UPDATED: Bay Area English, Contras and Traditional Squares this week
Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
week of Monday, June 29, 2009.
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 at all our dances unless they're marked
"experienced".
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
SPECIAL NOTE:
There are still a few spaces left at BACDS American Week (www.bacds.org/amweek)
and BACDS Family Week (familydancecamp.org) if you act now. American Week
starts Saturday, July 4, in Mendocino; Family Week Sunday, July 5, in Sonora.
Stellar staffs, great community, and pretty cheap for a vacation. Check 'em
out!
The Events
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Wednesday, July 1, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut)
Calling by Erik Hoffman
Open band led by Rebecca King, Jon Berger, Mandy Snyder
Grace North Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall.
Friday, July 3, 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 Lise Dyckman
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Mark Daly, Paul Kostka, Mary Tabor, Bill Jensen)
Newcomer's Welcome at 7:30
Saturday, July 4, 8:00 : 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 Sherry Nevins [WA]
music by
Steve Hickman {VA}, Jim Morrison [VA], Charlie Hancock
Catch the stars coming to BACDS Family Camp (familydancecamp.org), which
starts tomorrow!
Newcomer's Welcome at 7:30
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/>).