This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, January 28, 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, $2 discount for BACDS members. Student/Low-income $5.
Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.
The Events
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Wednesday, January 30, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
at Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut),
Special fifth-Wednesday Open Caller's Night
contact Erik Hoffman (510-444-4397, erik@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
)
if you want to call a dance.
Open band led by The Raggedy Annes
(Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock)
Wednesday, January 30, 8:00 pm: MOUNTAIN VIEW 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 Lise Dyckman
music by Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Paul Kostka
(Dance starts _promptly_ at 8:00 and ends _promptly_ at 10:00. Please
wear
clean, smooth-soled shoes that won't damage the floor.)
Friday, February 1, 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 caller Alan Simpson-Vlach
Music by the Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Stan and Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Saturday, February 2: 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 Joyce Miller
Music by The Fiddlerats
(Caroline McCaskey, Terrell Leidstrand, Cole Ingraham)
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.
You can also find additional information, including maps and
driving directions, at the BACDS website (<http://www.bacds.org/>).
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