This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, May 26, 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. Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.
The Events
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Wednesday, May 28, 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 Kalia Kliban
music by Anne Goess
Wednesday, May 28, 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 Kalia Kliban
music by Anne Goess, Judy Linsenberg, Craig Johnson
Friday, May 30 _7:00 - 10:00 pm_: BARN DANCE in OAKLAND
http://www.bacds.org/series/ceilidh/oakland/
Humanist Hall, 390 27th Avenue (near Telegraph)
with caller Alan Winston
music by Across the Pond
(Dick Bagwell, Jody and Colette Veahman, Alan Loughead)
Simple, bouncy, joyful family-friendly dances with swings. Very
suitable for first-timers - no advance workshop needed. Bring friends,
teens.
Friday, May 30, 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 Bob Fraley
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Stan and Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Bill Jensen
Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing at 8:00
Saturday, May 31, 8:00 pm: Special ZESTY CONTRA in PALO ALTO
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
First United Methodist Church, Hamilton and Webster in Palo Alto
with caller: Eric Black
Music by the Fiddlerats
(Caroline McCaskey, Terrell Leidstrand, Cole Ingraham)
Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, 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/
What is English Ceilidh/Barn Dancing?
http://www.webfeet.org/eceilidh/Overview.html
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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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