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| DATE(S) | STYLE | LOCATION | CALLER(S) TEACHER(S) |
MUSICIANS |
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| October 2 | ENGLISH | SME | Cassiane Vlahos Mobley | Bill Jensen, Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner |
| English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 | ||||
| October 6 | ENGLISH | ASE | Bruce Hamilton, Cassiane Vlahos Mobley | Cat Taylor, Paul Kostka, Craig Johnson |
| October 7 | 1726 Ball practice in Napa (ENGLISH) (NBCDS) | NAPA | Bonnie Richardson | |
| October 7 | CONTRA | CCB | Erik Hoffman | Stefan Curl, Craig Johnson, Caroline Jou Armitage |
| October 10 | open practice for Morris dancers and musicians (MORRIS/SPECIAL) | LOU | ||
| Seabright Morris is a Morris dance team in Santa Cruz. Next open practice for dancers and musicians of all backgrounds is October 10 at 1 pm. In the dance studio at the London Nelson community Center. 310 Center Street in Santa Cruz. Info: smfamm@earthlink.net | ||||
| October 10 | CONTRA | FUM | Kelsey Hartman | Pigs in the Rigging, Valerie Rose, Jason Courtney, Philip Batchelder, Chris Dillingham, Randy Fish |
| October 11 | ENGLISH | FSJ | Alan Winston, Lise Dyckman | Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen |
| October 13 | Improper English (ENGLISH) (SFBQC) | BFUU | Rachel Pusey, Dilip Sequeira | Rebecca King, Ehler Orngard |
| We're back with more gender-neutral, COVID-cautious, queer-centered English Country Dance! There will be a 10-minute beginner lesson before the dance upon request. Sliding scale admission fee, $5-$30. All dances will be taught and danced without reference to gender. Masks that are well-fitted, unvented KN95, KF94, K95 or better must be worn indoors at all times. | ||||
| October 13 | Benefit ceilidh dance (CEILIDH) (ASHK) | ASH | Sunroom Sessions | |
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Ceilidh dance benefit, presented by
The Sunroom Sessions (A group of Scottish fiddle camp friends based in the East Bay who get together to play tunes for fun and throw benefits for causes we care about) Proceeds will support a program in Havana providing essential care to 75 elders. |
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| October 14 | CONTRA | PCSF | Doe Taryn | Leah Wollenberg, Paul Kotapish, Charlie Hancock |
| Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 | ||||
| October 16 | Welcome dance for the 1726 Ball Weekend. (ENGLISH) | ACC | Kalia Kliban | Jon Berger, Rebecca King, Robin Lockner |
| Welcome Dance for All, including a preview of some of the more challenging ball dances. | ||||
| October 16 | SQUARE | HC | Erik Hoffman | 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. | ||||
| October 17 | 1726 Ball (ENGLISH/SPECIAL) | ALB | Kalia Kliban, Sharon Green, Mary Luckhardt | Judy Linsenberg, Robert Mealy, David Morris, Katherine Heater |
| October 19 | BOARDMEETING | ZOOM | ||
| October 20 | ENGLISH | ASE | Sharon Green | Valerie Rose, Elizabeth Ingber, Bill Jensen |
| October 21 | CONTRA | CCB | Doe Taryn | Pigs in the Rigging, Valerie Rose, Jason Courtney, Philip Batchelder, Chris Dillingham, Randy Fish |
| October 24 | CONTRA | FUM | Lindsay Verbil | Jeff Spero, M’Gilvry Allen |
| October 27 | 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 prohibits street shoes and absolutely no food is allowed in the hall. |
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| October 30 | ENGLISH | SME | Alan Winston, Lise Dyckman | Cat Taylor, Craig Johnson, Richard Page |
| English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 | ||||
| October 31 | CONTRA | FUM | Susan Petrick | Rodney Miller, Daniel Steinberg |
| Get ready for a frightfully fun evening at our Halloween Costume Contra Dance! Come dressed in your creepiest, silliest, or most creative costume — and dance the night away with fellow ghouls and goblins! {Costumes admired, but not required…} | ||||
| October 31 | 4th Annual Lord of the Rings Square Dance (SQUARE/SPECIAL) (ASHK) | ASH | Evie Ladin, Robin Fischer | Skillet Licorice |
| Music by Denthor's Supper. Costumes encouraged! Ashkenaz is all ages, all the time. Kids and minors are always welcome. Those 12 or under are admitted FREE (unless otherwise noted). | ||||
| VENUE | NAME | ADDRESS | CITY |
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| ACC | Arlington Community Church | 52 Arlington Avenue | Kensington |
| ALB | Albany Veteran's Memorial Building | 1325 Portland Avenue (off Key RouteBlvd) | Albany |
| ASE | All Saints Episcopal Church | 555 Waverley St | Palo Alto |
| ASH | Ashkenaz | 1317 San Pablo Avenue | Berkeley |
| BFUU | Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists | 1924 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| CCB | Christ Church East Bay | 2138 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| 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 |
| HC | Hillside Club | 2286 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| LOU | London Nelson Community Center | 310 Center Street | Santa Cruz |
| NAPA | Native Sons Hall | 937 Coombs Street | Napa |
| 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 |
| SME | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 600 Colorado Avenue | Palo Alto |
| ZOOM | Zoom.us | the cloud |