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Promoting traditional English and American music and dance

BACDS Events Calendar

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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
June 28 American Week Dance & Music Camp (CONTRA/SINGING/CAMP/SPECIAL) QUABL Jacqui Grennan, Michael Karcher Syncopaths, Lissa & Friends, Christa Burch, Jeffrey Spero, Ryan McKasson, Lissa Schneckenburger, Sam Foucher, Rachel Aucoin
July 1 CONTRA CCB Sarah Trop Punch Party, Will Wheeler, Lisa Miklós-Illés, Peter Mellinger
July 3 CONTRA/SPECIAL FUM Jacqui Grennan, Michael Karcher Syncopaths, Lissa & Friends, Christa Burch, Jeffrey Spero, Ryan McKasson, Lissa Schneckenburger, Sam Foucher, Rachel Aucoin
Special post-AmWeek Friday dance!
July 3 ENGLISH SME Sharon Green Bill Jensen, Caroline Jou Armitage, Robin Lockner
English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00
July 11 CONTRA FUM Tanya Merchant
July 15 CONTRA CCB Edie Sussman Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows
July 17 SQUARE HC Nina Berry Round Top String Band, Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson
Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. All ages welcome. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (it's quick!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00.
July 22 CONTRA PCSF Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows
Contra—beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00–10:00
July 25 CONTRA FUM Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows
July 25 ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED CCB
Berkeley Experienced English
July 29 CONTRA CCB
July 31 ENGLISH/ADVANCED SME Alan Winston, Lise Dyckman
5th Friday Advanced ECD - Maximum dancing with minimal teaching. Dancers are expected to be undaunted by figures like: double figure 8s, heys for 3, 4 or more in different configurations, triple minor longways formations, etc. (While this is not the time to introduce friends or family to ECD, however we would love to have newcomers just one week later at the 1st Friday dances.)

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
CCB Christ Church East Bay 2138 Cedar Street Berkeley
FUM First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto 625 Hamilton at Byron Palo Alto
HC Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street Berkeley
PCSF The Polish Club 3040 22nd Street San Francisco
QUABL Quaker Center 1000 Hubbard Gulch Rd Ben Lomond
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto