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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.

Saturday, May 27, 2017: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Kelsey Hartman with Fresh Possum (Daniel Steinberg, Ben Schreiber)  More Info

Saturday, May 27, 2017: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Bruce Hamilton with Kathy Talvitie [PA], Bob Pasquarello [PA], Betsy Cooper [WA] — for experienced dancers  More Info

Sunday, May 28, 2017: CONTRA at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Charlie Turner with StringFire (Elizabeth Dequine, Erik Ievins, Patti Cobb), 4–7pm, $10  More Info

Tuesday, May 30, 2017: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Laurie Chastain, Paul Kostka, Lara Garner  More Info

Wednesday, May 31, 2017: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Kelsey Hartman with Community Band Night led by Erik Hoffman  More Info

Friday, June 2, 2017: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. David Newitt with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Daniel Soussan, Mary Tabor, Mark Daly) with Patti Cobb, Clara Stefanov-Wagner  More Info

Saturday, June 3, 2017: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Charlie Turner with Magic Reelism (David Wright, Susan Jones, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels)  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

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!

Consider making a tax-deductible donation

BACDS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, so your donation to us is tax-deductible. Please consider including us in your charitable giving. Your donation helps us perform our mission! Details here.