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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.

Saturday, September 23, 2017: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with The Dam Beavers (Ben Schreiber, Scotty Leach [MA]) with Ness Smith-Savedoff [ME]  More Info

Saturday, September 23, 2017: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Sharon Green with Jon Berger, Rebecca King, Shira Kammen—for experienced dancers  More Info

Sunday, September 24, 2017: CONTRA at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Susan Petrick with The Dam Beavers (Ben Schreiber, Scotty Leach [MA]) with Ness Smith-Savedoff [ME], 4–7pm  More Info

Wednesday, September 27, 2017: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Kalia Kliban with Open band led by Jon Berger, Isele Harper, Charlie Hancock  More Info

Friday, September 29, 2017: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Alisa Dodson with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with William Allen, Robin Lockner  More Info

Saturday, September 30, 2017: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Jon Southard
[Santa Barbara] with Three Fifths of Scotch (Debra Tayleur, Eloise Pelmulder, Elizabeth Todd)  More Info

Tuesday, October 3, 2017: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Music by DANCE MOVED - SEE OCTOBER 5  More Info

PRICES
General Public: $12
Students/Low-income: $6
Members (of BACDS, CDSS or other CDSS affiliates) $2 discount
Supporting Level Admission: $20
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

Friday, October 13-Sunday, October 15, 2017: ENGLISH/CAMP/SPECIAL/WEEKEND: Monte Toyon Camp, Near Aptos. . Rosemary Hunt [UK], Graham Christian [MA], Kalia Kliban, Sharon Green with music by Jon Berger, Charlie Hancock, Shira Kammen, Rebecca King, Emily O'Brien [MA], Jim Oakden, Ben Schreiber, more! Fall   Frolick English & Display Dance Weekend — Pre-registration required. Financial assistance available. See www.BACDS.org/camps/fallwk2017/ for links to registration flyer & more.

Saturday, October 28, 2017: CONTRA/SPECIAL at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with music by George Paul [VA], Ben Schreiber, Mika Scott  - 37th Annual BACDS Hallowe'en Costume Ball, 8pm-midnight. Special Price: $16/$14/$8. Wear a danceable costume and compete for the Ron Award. Potluck contributions welcome to supplement the provided refreshments. www.BACDS.org/Halloween

Sunday, December 31, 2017: CONTRA/SPECIAL at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Kalia Kliban with music by StringFire (Erik Ievins, Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen) New Year's Eve Contra Dance! 8 PM-12:15 AM $25, $20 (members), $10 (student/low-income) or pay what you can. Potluck contributions welcome to supplement the provided refreshments  - your chance to show off!

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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