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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 29 American Week (CONTRA/CAMP) JG
many great leaders with BACDS American Dance & Music Week in the Redwoods at La Honda, CA, Sun-Fri June 29–July 4 It's a Dance Camp with Music! It's a Music Camp with Dance! Contra & square calling and technique by Lisa Greenleaf [MA], Contras & Couple dancing with George Marshall [MA]; Music by Stringrays (Rodney Miller [NH], Max Newman [MA], Stuart Kenney [MA]), Tidal Wave (Sabin Jacques, Éric Favreau, Rachel Aucoin [all from Québec], Stuart Kenney [MA]), The Avant Gardeners (Laura Light, George Paul [both from VA]) with Jim Oakden, music tutorials with staff musicians plus Michelle Levy, traditional crafts with Lea Smith, Dance Photography workshop with Doug Plummer — Preregistration Required: see http://AmWeek.org
July 1 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with NO DANCE — SUMMER BREAK
July 2 CONTRA CCB Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Open band led by Uncle Farmer (Ben Schreiber, Mike Sokolovsky)
July 4 American Week (CONTRA/SPECIAL) LSC
Lisa Greenleaf [MA], George Marshall [MA] with 3 bands: Stringrays (Rodney Miller [NH], Max Newman [MA], Stuart Kenney [MA]), Tidal Wave (Sabin Jacques, Éric Favreau, Rachel Aucoin [all from Québec], Stuart Kenney [MA]), The Avant Gardeners (Laura Light, George Paul [both from VA]) with Jim Oakden — Special price $12/$10/$6 Extra Palo Alto Contra: Gala AmWeek Celebration at Lucie Stern Center with AmWeek staff! 8–11pm (newcomers' orientation at 7:30). Special price: $10 members, $12 non-members, $6 students.
July 4 ENGLISH MT
Sandra Vlahos with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mary Tabor, Daniel Soussan, Rob Powell, Mark Daly) with Patti Cobb
July 5 CONTRA SF
George Marshall [MA] with Tidal Wave (Sabin Jacques, Éric Favreau, Rachel Aucoin [all from Québec], Stuart Kenney [MA]) — Special Price: $12/$10/$6
July 6 Family Week (FAMILY/CAMP) FHS
many great leaders with BACDS Family Week at Foothill Horizons Outdoor Center, Sonora, CA, Sun–Sat July 6-12 Carol Ormand (Madison, WI), Kalia Kliban, Michael Riemer, Nick Cuccia, Evo Bluestein, Rhonda & Randall Cayford, Julie James; music by Raggedy Annes (Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock), Kevin Carr [OR], Kathrine Gardner, David James, David Brown, Will Wheeler, Margaret Miles (singing), Lorraine Kostka & Emily Janssen (art) — Preregistration Required: see http://bacds.org/familyweek
July 6 ENGLISH FSJ
CANCELED with NO DANCE — SUMMER BREAK
July 8 WOODSHED HPP Maybe you?
maybe you? with maybe you?
July 9 ENGLISH CCB Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Shira Kammen, Michelle Levy, Rebecca King
July 11 ENGLISH/REGENCY SME
Alan Winston, Sandra Vlahos with Open Band led by Divertimento (James Langdell, William Allen, Paul Kostka) — Early American dance tonight!
July 12 CONTRA FUM Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Hillbillies from Mars (Daniel Steinberg, Paul Kotapish, Kevin Carr [OR], Ray Bierl)
July 12 ENGLISH DGK
Cathleen Myers, Sandra Vlahos with Rob Powell, Jenny Hansen, William Allen
July 16 CONTRA CCB Yoyo Zhou
Yoyo Zhou with Open band led by StringFire (Patti Cobb, Erik Ievins, Annie Rodier)
July 18 ENGLISH MT Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mary Tabor, Daniel Soussan, Rob Powell, Mark Daly) with Ruth Anne Fraley
July 19 CONTRA SF
Kristin Seibert [NC] with The wiNgNuts (Chris Knepper, Christie Hubbard, Will Wheeler)
July 20 CONTRA FSJ
CANCELED with NO DANCE — SUMMER BREAK
July 22 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with NO DANCE — SUMMER BREAK
July 23 ENGLISH CCB Kalia Kliban
Kalia Kliban with Open band led by Jon Berger, Tom Lindemuth, Bill Jensen
July 25 CONTRA SF Kalia Kliban
Kalia Kliban with The Newts (Chris Knepper, Noel Cragg)
July 26 CONTRA FUM Eric Black
Eric Black with The wiNgNuts (Chris Knepper, Christie Hubbard, Will Wheeler)
July 26 ENGLISH CCB David Newitt
David Newitt with Rebecca King, Jon Berger, Michelle Levy — for experienced dancers, 7:30PM
July 30 CONTRA CCB Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Open band led by The Treble Makers (Erik Hoffman, John Douglas, Debra Tayleur, Del Eckels)

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
ASE All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St Palo Alto
CCB Christ Church East Bay 2138 Cedar Street Berkeley
DGK DanceGround Keriac 1805 Divisadero at Bush San Francisco
FHS Foothill Horizons Camp Sonora
FSJ First Unitarian Church of San Jose 160 N 3rd St San Jose
FUM First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto 625 Hamilton at Byron Palo Alto
HPP Carriage House at Holbrook-Palmer Park 150 Watkins Avenue Atherton
JG Jones Gulch Camp 11000 Pescadero Rd La Honda
LSC Lucie Stern Center 1305 Middlefield Road Palo Alto
MT Palo Alto Masonic Temple 461 Florence Street Palo Alto
SF St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 1399 43rd Avenue San Francisco
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto