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The Bay Area Country Dance Society promotes, preserves, and teaches traditional English and American music and dance in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Today's Dances!

Dances During the Next Ten Days

Addresses, maps, start and end times, and lesson information (if a lesson is offered) for each location can be found by following the location link in each listing.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012: JAM at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Erik Hoffman & You with 6:30–7:30 pm, come for a pre-dance Jam Session — Free!  More Info

Wednesday, May 16, 2012: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Charlie Fenton with Open band led by The Rosin Doctors (Dan Engle, Topher Gayle, Erik Hoffman)  More Info

Friday, May 18, 2012: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Mary Luckhardt with Nonesuch Country Dance Players with William Allen  More Info

Saturday, May 19, 2012: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Jim Saxe with StringFire (Patti Cobb, Ben Schreiber, Erik Ievins)  More Info

Wednesday, May 23, 2012: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Open band led by Andy Eggleston, David Mostardi, Bill Jensen  More Info

Friday, May 25, 2012: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Mavis McGaugh with Whimsical (Janette Duncan, Beth Christian, Regan Hemphill, Roxanne Oliva, Debra Tayleur)  More Info

Saturday, May 26, 2012: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Mavis McGaugh with Peak Nouveau (Karl Franzen, Peter Tommerup, Paul Clarke, Sarah Kirton)  More Info

Saturday, May 26, 2012: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Lise Dyckman with Bangers & Mash (Craig Johnson, Susan & Stan Kramer, David Strong) — for experienced dancers  More Info

PRICES
General Public: $9 weeknights, $10 Fri/Sat/Sun
Students/Low-income: $5
Members (of BACDS, CDSS or other CDSS affiliates) $2 discount
Supporting Level Admission: $15
Everyone is welcome so please come and pay as you can!
Prices may vary for special events or workshops. Check the calendar or website for specifics.

Upcoming Special Events

Saturday, June 30, 2012: CONTRA/SPECIAL at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. . Carol Ormand [WI] with music by Contra Fresco (Rodney Miller [NH], Elvie Miller [Ireland], Clyde Curley [OR]) — Special pre-camp dance with AmWeek staff! Special price: $12 non-members, $10 members, $6 students

Sunday, July 1-Friday, July 6, 2012: CAMP/CONTRA/COUPLE/MUSIC: Jones Gulch Camp, . — AMERICAN DANCE AND MUSIC CAMP — see http://AmWeek.org. Carol Ormand [WI], Nils Fredland [NH] with music by Contra Fresco (Rodney Miller [NH], Elvie Miller [NH], Clyde Curley [WA]), Avant Gardeners [VA] (Laura Light, George Paul), Anita Anderson, Dave Bartley, Claude Ginsberg, Jim Oakden, Michelle Levy, Ben Schreiber More Info

Sunday, July 1-Saturday, July 7, 2012: CAMP/CONTRA/ENGLISH/FAMILY/CRAFTS: Foothill Horizons Camp, . — BACDS Family Week — A relaxing week of music, dance, and traditional camp activities — see http://bacds.org/familyweek. many great leaders with music by many great musicians More Info

Friday, July 6, 2012: CONTRA/SPECIAL at Lucie Stern Center in Palo Alto. Extra Palo Alto Contra: Gala AmWeek Celebration at Lucie Stern Center with AmWeek staff! Special price: $10 members, $12 non-members, $6 students. Carol Ormand [WI], Nils Fredland [NH] with music by Contra Fresco (Rodney Miller [NH], Elvie Miller [NH], Clyde Curley [WA]), Anita Anderson [WA], Dave Bartley [WA], Claude Ginsberg [WA], Jim Oakden, Avant Gardeners [VA] (Laura Light, George Paul), Jim Oakden More Info

Saturday, July 7, 2012: CONTRA/SPECIAL at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. . (tba) with music by Contra Fresco (Rodney Miller [NH], Elvie Miller [Ireland], Clyde Curley [OR]) — Special post-camp dance with AmWeek staff! Special price: $12 non-members, $10 members, $6 students

Sunday, August 19-Sunday, August 26, 2012: ENGLISH/CAMP: Bishop's Ranch, Healdsburg in the Sonoma wine country. — “HEY DAYS” ENGLISH DANCE AND MUSIC WEEK — see http://bacds.org/eweek. Bruce Hamilton, Paul Ross, Mary Devlin, Randall Cayford with music by Karen Axelrod, Daron Douglas, Paul Hutchinson, John Hymas, Shira Kammen, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden More Info

Friday, October 12-Sunday, October 14, 2012: ENGLISH/CAMP/SPECIAL: Monte Toyon Camp, Near Aptos. — FALL FROLICK 2012. many great leaders with music by many great musicians More Info

About BACDS

The Bay Area Country Dance Society has been promoting, preserving, and teaching traditional English and American music and dance since the early 1980s. Our activities include:

• Week-long and weekend music and dance camps in lovely north coast, Sierra foothill, and Santa Cruz locations.
• Dance series featuring lively community dances and wonderful live music.
• Occasional and seasonal special events, ranging from formal balls to workshops for dancers, musicians, dance leaders, and sound technicians.
• Performance teams that bring lively and raucous English folk traditions to the streets, classrooms, farmers' markets, and festivals.

BACDS's activities are made possible through the efforts and contributions of our members. Won't you consider joining us?