Bay Area English, Contras and Traditional Squares this week
Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
week of Monday, July 24, 2006.
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 to Friday, Saturday & Sunday dances $10; all
others $9, $2 discount for BACDS members.
Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.
The Events
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Wednesday, July 26, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (near Oxford), Berkeley
with caller Mary Luckhardt
Open Band led by Laurie Chastain, Charlie Hancock, Rebecca King
Friday, July 28, 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 Elizabeth Douglas
Music by Swing Farm (Charlie Hancock, Ray Bierl, Steven Strauss)
Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing: 8:00
Saturday, July 29, PALO ALTO CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
First United Methodist Church, Hamilton & Webster - go upstairs!
with caller Eric Black
Music by Harmon's Peak
(Karl Franzen, Ernest Kinsolving, Paul Clarke, Art Friedman)
Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing: 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, or
visit the BACDS web site: http://www.bacds.org/
You can find maps and transit directions at the BACDS web site.