BACDS
25th Anniversary Party & Reunion!
Celebrate 25 years of fun!
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Dance all day with old and new friends at the
BACDS 25th Anniversary Party & Reunion! Celebrate 25 years of fun! |
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Contra Dance – English Country
Dance – Squares – Morris Dance – Music
Meet
new & old friends; dance new & old dances to new & old music!
Dance on two floors through the daylight hours
All welcome, whether you've been dancing 25 years or 25 days
Here's the latest news on our cavalcade of BACDS callers and musicians!
$35 all-day ticket, $25 day only, $20
evening only. Children half price.
We need volunteers to help out with all aspects of the event. We especially need volunteers to spend an hour or two during the day itself with things like staffing the registration table, staff rides, BART shuttle, serving cake, and cleanup. Email Jens Dill at jens.dill@comcast.net to sign up.
Parking is limited: make plans to carpool
We'll also have a History Room, where you can
bring your own photos, videos, and mementos for display
(get in touch with us if you want to arrange to send us electronic scans). Dig
up those old pictures of Playford Balls, Dawn Dances, No Snow Balls, or local
BACDS morris ales!
Button Collection: Bring your buttons and nametags from past BACDS events to
display on community banners in the history room.
We can use help staffing the History Room, too --
email Julie Thomas
to offer your memorabilia or to volunteer as a docent.
Got more questions about our anniversary party? Email bacds@bacds.org
A variety of food and drink (including vegetarian selections) will be available for purchase, so that people will not need to leave the site or bring their own food for lunch and dinner. However, you're welcome to do so. We won't be able to sell beer or wine.
Directions: (First, carpooling is a good idea if you can manage it.)
From Hwy 13 exit on Joaquin Miller Road. Take Joaquin Miller about 1/4
mile up the hill to the intersection with Butters. (Since parking is limited
at the site, it may be a good idea to park
on Joaquin Miller and carpool from here. There will be
a carpool station at the corner of Joaquin Miller and Butters where
you can meet to share rides. Please pick up people you see standing
here if you're driving in.)
If driving - turn Right on Butters and go about 1/2 mile. Look for the
small Naturfreunde sign, the BACDS Anniversary sign, the balloons, and a steep
downhill driveway on the right side, taking you to their parking area.
There'll be a parking czar on duty. Follow the czar's instructions. (Try to
be pleasant; he'll be out in the hot sun all day)
A huge
outdoor dance floor is on the left, and the clubhouse is on the right. The
dance floor has an incredible view of Oakland, San Francisco, the Bay and the
Peninsula.
You may want to wear a good sun hat and possibly sunglasses for outdoor
dancing. Bring a couple of pairs of dancing shoes. The outdoor floor is a
redwood deck and may be slow; the indoor floor is a ballroom floor. Food and
water will be for sale, but if you want to be sure of your beverage of choice,
bring it (no hard liquor!).
OUTSIDE DANCE FLOOR
INSIDE DANCE FLOOR
OUTSIDE GRASSY HILLSIDE
10-11:30
Morris
workshop(Cotswold)
(Bampton with Alex Naar, music by Noel Cragg)
after workshop, morris program continues in outside grassy area.
11-11:55
English
with Sharon Green, Mary Luckhardt, Alisa Dodson.
(Morris program continues from outside dance floor)
11:30-1
— mass
Morris
dancing on hillside
12-1
Contra with Brad Foster
12-12:50
English with a cavalcade of callers: Alan Simpson-Vlach,
Alan Winston,
Joyce Uggla, Lise Dyckman
1:05-2:00
Contra with Erik Hoffman and Susan Murphy
1-1:55
The Future
–
newly-composed dances, morris performance by children's team "Wildcat Morris",
and more
1-2
Break
2:05-3
English with Bruce Hamilton
2-2:55
Squares with Lynn Ackerson and Jim Saxe
2-3
Morris workshop
with Randall Cayford
3:05-4
Contra with Charlie Fenton and Andy Wilson
3-3:55
English with Bob Fraley and Jody McGeen
3-4
Lichfield
Morris
workshop with Alisa Dodson
4:05-5
Contra with Eric Black and Kirston Koths
4-4:55
English
with Bruce Hamilton
4-5 Children's Morris
Kid's morris workshop with Kyla Brooke
5:05-6
Old favorites
Contra
and up-tempo
English
5-6
Molly dance workshop with Jonathan Coxhead
6-6:20
Happy
Birthday, BACDS!
Have some cake & ice cream.
6:20-6:30
Anniversary Waltz for all followed by ...
6:30-7:30
Contra Medleys
with Hillbillies From Mars
Note: contra medleys require the ability to respond to commonly-used calls
without hesitation. There will be no teaching or walk-through.
Inexperienced or unsure contra dancers may find this
a good time to get dinner.
7:30-9:30
Mixed
set with Bruce Hamilton and Brad Foster
9:30-10
Waltz and couple dance party
with Flashpoint
DARNED CLOSE TO FINAL PROGRAM - MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Music by Pickled Ginger (Avis Minger, Michael Siemon, Debra Tayleur)
Swords of Gridlock performs at break
Noel Cragg anchors band - all morris musicians welcome to join in!
music by Three O'Clock Shadow (Erik Hoffman, Chris Grampp, Mike Stadler,
Paul Knight
)
Berkeley Morris performance at break (1:00 pm)
Music by Craig Johnson, Kathrine Gardner, Liz Dreisbach
Family Week Stilt-walkers perform at break
music by Three O'Clock Shadow (see previous session)
Deer Creek Morris Men (and alumni) perform at break (2:00 pm)
music by Community Orchestra
Berkeley Morris reunion jig at break (3:00 pm)
Music by Craig Johnson, Kathrine Gardner, Maxine Gerber,
Brendan Doyle
music by
Joshua Lee and Abigail Craig.
Brush up your Fieldtown - Review Fieldtown if you're shaky, or just
dance all your favorites!
Music by Hillbillies From Mars
Music by Bubble & Squeak (Craig Johnson, Stan Kramer,
Susan Kramer)
Mad Molly performance at break (3:55)
Music by Hal Macbeth
Music by the Hillbillies From Mars
music by Claremont Country Dance Band
Goat Hill Morris performs at break (4:55)
Music by Joshua Lee and Abigail Craig
with Brad Foster
music by Claremont Country Dance Band
Music by Jody Veahman
Performance:
Jubilee American Dance Theater
First medley (6:35 -7:00) : Mavis McGaugh, Lynn Ackerson,
Jim Saxe, Charlie Fenton
Second medley (7:05 -7:30): Ken Olcott, Karen Fontana, Eric Black
Music by Flashpoint (Jon Berger, Rebecca King, Howard Booster)