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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.

Friday, August 18, 2017: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Debra Tayleur & friend  More Info

Saturday, August 19, 2017: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Michael Karcher with Mason & Weed (Stuart Mason [SLO], John Weed)  More Info

Saturday, August 19, 2017: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Andrew Swaine [UK] with Charlie Hancock, Jonathan Jensen [MD], Nicky McConkey [UK]—for experienced dancers  More Info

Sunday, August 20, 2017: CONTRA at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Michael Karcher with Mason & Weed (Stuart Mason [SLO], John Weed)  More Info

Wednesday, August 23, 2017: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. James Hutson [SoCal] with Open band led by Anne Goess, Elizabeth Todd, Debra Tayleur  More Info

Saturday, August 26, 2017: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Yoyo Zhou with Fresh Possum (Daniel Steinberg, Ben Schreiber)  More Info

Saturday, August 26, 2017: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. CANCELED with No Dance—Switched to 3rd Saturday because of Hey Days  More Info

Sunday, August 27, 2017: CONTRA at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Ric Goldman [OR] with Uncle Dave (Kathrine Gardner, Chris Jong, Dave Courchaine), 4–7pm  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, August 20-Sunday, August 27, 2017: CAMP/ENGLISH/MUSIC: Bishop's Ranch, Healdsburg in the Sonoma wine country. Leaders Andrew Swaine [UK], Brooke Friendly [OR], Daisy Black [UK], & Kalia Kliban are joined by The Figments (Anna Patton [VT], David Knight [DC], Owen Morrison [MA]), Barry Truter (Canada), Jonathan Jensen (MD), Nicky McConkey (UK), Charlie Hancock, and Jon Berger for a week of Music, Dance, Singing, Mummer's Play, Joy and More.—SOLD OUT! See bacds.org/heydays for more info. many great leaders with music by HEY DAYS English camp at Bishop Ranch
Sat–Sat August 20–27

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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