Bay Area English, Contras and Traditional Squares this week

[Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing]

This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, February 13, 2012

BACDS sponsors English and American traditional dances in the
San Francisco Bay Area.

This is fun, relatively easy, community-oriented dancing with
live music. All dances are taught, no partner is necessary,
and first-timers are welcome unless otherwise noted.

Admission prices:

Supporter: $15
Regular: $10 on Friday/Saturday/Sunday, $9 on weeknights
Member Discount: $2 from regular prices
Student/Low-income: $5
or pay what you can.

Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.

Don't know what we're talking about? Check out www.bacds.org/newcomers
To see what to expect at our dances, try www.bacds.org/expect

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Wednesday, February 15, 6:30-pm: BERKELEY pre-dance Jam
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut),
Led by Erik Hoffman. Free. Bring your instrument, stay for the dance!


Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut),
with caller Charlie Fenton
Open Band led by Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock, John Ward
Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall.


Friday, February 17, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
Palo Alto Masonic Temple, Florence @ University (upstairs, enter on Florence)
with caller Alan Winston
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer,
Daniel Soussan, Mary Tabor, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Newcomer's welcome at 7:30


Saturday, February 18: SAN FRANCISCO CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_francisco/
St. Paul's Church, 43rd Avenue at Judah Street, San Francisco
with caller Eric Black
Music by Wildcat Canyon
(Michelle Levy, Peter Persoff, Art Peterson)
Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.


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For more information, call 415-282-7374 or
visit the BACDS web site: http://www.bacds.org/

[Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing]

This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the

week of Monday, February 20, 2012.

BACDS sponsors English and American traditional dances in the
San Francisco Bay Area.

This is fun, relatively easy, community-oriented dancing with
live music. All dances are taught, no partner is necessary,
and first-timers are welcome unless otherwise noted.

Admission prices:

Supporter: $15
Regular: $10 on Friday/Saturday/Sunday, $9 on weeknights
Member Discount: $2 from regular prices
Student/Low-income: $5
or pay what you can.

Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.

Don't know what we're talking about? Check out www.bacds.org/newcomers
To see what to expect at our dances, try www.bacds.org/expect

NOTE:

This weekend we're having a brief Bay Area tour by the band STEAM, who'll play
San Francisco contra on Friday night, Palo Alto on Saturday, both times paired
with Erik Hoffman, and then Hayward on Sunday afternoon with band-member Claire
Zucker calling. You can hear full tune tracks at their website,
dancetosteam.webs.com Catch them before they get really famous!



The Events
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Tuesday, February 21, 7:30-9:30: Peninsula English Dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/peninsula/
All Saints Episcopopal, Waverley at Hamilton, Palo Alto
with caller: Sharon Green
music by Glory of the West (Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Susan Kramer)


Wednesday, February 22, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
with caller Mary Luckhardt
Open Band led by Shira Kammen, Judy Linsenberg, Charlie Hancock
[Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in the hall]


Friday, February 24, SAN FRANCISCO CONTRA dance

http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_francisco/
St. Paul's Church, 43rd Avenue at Judah Street, San Francisco

with caller Erik Hoffman
music by STEAM!
(Dave Firestine [AZ], Alice Boyle [BC],
Robert Rosenberg [BC], Claire Zucker [AZ])


Saturday, February 25, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
First United Methodist Church, Hamilton and Webster (upstairs), Palo Alto
with caller Erik Hoffman
and music by STEAM!
(Dave Firestine [AZ], Alice Boyle [BC],
Robert Rosenberg [BC], Claire Zucker [AZ])


Saturday, February 25, 7:30-10:30 pm: BERKELEY EXPERIENCED ENGLISH DANCE
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_sat/
Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar (between Walnut and Oxford), Berkeley
with caller Sharon Green
Music by Charlie Hancock, Jon Berger, Rebecca King
We expect familiarity with the basics of English dance.
[Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in the hall]



What is English Country Dancing?
http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/ecd/repasky.htmlx

What is Contra Dancing?
http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/


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For more information, call (415) 282-7374 or (650) 383-7746.
You can also find additional information, including maps and
driving directions, at the BACDS website (<http://www.bacds.org/>).