Bay Area English, Contras and Traditional Squares this week
Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
week of Monday, November 9, 2009.
BACDS ( www.bacds.org ) 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: For English dancers this Saturday night, we combine the far ends of the
Bay, with Peninsula players Stan & Susan Kramer and William Allen with the
Sebastopol-based Kalia Kliban, meeting in the middle in San Francisco. C'mon
over early for dinner near the dance!
For contra dancers, we also combine the far ends of the Bay a bit further South
in Palo Alto. Sebastopol-based Tina Fields - a vivacious new favorite, who'll
be co-calling the No Snow Ball - will call with old favorites the Hillbillies
from Mars. Expect sizzling Latin waltzes, hard-rocking Celtic jigs and reels,
and surprises. The hall (at Hamilton and Webster) is just a block off
University Avenue, and there are more restaurants (from pizza and falafel
joints to elegant white-tablecloth eateries) on University than you can shake a
stick at.
The Events
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Wednesday, November 11, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY ENGLISH dance
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
with caller David Newitt
Music by The Humuhumunukunukuapua'a and Strathspey Society Band
(Patti Cobb, Bruce Herbold, Heather MacKay, David Newitt, Betsy St. Aubin)
Newcomer's welcome before the dance, 7:30.
[Grace North doesn't allow street shoes in the hall.]
Friday, November 13, 7:30-10:00 pm: OAKLAND contra dance
Humanist Hall, 390 27th st (near Telegraph), Oakland
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/east_bay_fri/
See <http://www.bacds.org/directions/#hum> for directions.
** THIS SERIES IS ON HIATUS -- STAY TUNED FOR DEVELOPMENTS * *
Saturday, November 14 _7:30_ pm: SAN FRANCISCO ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/san_francisco/
DanceGround Keriac, 1805 Divisadero at Bush (3 blocks N of Geary)
with caller Kalia Kliban
Music by Stan and Susan Kramer, William Allen
Saturday, November 14: PALO ALTO CONTRA dance
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto (Hamilton & Webster)
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
with caller Tina Fields
Music by the Hillbillies from Mars
(Ray Bierl, Kevin Carr [OR], Paul Kotapish, Daniel Steinberg)
Hambo Workshop during the break!
FREE Newcomers' welcome class at 7:00 pm, dancing at 8:00.
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) 965-9169.
You can also find additional information, including maps and
driving directions, at the BACDS website (<http://www.bacds.org/>).