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, May 20, 2013.

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 is one of those rare months where the third Tuesday is immediately
followed by the fourth Wednesday, with the result that English dancers get
dances two nights in a row, in Palo Alto followed by Berkeley. It's a pretty
typical month when the fourth Saturday follows the fourth Friday, so contra
dancers get fine dances in San Francisco (Erik Hoffman and the Rosin Doctors)
and Palo Alto (Celia Ramsay and Three Fifths of Scotch).

Musicians, there's a free English tunes jam session led by Michelle Levy on
Wednesday at 6:45, and you can stay and play behind the Raggedy Annes because
it's an open band night.


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

Wednesday, May 22, 6:45-7:30-pm: BERKELEY pre-dance English Tunes jamJam
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut),
Led by Michelle Levy. Free. Bring your instrument, stay for the dance!
(Donations gladly accepted)

Wednesday, May 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 the Raggedy Annes
(Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock)
[Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in the hall]


Friday, May 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 The Rosin Doctors (Dan Engle, Erik Hoffman, Topher Gayle)


Saturday, May 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 Celia Ramsay
and music by Three Fifths of Scotch
(Elizabeth Todd, Del Eckels,Eloise Blanchard, Debra Tayleur)


Saturday, May 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 David Newitt
Music by The Raggedy Annes
(Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock)
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.
You can also find additional information, including maps and
driving directions, at the BACDS website (<http://www.bacds.org/>).