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Promoting traditional English and American music and dance
English Dances

Sunday, Jun. 15 - Sunday, Jun. 22: HEY DAYS 2025 (CAMP/ENGLISH) at Green Mountain Retreat in Los Gatos.
Hey Days (BACDS English Dance and Music Week) June 15-22 – a residential camp in the Santa Cruz mountains with English Country Dance, longsword, border morris, singing, a music track and more. Staff includes Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Rachel Pusey, Jan Elliot, Juliette Webb, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, Lisa Scott, Chip Prince, Michelle Masek, Rebecca King, McKinley James, Laura Kuhlman. Sound engineers Christopher Jacoby and Alicia Cover. To get periodic announcements about Hey Days click here

Tuesday, June 17: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. — CANCELED - No dance - see you in September! More Info

Thursday, June 26: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Mary Luckhardt with Judy Linsenberg, Michelle Masek, Noel Cragg - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, June 28: ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Lindsay Verbil with Anne Goess, Jeff Spero, Alex Cumming…and friends More Info

Friday, July 4: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. — CANCELED - NO DANCE. More Info

Friday, July 11: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Saturday, July 12: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Sharon Green with Alicia Cover, Michelle Masek, Gary Thomas More Info

Friday, August 1: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Cheryl McKinney, Judy Linsenberg, Michelle Masek - English Country dancing for all, 7:30-10:00 More Info

Saturday, August 9: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Steve White with Richard Page, Craig Johnson, Darcy Noonan More Info

Friday, August 29:
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.)

Friday, September 5: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Herbold with Christopher Jacoby, Patti Cobb, Paul Kostka - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Friday, September 12: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Saturday, September 13: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Alan Winston with Michele Winter, Diana Gómez, Craig Johnson More Info

Friday, October 3: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Friday, October 10: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Friday, October 31: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - Special Hallowe'en ECD evening. Stay tuned for more messages from the beyond ... More Info

Friday, November 7: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Friday, November 14: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Friday, December 5: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info