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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.

Friday, January 27, 2012: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Susan Petrick with Cotter's Ceilidh (Tuula Cotter, Winslow Yerxa, Patti Cobb)  More Info

Friday, January 27, 2012: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Brooke Friendly [OR] with Roguery (Anita Anderson [WA], Dave Bartley [WA], Jim Oakden, Shira Kammen)  More Info

Saturday, January 28, 2012: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with Sorcerer's Apprentice (Lee Anne Welch, Sarah Kirton, Julie Smolin, Andy Imbrie, and the next generation of fiddlers)  More Info

Saturday, January 28, 2012: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Brooke Friendly with Roguery (Anita Anderson [WA], Dave Bartley [WA], Jim Oakden, Shira Kammen)  More Info

Tuesday, January 31, 2012: ENGLISH at All Souls Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Mary Luckhardt with Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Mary Tabor  More Info

Wednesday, February 1, 2012: CONTRA/JAM at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Music by you! led by Erik Hoffman  More Info

Wednesday, February 1, 2012: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Susan Petrick with Open band led by The Rosin Doctors (Dan Engle, Erik Hoffman, Topher Gayle)  More Info

Friday, February 3, 2012: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Bob Fraley & Ric Goldman with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Daniel Soussan, Mary Tabor, Mark Daly) with William Allen  More Info

Saturday, February 4, 2012: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Nick Cuccia with San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers (Janette Duncan & a cast of many)  More Info

Sunday, February 5, 2012: ENGLISH/CONTRA at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Bob Fraley with William Allen & friends  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

Sunday, March 11, 2012: ENGLISH/SPECIAL/WORKSHOP at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Peninsula Playford Workshop — Special Time: 2:00-5:00 pm $12. David Newitt with music by The Glory of the West (Bill Jensen, Stanley & Susan Kramer)

Friday, March 16-Sunday, March 18, 2012: ENGLISH/CONTRA/SPECIAL/CAMP: Monte Toyon Camp, Near Aptos. — BACDS Spring Fever Dance Weekend at Monte Toyon — Bringing English & Contra Dancers Together Again! Pregistration required. Erik Weberg (OR), David Newitt with music by Bill Tomczak, Dave Langford of Latter Day Lizards (MA); Ann Percival of Wild Asparagus (MA); Jim Oakden of Roguery; Anita Anderson of Tricky Brits (WA); Michelle Levy of StringFire More Info

Saturday, March 31, 2012: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at San Jose Woman's Club in San Jose. 32nd Annual BACDS Playford Ball! Pregistration required. David Newitt with music by Shira Kammen, Charlie Hancock, Danny Carnahan, Patti Cobb, Doug Olsen

Monday, April 2, 2012: CONTRA/SPECIAL at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. An extra Palo Alto contra series dance at a special date and time. Monday April 2, 7:30 - 10:30pm, $12 non-members, $10 members, $6 students. Chris Ricciotti [MA] with music by Perpetual eMotion (John Coté [ME], Ed Howe [ME])

Sunday, July 1-Friday, July 6, 2012: CAMP/CONTRA/COUPLE/MUSIC: Jones Gulch Camp, . — AMERICAN DANCE AND MUSIC CAMP. Carol Ormand, Nils Fredland 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 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. many great leaders with music by many great musicians More Info

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. 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?