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items) with links related to the events or associated dance series.
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Table of Contents
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(click on ◊ to jump to topic)
- BACDS organization
- ◊ BACDS Quarterly Calendar - October to December, 2016
- ◊ Bay Area Country Dancer #107 - September, 2016
- ◊ Are you a BACDS member?
- BACDS dance series' Fall Season schedules
- ◊ Berkeley Wednesday English
- ◊ Peninsula English Contra
- ◊ San Francisco Contra
- ◊ San Francisco English
- ◊ San Jose English
- ◊ South Bay Contra
- Special events
- ◊ Great American Folksong Revival
- ◊ Avis Minger Benefit Dance
- ◊ Playford to the Present Ball
- ◊ Fall Frolick Dance Weekend
- ◊ Palo Alto Halloween Contra
- ◊ Portland English Country Dance Weekend
- ◊ Fire Ant Frolic Contra Dance Weekend
- ◊ FallBall
- ◊ No Snow Ball
- ◊ Camp New Harmony
- ◊ Palo Alto New Year's Eve Contra
- ◊ Queer Contra Camp - save the date
- ◊ Playford Ball - save the date
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 BACDS Quarterly Calendar
October to December, 2016
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Bay Area Country Dancer #107
September, 2016
The BACDS newsletter. Catch up on all the local dance news.
- Benefit English Dance for Avis Minger on Wednesday September 28th!
- Fall Frolick has room for YOU!
- The Fanciful FALLBALL
- Steve Moyles
- San Francisco English Dance is moving to a new home in December
- Volunteering: It's not just for anybody; it's for EVERYBODY!
- The President's Corner
- Volunteer Thanks
- Upcoming Events
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Berkeley Wednesday English Fall season
2nd/4th Wednesdays
Berkeley
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Peninsula English Fall season
1st/3rd Thursdays in October
1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays in November/December
Palo Alto
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San Francisco Contra Fall season
1st & 3rd Saturdays
San Francisco
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San Francisco English Fall season
2nd Saturdays
San Francisco
New location starting December 10!
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San Jose English Fall season
3rd Sundays (moves to 2nd Sundays January 2016)
San Jose
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South Bay Contra Fall season
1st Sundays (now ending at 5:30p)
Special 2nd Sunday dance in December
San Jose
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Great American Folksong Revival
Wednesday
September 12, 2016
4:00pm-6:00pm
San Francisco
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Avis Minger Benefit Dance
Wednesday
September 28, 2016
8:00pm-10:30pm (free lesson at 7:30pm)
Berkeley
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Playford to the Present Ball
Saturday
October 1, 2016
Pasadena
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Fall Frolick Dance Weekend
Friday to Sunday
October 14 to 16, 2016
Aptos
Last chance to register for a fabulous all-English weekend. Some scholarship still available.
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Palo Alto Halloween Contra
Saturday
October 29, 2016
8:00pm-Mindnight
Palo Alto
Join us in Palo Alto for the 36th annual BACDS Halloween Costume Ball, a phantastic evening of contra dancing
to the bewitching music of Possum Hollow (Ben Schreiber, Ashley Broder, Daniel Steinberg) and the animated calling
of Kelsey Hartman and special ghosts. Costumes encouraged (compete for the Ron Award!) but not required.
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Portland English Country Dance Weekend
Friday to Sunday
November 4 to 6, 2016
Portland, OR
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Fire Ant Frolic Contra Dance Weekend
Friday to Sunday
November 18 to 20, 2016
Austin, TX
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FallBall
Saturday
November 19, 2016
Berkeley
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No Snow Ball
Sunday
December 4, 2016
6:00pm-10:00pm
Oakland
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Camp New Harmony
Wednesday to Monday
December 28, 2016 - January 2, 2017
Santa Rosa
San Francisco Folk Music Club's New Years camp: 5 days of Contra, English, Irish, Swing, Rock & Roll and whatever else
shows up, plus singing and music jams galore. Good food, comfortable cabins, many brand new in the last 3 years.
Great for families. Register by Oct 18 for the best price, registration closes Dec 9.
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Palo Alto New Year's Eve Contra
Saturday
December 31, 2016
8:00pm-12:15am
Palo Alto
Finish out 2016 with good cheer and good dancing at the Palo Alto Contra. Ring out the old
year and waltz in the new to the music of StringFire (Erik Ievins, Patti Cobb, and Shira
Kammen). Calling by Andy Shore. Happy New Year!
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Queer Contra Camp - save the date
Friday to Sunday
April 7 to 9, 2017
Aptos
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Playford Ball - save the date
Saturday
April 8, 2017
San Jose"The Bay Area's grandest English Country Dance gala"
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Are you a BACDS member?
Here's a membership form, and a
link to email our membership group.
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