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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.

Tuesday, November 19, 2019: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Paul Kostka, David Mostardi, Patti Cobb  More Info

Wednesday, November 20, 2019: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Deanna Rubin, Ken Cheng with Raven Hill (Anne Goess, Burke Trieschmann, Charlie Hancock)  More Info

Saturday, November 23, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Alisa Dodson with Charlie Hancock, Jon Berger, David Mostardi (for experienced dancers) 7:30–10:30pm  More Info

Saturday, November 23, 2019: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Kelsey Hartman with BLAM! (Elizabeth Todd, Marta Lynch, Bob Silberstein)  More Info

Sunday, November 24, 2019: CONTRA at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Andy Shore with The Swinging Chickens (Topher Gayle, Rebecca King, Lee Anne Welch) 4–7pm  More Info

Wednesday, November 27, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Open band led by Whimsical (Janette Duncan, Regan Hemphill, Roxanne Oliva, Beth Christian, Debra Tayleur)  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

Sunday, December 8, 2019: CONTRA/SPECIAL at Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland. Frannie Marr [SoCal] with music by Maivish [QC] (Jaige Trudel, Adam Broome)  - 33rd Annual No Snow Ball  - Special Day, Time, Location, & Price: 6-10PM, $20-$30 Sliding Scale  -  Your contributions toward the Dessert Potluck are appreciated  -  To welcome and include everyone in this dance, the caller will be using the gender-free terms. To volunteer, email les.addison@gmail.com More Info

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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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.