BACDS American Dance and Music Week — June 30–July 5, 2013 BACDS American Dance and Music Week, June 30–July 5, 2013

... The Tradition Continues

Thirty-two years after its first camp at the Mendocino Woodlands in 1981, BACDS American Dance & Music Camp continues the long tradition at our nearby location.

Make plans now to join us next summer for another fun-filled week.

Join us for the BACDS American Dance and Music Week, Sunday-Friday, June 30–July 5, 2013 at the Jones Gulch Camp in the coastal redwoods of Northern California, near San Francisco. Come early and stay late for extra dance events before and after camp! (flyer)

There's still room at camp!

We still have room for more campers.
You can sign up online right now!

Registration Is Now Open

Sign up now for one of the best deals anywhere.

Register online, or print the registration form and send it by mail. You can pay by mailing a check after registering online, or print the registration form and mail it with a check, or pay online with a credit card via Google Checkout.

Happy Campers dancing at AmWeek

Campers who register by June 1 will receive our special design T-Shirt, included with registration!

We'll print some number of extra shirts to handle late registrations. We apologize if we run out of your preferred size.

Daily Schedule (PDF)         Driving Directions        Map of Camp (PDF)

Release & Waiver required of all campers (PDF) — Print, sign, & fax NOW to 1-650-871-4551 (bring hard copy with you to camp)

Already registered for camp? Here's News You Can Use!

Easy to print one-page AmWeek flyer (PDF) — Help spread the word!

CONTRAS AND SQUARES

Seth Tepfer and Gaye Fifer

COUPLE DANCING

Gaye Fifer

FLATFOOTING and FOOLERY

Kalia Kliban

OUTSTANDING MUSIC

Notorious!

Eden McAdam-Somer, Larry Unger, Sam Bartlett

The Syncopaths

Ryan McKasson, Ashley Broder, Jeff Spero, Christa Burch

The Avant Gardeners:

Laura Light & George Paul

and

Jim Oakden

SINGING

with Christa Burch

MUSIC WORKSHOPS

Music Sight-Reading and Fiddle Tutorials with Michelle Levy

Instrument, tune-writing, accompaniment workshops

TRADITIONAL CRAFTS

with Lea Smith

DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY

with Doug Plummer

JAM–O–RAMA

... AND SO MUCH MORE!

Join us for what may be the most fun-filled week you've ever experienced!
(ahem...really, this is no exaggeration)
(seriously, this is Amazingly Good Fun!)

Full camper fee only $625

with sliding scale $125-$300 for under 30 or underemployed
  (see registration form for details)

Join Us!     June 30–July 5, 2013

with Bay Area dance events before and after camp

Please share our easy-to-print BACDS American Week flyer with your dance and music communities. Tell your friends about us on Facebook!

line drawing of dancing couple

The Bay Area Country Dance Society’s American Dance and Music Week convenes at our new location: Jones Gulch Camp (more)