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| DATE(S) | STYLE | LOCATION | CALLER(S) TEACHER(S) |
MUSICIANS |
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| August 5 | CONTRA | CCB | Alan Winston | Cain Raisers, Craig Johnson, Stefan Curl, Erik Hoffman, Caroline Jou Armitage |
| August 7 | ENGLISH | SME | Bruce Hamilton | Cheryl McKinney, Christopher Jacoby, Susan Jensen |
| English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 | ||||
| August 8 | CONTRA | FUM | Sarah Trop | Little Big Band, Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch |
| August 8 | ENGLISH/REGENCY/SPECIAL (BAERS, TF52) | TF52 | Alan Winston | Divertimento Dance Orchestra, James Langdell, Paul Kostka, William Allen |
| Another Jane Austen Ball. | ||||
| August 8 | ENGLISH | SJP | Steve White | Heather MacKay, Robin Lockner, Craig Johnson |
| August 10 | BACDS board meeting (BOARDMEETING) | ZOOM | ||
| Next meeting. In-progress agenda is here. | ||||
| August 12 | CONTRA | PCSF | John Little | Pizzatron 3000, Lisa Miklós-Illés, Deniz Akin, Peter Mellinger |
| Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 | ||||
| August 12 | ENGLISH | CCB | Bruce Hamilton | Jon Berger, Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 | ||||
| August 14 | Balance the Bay Contra Dance Weekend. (CONTRA/CAMP) | JPC | Lindsey Dono, Frannie Marr | Stove Dragon, Potato Factory, Max Newman, Oliver Scanlon, Rose Jackson, Sam Zakon-Anderson, Audrey Jaber, Alex Sturbaum, Ness Smith-Savedoff |
| SAVE THE DATE! Registration Opens May 10. | ||||
| August 17 | CONTRA/SPECIAL | FUM | Maya Roe | Oliver Scanlon, Rose Jackson, Will Wheeler |
| Special post-Balance the Bay Monday contra! | ||||
| August 19 | CONTRA | CCB | Celia Ramsay | The Flagstones, Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock |
| August 22 | CONTRA | FUM | Ken Cheng | Contranauts, Lee Anne Welch, Del Eckels, Cheryl McKinney |
| August 22 | ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED | CCB | Sharon Green | Charlie Hancock, Shira Kammen, Michelle Mašek (Levy) |
| Berkeley Experienced English | ||||
| August 25 | WOODSHED | SDS | Maybe you? | |
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Now on fourth Tuesdays in the Dance Studio at Sunnyvale Community Center 7:30-9:30pm Help us improve our dances! Experiment with new and new-to-us material to improve choreography, music, and calling. Note: Sunnyvale wants clean smooth-soled shoes with non-marking soles and absolutely no food is allowed in the hall. |
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| August 26 | CONTRA | PCSF | Jaylinn Ramirez | The Seeds, David Wright, Sue Jones, Marilyn Cooper |
| Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 | ||||
| August 26 | ENGLISH | CCB | Sharon Green | Maggie Moore, David Mostardi, Rebecca King |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 | ||||
| August 28 | SQUARE | HC | Robin Fischer | 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. Yes, this dance is on the fourth Friday of the month. | ||||
| August 29 | CONTRA | FUM | Dane Wallinga | Against the Grain, Sharon McCorkell, Susan Goodis, Ann Whitesell, Patti Bossert, Anita Baldwin |
| August 29 | Switcheroo! new queer contradance in the North Bay. (CONTRA) (NBCDS) | SEB | Jaylinn Ramirez | |
| A new gender-free, queer-normative contradance, focusing on welcoming new dancers, emphasizing consent and mutual care, and building an inclusive, joyful, and exuberant dance community in the North Bay. This is not an exclusively queer event – allies and friends welcomed and encouraged! This is a family-friendly dance, so bring your kids! Potluck snacks welcome. Intro lesson at 7pm. | ||||
| VENUE | NAME | ADDRESS | CITY |
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| 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 |
| JPC | Janet Pomeroy Center | 207 Skyline Blvd | San Francisco |
| PCSF | The Polish Club | 3040 22nd Street | San Francisco |
| SDS | Sunnyvale Community Center Dance Studio | 550 E. Remington Drive - in the Theatre Building - enter parking lot from Michelangelo | Sunnyvale |
| SEB | Wischemann Hall | 460 Eddie Lane | Sebastopol |
| SJP | St. John's Presbyterian Church | 25 Lake | San Francisco |
| SME | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 600 Colorado Avenue | Palo Alto |
| TF52 | Odd Fellows True Fellowship Lodge #52 | 1035 Emory Street | San Jose |
| ZOOM | Zoom.us | the cloud |