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Key Deadlines
• Feb 1 - Registration opens ($25 cancellation fee)
• March 16 - Lottery postmark; $150 deposit due
• March 27 - $150 cancellation fee retained
• April 3 - Notification of acceptance mailed
• June 1 - Final balance due; $400 cancellation fee retained
• July 2 - No refund upon cancellation
Key Contacts
• Registrar, Denis Thalson
(510) 704-9561, dthalson@earthlink.net
• Scholarships and Manager, Tom Colton
(510) 528-7953, tcolton@berkeley.edu
• Program Director, Jim Oakden
(831) 479-9533, joakden@gmail.com
We accept only
full-time registrants. Campers are generally 18 or older, though younger
applicants will be considered if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The full fee
of $795 includes room, board, and tuition. A deposit of $150 per person
is due with each application. The full fee is due on June 1. Any last-minute
registration fees after July 2 must be paid in full by cash, cashier’s
check, or traveler’s check.
This year
we were able to admit all campers who applied by the March 16 lottery deadline.
As of March 31, we are full with a short waiting list. We are still accepting
applications in case of cancellations, so if you are still hoping to come,
please contact one of us as soon as possible to check on your prospects for getting in.
Cancellation
Policy
If you cancel before March 27, we refund all but $25. On or after March
27, the full $150 deposit is non-refundable. After June 1, we will retain
$400 if we are unable to fill your place from a waiting list. The full fee
is non-refundable after July 1. See our website for further details, including information on trip cancellation insurance.
Scholarships
Indicate your interest for a scholarship on the application form.
Submit your application by the lottery deadline of March 16 in case
we are oversubscribed.
Although all
campers will have light daily chores, the smooth operation of camp depends
upon the efforts of Work Scholarship campers. All campers are eligible
for this scholarship, which reduces the fee to just $398. Work scholarship
requests must be accompanied by the $150 deposit.
Thanks
to the generosity of the Country Dance and Song Society and
affiliate CDSS communities, three full ‘Youth’ Scholarships
are available to campers age 18-30 who demonstrate community leadership
potential in display or country dance, music or song. CDSS provides
half the fee and a CDSS affiliate group provides half. Your local
group must apply on your behalf. More information about the Youth
Scholarships is available here.
A full
tuition ‘Jude Biggs’ Musician's Scholarship is available
to a promising dance musician, one whose energies and inspiration
at camp will contribute to dances in his or her local community. More
information about the Jude Biggs Scholarship is available here.
For your
convenience, if you don't have access to our printed brochure, we
offer a registration form that you can
fill out online and print out, to be mailed along with your check.
We don't offer direct registration online at this time.
You may also
download the PDF file of the entire English Week brochure here.
Mail completed
applications, and a check made out to BACDS, to:
BACDS
c/o Denis Thalson
1105 Talbot Ave.
Albany, CA 94706
For the health
of all camp participants, we strongly encourage the use of nontoxic and
fragrance-free products at camp. More information is available here.
For more information,
email camp manager Tom or call
him at (510) 528-7953. | 
