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| DATE(S) | STYLE | LOCATION | CALLER(S) TEACHER(S) |
MUSICIANS |
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| August 5 | CONTRA | CCB | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Against the Grain, Sharon McCorkell, Susan Goodis, Ann Whitesell, Patti Bossert, Anita Baldwin | |
| 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 |
| 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 |