church in Berkeley. Erik Hoffman with Open Band led by Ray Bierl, John Tuttle  More Info

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: ENGLISH at Flex-It in Mountain View. Alan Winston with Liz Donaldson, David Knight  More Info

Friday, March 19, 2010: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Bob Fraley with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen  More Info

Saturday, March 20, 2010: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Erik Hoffman with Harmon's Peak (Karl Franzen, Ernest Kinsolving, Chip Curry)  More Info

Wednesday, March 24, 2010: ENGLISH at Grace North Church in Berkeley. Sharon Green with Open Band led by Michelle Levy, David Mostardi, Michael Siemon, Noel Cragg  More Info

Friday, March 26, 2010: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Susan Petrick with West Road Band (Laura & Darin Smith, Kenny Blacklock)  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

Saturday, March 6, 2010: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at Grace North Church in Berkeley. . Bob Fraley, Kalia Kliban with music by Jon Berger, Rebecca King; Playford Ball Workshop 1 - 4pm, special price: $10 for all dancers

Friday, March 19-Sunday, March 21, 2010: CAMP/CONTRA/ENGLISH/MUSIC/SONG: Monte Toyon Camp, Near Aptos. Spring Fling Weekend at Monte Toyon, Aptos. Seth Tepfer, Tom Roby, James Hutson, Bruce Hamilton with music by The Syncopaths (Jeff Spero, Ryan McKasson, Christa Burch, Ashley Broder), Waverley Station (Liz Donaldson, David Knight), Kevin Carr, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden, Tony Elman More Info

Friday, March 26, 2010: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Playford Ball Rehearsal, 8 - 11pm, special price: $12 for all dancers. Brad Foster [MA] with music by Craig Johnson, Stan & Susan Kramer More Info

Saturday, March 27, 2010: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at San Jose Woman's Club in San Jose. Annual BACDS Playford Ball. Brad Foster with music by The Raggedy Annes (Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock) with Jim Oakden More Info

Sunday, March 28, 2010: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at Albany Veteran's Memorial Building in Albany. CDSS/BACDS ceremony celebrating Chuck Ward's 2009 CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award. 2:00 - 6:00pm, FREE.. Brad Foster [MA], Kalia Kliban, Sharon Green, & more with music by Rebecca King, Stan & Susan Kramer, Jon Berger, and more. More Info

Saturday, July 3-Saturday, July 10, 2010: CAMP/CONTRA/COUPLE/MUSIC: Mendocino Woodlands Camp, . BACDS American Dance Week. many fabulous leaders with music by Many fabulous musicians More Info

Sunday, July 4-Saturday, July 10, 2010: CAMP/FAMILY/ENGLISH/MUSIC/DISPLAY: Foothill Horizons Camp, . BACDS Family Week. Many fabulous leaders with music by Many great musicians More Info

Saturday, July 10-Saturday, July 17, 2010: CAMP/ENGLISH/MUSIC/DISPLAY: Mendocino Woodlands Camp, . Mendocino English Week. Many leaders with music by Many fabulous musicians More Info

Friday, August 13-Sunday, August 15, 2010: CAMP/CONTRA/SPECIAL: Janet Pomeroy Center, . Balance the Bay: San Francisco Contra Dance Weekend. Pre-registration required. Lisa Greenleaf, Susan Petrick with music by The Latter Day Lizards (Bill Tomczyk, Dave Langford, Peter Barnes with Stuart Kenney, The OpporTunists (Alan Snyder, Erik Hoffman, Topher Gayle) 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 north coast, 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. Won't you consider joining us?