Today's Dances & Events
Upcoming Dances & Events
Bay Area Country Dance Society
Saturday, July 27, 2024:
CONTRA
at
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto.
Warren Blier with Little Big Band:
Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch
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Kalia Kliban
Bill Jensen
David Mostardi
Saturday, July 27, 2024:
ENGLISH
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
Kalia Kliban with
David Mostardi, Jon Berger, Bill Jensen
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Kalia Kliban
Sunday, July 28, 2024:
ONLINE/ENGLISH
at
online in the cloud.
Kalia Kliban with Recorded Music by Odd Sundays Garage Band and others
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Bay Area Country Dance Society
Thursday, August 1, 2024:
CONTRA
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
NO DANCE TONIGHT - GO TO LARK CAMP
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Alan Winston
Michelle Masek
Friday, August 2, 2024:
ENGLISH
at
Saint Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park.
DIFFERENT LOCATION! For Aug. 2 (& Aug. 30) we will dance at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park (Lehman Hall). Alan Winston calls, with Michelle Masek, Robin Lockner, & Thomas Dewey. All experience levels (including none) are welcome.
Lise Dyckman
Craig Johnson
Valerie Rose
Thursday, August 8, 2024:
ENGLISH
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
Lise Dyckman with
Valerie Rose, Betsy St. Aubin, Craig Johnson
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
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Valerie Rose
Saturday, August 10, 2024:
CONTRA
at
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto.
Dane Wallinga with
Valerie Rose…and friends
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Another Jane Austen Ball
Saturday, August 10, 2024:
Another Jane Austen Ball (
REGENCY/ENGLISH/SPECIAL
)
at
Odd Fellows True Fellowship Lodge #52 in San Jose.
Alan Winston with Divertimento Dance Orchestra:
James Langdell, Paul Kostka, William Allen…and friends
An English Regency Ball in San Jose, featuring country dances and waltzes. Period costume admired not required, formal or festive wear requested. Highly accesible dances in a handsome room with a good floor and air-conditioning.
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Presented by
the Bay Area English Regency Society, and
the San Jose Odd Fellows (True Fellowship Lodge #52).
Bill Jensen
Saturday, August 10, 2024:
ENGLISH
at
St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco.
Cassiane Vlahos Mobley with
Alicia Cover, Susan Jensen, Bill Jensen
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Sharon Green
Sunday, August 11, 2024:
ONLINE/ENGLISH
at
online in the cloud.
Sharon Green with Recorded Music by Odd Sundays Garage Band and others
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Special Events
Another Jane Austen Ball
Saturday, August 10, 2024:
Another Jane Austen Ball (
REGENCY/ENGLISH/SPECIAL
)
at
Odd Fellows True Fellowship Lodge #52 in San Jose.
Alan Winston with Divertimento Dance Orchestra:
James Langdell, Paul Kostka, William Allen…and friends
An English Regency Ball in San Jose, featuring country dances and waltzes. Period costume admired not required, formal or festive wear requested. Highly accesible dances in a handsome room with a good floor and air-conditioning.
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Presented by
the Bay Area English Regency Society, and
the San Jose Odd Fellows (True Fellowship Lodge #52).
Alex Sturbaum
Friday, August 16 - Sunday, 18 August, 2024:
Balance the Bay Contra Dance Weekend (
CONTRA/CAMP/SPECIAL
)
at
Janet Pomeroy Center in San Francisco.
Maia McCormick, Jacqui Grennan with Countercurrent, Riptide:
Alex Sturbaum, Brian Lindsay, Alden Robinson, Owen Marshall, Baron Collins-Hill, Mark "Pokey" Hellenberg
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Alex Sturbaum
Monday, August 19, 2024:
Special Monday-after-Balance-the-Bay dance (
CONTRA/SPECIAL
)
at
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto.
Yoyo Zhou with Countercurrent:
Alex Sturbaum, Brian Lindsay
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Kelsey Hartman
Anne Goess
Craig Johnson
Saturday, August 24, 2024:
Family Week Family Dance (
FAMILY/SPECIAL
)
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
Kelsey Hartman with
Anne Goess, Craig Johnson, Richard Page
An afternoon dance party for the whole family, all ages welcome! Simple easy-to-learn dances from American and the British Isles folk traditions including circle dances and singing games. 2:00-4:00. At break we'll have a short mummers play and a juggling demo, as well as an “instrument petting zoo” so that kids (and adults) can find out more about the musical instruments we use.
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Susan Petrick
Daniel Steinberg
Paul Kotapish
Saturday, October 26, 2024:
Special Halloween Contra Dance (
CONTRA/SPECIAL
)
at
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto.
Susan Petrick with
Daniel Steinberg, Rodney Miller, Ezra Warren Steinberg, Paul Kotapish
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Alan Winston
Caroline McCaskey
Patti Cobb
Shira Kammen
Saturday, November 9, 2024:
Alan Winston's Birthday Ball (
ENGLISH/SPECIAL
)
at
Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward.
Alan Winston with Tartan Suite:
Patti Cobb, Caroline McCaskey, Thomas Dewey, Shira Kammen
For his 65th birthday, Alan Winston is putting together an evening of his own English dance choreographies, with fabulous music by Patti Cobb, Caroline McCaskey, Thomas Dewey and Shira Kammen - tunes by Rebecca King, Debbie Jackson, Patti Cobb, Larry Unger, and others. Dances are intermediate level; not the dance to attend if you've never done English dance before. Preview the dances on Friday the 8th in Palo Alto.
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Susan Petrick
Corwin Zekley
Grace Fellows
Tuesday, December 31, 2024:
Special New Year's Eve contra dance - finishes with a toast after midnight (
CONTRA/SPECIAL
)
at
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto.
Susan Petrick with Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London]:
Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows
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