This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, April 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.
The Events
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Wednesday, April 16, _6:00-7:30_ pm: BERKELEY CONTRA CALLING WORKSHOP
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut),
Learn to call II - part of a series of four
$10 for tonight or $27 for the last three
Wednesday, April 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 Erik Hoffman
Open band led by Open band led by The Killarney Boys of Pleasure
(Chris Knepper, Eric Hounshell, Lewis Santer)
Wednesday, April 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 Lise Dyckman (change from calendar)
Music by Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Paul Kostka
(Dance starts promptly at 8:00 and finishes promptly at 10:00. Please
bring
clean, smooth-soled shoes to preserve the floor.)
Friday, April 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 Bruce Hamilton, Mary Luckhardt
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Saturday, April 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 Charlie Fenton
Music by Humuhumunukunukuapua'a and Strathspey Society Band
(Patti Cobb, Bruce Herbold, Katherine Carvajal, Heather MacKay, David
Newitt)
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.
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