Bay Area English, Contras and Traditional Squares this week
Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
week of Monday, September 7, 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 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
This Tuesday is the last in a series of free workshops sponsored by Berkeley
Morris (a BACDS display dance team). It's open to anyone interested, in an
introduction to morris dancing. Now's your chance to check out what those
people are doing on May Day and see if you'd enjoy doing it yourself. It's
fine to show up if you missed the others.
http://www.berkeley-morris.org/workshops.html
The Events
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Tuesday, September 8, 7:30 pm: Free BERKELEY MORRIS Workshop
http://www.berkeley-morris.org/workshops.html
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
Wednesday, September 9, 6:30-7:30 pm: BERKELEY ENGLISH WORKSHOP FOR ALL
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
-- No workshop this week --
Wednesday, September 9, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
with caller Sam Weiler
Music by Jon Berger, Maureen Brennan, Debra Tayleur
Grace North doesn't allow street shoes in this hall
Friday, September 11: EAST BAY CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/east_bay_fri/
Humanist Hall, 390 27th St, Oakland
See <http://www.bacds.org/directions/#hum> for directions.
with caller: Chuck Galt
Music by An Drochaid (Debra Tayleur, Jonathan Goodwin, Del Eckels)
Newcomers' Welcome at 7:30, Dancing at 8:00
Saturday, September 12, PALO ALTO CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto (Hamilton & Webster)
with caller Eric Black
Music by Three Fifths of Scotch
(Eloise Blanchard, Michelle Levy, Debra Tayleur)
Newcomers' Welcome at 7:30, dance at 8:00
Saturday, September 12, _7:30_: SAN FRANCISCO ENGLISH dance
DanceGround Keriac, 1805 Divisadro @ bush (3 blocks North of Geary)
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/san_francisco/
* * Still on Summer Break - returns September 27! * *
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/ where you can
find maps and driving or transit directions.
Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
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
The Events
===========
Wednesday, September 16, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut),
with caller Ric Goldman
Open band led by Chris Knepper, Noel Cragg
Wednesday, September 16, 8:00 pm: PENINSULA ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/mountain_view/
Flex-it Aerobics Studio, 425 Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View
(Across from CalTrain station)
with caller Mary Luckhardt
Music by Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Erik Ievins
(Dance starts promptly at 8:00 and finishes promptly at 10:00. Please bring
clean, smooth-soled shoes to preserve the floor.)
Friday, September 18, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St. (just north of University),
with callers Bob Fraley
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Saturday, September 19: 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 Nick Cuccia
music by The Knuckle Knockers
(Karen Celia Heil, Bill Foss, Martha Hawthorne)
Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 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/
============================================================
For more information, call 415-282-7374 or 650-965-9169, or
visit the BACDS web site: http://www.bacds.org/, where you
can also find maps, driving, and transit directions.