Bay Area English, Contras and Traditional Squares this week
Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing
week of Monday, July 14, 2008
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; Student, low-income admission $5.
$2 discount for BACDS members.
Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.
NOTE: This year marks the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of the
Bay Area Country Dance Society, and we're having a big party on Sunday,
July 20th, with contra, English, display dance, music and song. See
www.bacds.org/25years for details. At Nature Friends in the Oakland Hills.
The Events
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Wednesday, July 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 Warren Blier
Open band led by the Killarney Boys of Pleasure
Chris Knepper, Eric Hounshell, Lewis Santer)
Wednesday, July 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)
* * SUMMER BREAK: NO DANCE. JOIN US AFTER LABOR DAY! * *
Friday, July 18, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
SPECIAL SUMMER-QUARTER LOCATION: St Bede's Episcopal Church,
2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park
(Most of the way up Sand Hill Road to 280.)
MAPQUEST Link:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=Menlo+Park&state=CA&address=2650+San
d+Hill+Rd&zip=94025-7018&country=us&zoom=7&size=big&style=MEDIUM&point.0.label=&
point.0.icon=202
with caller Bob Fraley
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Bill Jensen
Saturday, July 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 Jim Saxe
Music by the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers
(A mammoth orchestra of players)
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/
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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 also find maps, driving, and 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 to Friday, Saturday & Sunday dances $10; all
others $9, $2 discount for BACDS members. Student/low-income admission $5.
Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.
The Events
===========
Wednesday, July 23, 6:30 - 7:30 pm: BERKELEY ENGLISH WORKSHOP FOR ALL
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
with caller Sharon Green
music Andy Eggleston
Wednesday, July 23, 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 Sharon Green
Open band led by The Raggedy Annes
(Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock)
Friday, July 25, 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 Charlie Fenton
Music by Kathrine Gardner, WB Reid (Seattle), Bonnie Zahnow (Seattle)
Newcomers' Welcome at 7:30, dance at 8:00
Saturday, July 26, 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 Harmon's Peak
(Karl Franzen, Ernest Kinsolving, Paul Clarke, Art Friedman)
Newcomers' Welcome at 7:30, dance at 8:00
Saturday, July 26, 8:00: BERKELEY EXPERIENCED ENGLISH
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_sat/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
with caller Sharon Green
Music by Charlie Hancock, Shira Kammen, Danny Carnahan
For experienced English dancers.
Sunday, July 27, _2:00-5:00pm_: SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY AFTERNOON ENGLISH dance
DanceGround Keriac, 1805 Divisadero (at Bush, 3 blocks N of Geary), SF
FIRST DANCE IN THIS ADDITIONAL TIME SLOT, 4th Sundays 2-5 pm
with caller Mary Luckhardt
Music by Avis Minger, Judy Linsenberg, Bill Jensen
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/>).