This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, December 31, 2007.
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. Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.
The Events
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Monday, December 31, PALO ALTO NEW YEAR'S EVE ENGLISH DANCE
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
Masonic Temple, Florence at University (enter on Florence, go upstairs)
with caller Nick Cuccia
music by Stan & Susan Kramer, Bill Jensen
Newcomer's welcome: 8:00
Dance: 8:30 - midnight
Potluck: Midnight
$21 - $19 for members.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008: _6:30 pm_: BERKELEY WORKSHOP
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut)
* * No Workshop -- Winter Break * *
Wednesday, January 2, 2008:, 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 Kirston Koths
open band led by Erin Shrader, Richard Mandel
Wednesday, January 2, 2008: 8:00 pm: MOUNTAIN VIEW ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/mountain_view/
Flex-it Aerobics Studio, 425 Evelyn Ave, Mountain View
(across from CalTrain station)
with caller Alan Winston
music by Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Craig Martin
Friday, January 4, 2008: 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St. (near University, 2nd floor)
with caller Alan Simpson-Vlach
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Bill Jensen
Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.
Saturday, January 5, 2008: 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 Andy Wilson
Music by the Road Oilers (Mike Drayton, Perry Fly, Jon Pedersen)
Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.
What is English Ceilidh/Barn Dancing?
http://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/Overview.html
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/
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