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Upcoming Dances & Events

The New Vintage Revelers
Paul Kotapish
Thursday, June 19, 2025: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Harris Lapiroff with The New Vintage Revelers: Paul Kotapish, Dan Warrick, Harry Liedstrand More Info
Bay Area Country Dance Society
Friday, June 20, 2025: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. Rina Rossi with Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee: Andrew Small, Ashlee Watkins, Trevor Holder, AJ Srubas
We are so excited to be hosting a visiting band from Virgina: The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee, with caller Rina Rossi! No experience necessary. No partner necessary. Kids welcome. Doors open at 7:45. We accept cash and venmo. BYOB: You may bring beer or wine. No hard alcohol allowed. Don't miss this amazing band! Note: the caller actually uses the roles "hawks" and "eagles." Also join us for the free old-time jam before the square dance. Starting at 6:45 pm, Robin Fischer (fiddle) and Rowan McCallister (guitar) will be leading the jam. All welcome. More Info
Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming
Saturday, June 21, 2025: Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming (CEILIDH/SPECIAL) at Live Oak Park in Berkeley. Alex Cumming
Multi-talented instrumentalist, singer and dance caller Alex Cumming, from Brattleboro, VT (formerly of Somerset, UK) will be leading English ceilidh dances and a singalong at the California Revels summer Solstice celebration June 21. Come dance, sing, jam and picnic to celebrate the longest day of the year! Free event. californiarevels.org Saturday, June 21, 1-4 p.m. Live Oak Park Picnic Area #2 (next to Berkeley Art Center)
Presented by the California Revels.
Anne Goess
Craig Johnson
Jeff Spero
Alex Cumming
Sunday, June 22 - Saturday, 28 June, 2025: BACDS Family Week (SPECIAL/CAMP) at Monte Toyon Camp in Aptos.
It's Family Week’s 32nd year. The camp is a special place for families of all sizes, ages, and configurations. Bring your kids, your grandkids, your mom, or just yourself! Activities include circus arts, crafts, maypole dance and parade, Teddy Bears’ picnic, theater (maybe even a mummer's play…), instrumental and singing sessions, and of course, lots of dancing! Registration is now open at our newly revised website (https://bacds.org/familyweek/), which has all the information about this year’s amazing staff, pricing, COVID policy, work-trade discounts, and of course, what sort of wonderful activities to expect. We can also be contacted at familyweek@bacds.org if you want to chat with someone about the details of our camp experiences.
Bay Area Country Dance Society
Wednesday, June 25, 2025: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Music by Bryce Druzhin…and friends
Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info
Judy Linsenberg
Michelle Masek
Thursday, June 26, 2025: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Mary Luckhardt with Judy Linsenberg, Michelle Masek, Noel Cragg
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info
Palo Alto Contra Dance
Saturday, June 28, 2025: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Against the Grain: Sharon McCorkell, Susan Goodis, Ann Whitesell, Patti Bossert, Anita Baldwin More Info
Anne Goess
Jeff Spero
Alex Cumming
Saturday, June 28, 2025: ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Lindsay Verbil with Anne Goess, Jeff Spero, Alex Cumming…and friends More Info
Bay Area Country Dance Society
CANCELED Sunday, June 29 - Friday, 4 July, 2025: American Week Dance & Music Camp (CONTRA/SPECIAL/COUPLE/SINGING/CAMP) at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond.
Sadly, BACDS American Dance & Music Week is canceled for 2025. We hope to be able to have camp in 2026 More Info
Tanya Merchant
Anne Goess
Charlie Hancock
Will Wheeler
Thursday, July 3, 2025: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Tanya Merchant with The Flagstones: Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock More Info
Susan Petrick
Ben Jackson
Friday, July 4, 2025: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with Ben Jackson, Jeffrey Spero More Info
Bay Area Country Dance Society
CANCELED Friday, July 4, 2025: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
NO DANCE. More Info

Special Events

Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming
Saturday, June 21, 2025: Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming (CEILIDH/SPECIAL) at Live Oak Park in Berkeley. Alex Cumming
Multi-talented instrumentalist, singer and dance caller Alex Cumming, from Brattleboro, VT (formerly of Somerset, UK) will be leading English ceilidh dances and a singalong at the California Revels summer Solstice celebration June 21. Come dance, sing, jam and picnic to celebrate the longest day of the year! Free event. californiarevels.org Saturday, June 21, 1-4 p.m. Live Oak Park Picnic Area #2 (next to Berkeley Art Center)
Presented by the California Revels.
Anne Goess
Craig Johnson
Jeff Spero
Alex Cumming
Sunday, June 22 - Saturday, 28 June, 2025: BACDS Family Week (SPECIAL/CAMP) at Monte Toyon Camp in Aptos.
It's Family Week’s 32nd year. The camp is a special place for families of all sizes, ages, and configurations. Bring your kids, your grandkids, your mom, or just yourself! Activities include circus arts, crafts, maypole dance and parade, Teddy Bears’ picnic, theater (maybe even a mummer's play…), instrumental and singing sessions, and of course, lots of dancing! Registration is now open at our newly revised website (https://bacds.org/familyweek/), which has all the information about this year’s amazing staff, pricing, COVID policy, work-trade discounts, and of course, what sort of wonderful activities to expect. We can also be contacted at familyweek@bacds.org if you want to chat with someone about the details of our camp experiences.
Bay Area Country Dance Society
CANCELED Sunday, June 29 - Friday, 4 July, 2025: American Week Dance & Music Camp (CONTRA/SPECIAL/COUPLE/SINGING/CAMP) at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond.
Sadly, BACDS American Dance & Music Week is canceled for 2025. We hope to be able to have camp in 2026 More Info
Latter Day Lizards
Alexandra Deis-Lauby
Friday, August 15 - Sunday, 17 August, 2025: Balance the Bay Contra Dance Weekend (CONTRA/WEEKEND/SPECIAL/CAMP) at Janet Pomeroy Center in San Francisco. Alexandra Deis-Lauby, Will Mentor with River Road, Latter Day Lizards: Kristen Planeaux, Sarah-Hadley Yakir, Jesse Ball, Dave Langford, Bill Tomczak, Kate Barnes, Mark Murphy More Info

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