Today's Dances & Events
Upcoming Dances & Events
Round Top String Band
Connor Maguire
Saturday, May 17, 2025:
SQUARE
at
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists in Berkeley.
Connor Maguire with Round Top String Band:
Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson
In May 2025, our dance is on a SATURDAY at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, just a few blocks from its regular location. At this location, no alcohol is allowed. No experience necessary. Kids welcome. Doors open at 7:45. We accept cash and venmo. See you soon!
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Bruce Herbold
Patti Cobb
Cat Taylor
Tuesday, May 20, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
Bruce Herbold with
Cat Taylor, Susan Jensen, Patti Cobb
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Doe Taryn
Craig Johnson
Erik Hoffman
Stefan Curl
Tuesday, May 20, 2025:
CONTRA
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
Doe Taryn with The Cain Raisers:
Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman, Stefan Curl
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Bruce Hamilton
Judy Linsenberg
Patti Cobb
Shira Kammen
Saturday, May 24, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
Bruce Hamilton with Odd Sundays English Garage Band:
Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen
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Alan Winston
Anne Goess
Charlie Hancock
Tuesday, May 27, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
Alan Winston with
Anne Goess, Charlie Hancock, Maggie Moore
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
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Kelsey Hartman
Anne Goess
Charlie Hancock
Will Wheeler
Thursday, May 29, 2025:
CONTRA
at
Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley.
Kelsey Hartman with The Flagstones:
Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock
It’s the Berkeley dance BACK TO THURSDAYS GALA! Come out and dance!!
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Alan Winston
Lise Dyckman
Bill Jensen
Michelle Masek
Friday, May 30, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
Maximum dancing with minimal teaching. Dancers are expected to be undaunted by figures like: double figure 8s, heys for 3, 4 or more in different configurations, triple minor longways formations, etc.
(While this is not the time to introduce friends or family to ECD, however we would love to have newcomers just one week later at the 1st Friday dances.)
Bruce Hamilton
Bill Jensen
Robin Lockner
Tuesday, June 3, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
Bruce Hamilton with
Caroline Armitage, Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen
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Special Events
HEY DAYS 2025
Sunday, June 15 - Sunday, 22 June, 2025:
HEY DAYS 2025
(CAMP/ENGLISH)
at
Green Mountain Retreat in Los Gatos.
Hey Days (BACDS English Dance and Music Week) June 15-22 – a residential camp in the Santa Cruz mountains with English Country Dance, longsword, border morris, singing, a music track, storytelling, and more. Staff includes Joanna Reiner-Wilkinson, Andrew Swaine, Rachel Pusey, Daisy Black, Jan Elliot, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, Lisa Scott, Chip Prince, Michelle Masek, Rebecca King, McKinley James, Sound engineers Christopher Jacoby and Alicia Cover. Advance registration required; registration opens January 2; postmark lottery deadline February 1. To get periodic announcements about Hey Days click here
Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming
Saturday, June 21, 2025:
Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming
(CEILIDH/SPECIAL)
at
Live Oak Park in Berkeley.
Alex Cumming
Multi-talented instrumentalist, singer and dance caller Alex Cumming, from Brattleboro, VT (formerly of Somerset, UK) will be leading English ceilidh dances and a singalong at the California Revels summer Solstice celebration June 21. Come dance, sing, jam and picnic to celebrate the longest day of the year! Free event. californiarevels.org
Saturday, June 21, 1-4 p.m.
Live Oak Park Picnic Area #2 (next to Berkeley Art Center)
Presented by
the California Revels.
Anne Goess
Craig Johnson
Jeff Spero
Alex Cumming
Sunday, June 22 - Saturday, 28 June, 2025:
BACDS Family Week
(SPECIAL/CAMP)
at
Monte Toyon Camp in Aptos.
It's Family Week’s 32nd year. The camp is a special place for families of all sizes, ages, and configurations. Bring your kids, your grandkids, your mom, or just yourself! Activities include circus arts, crafts, maypole dance and parade, Teddy Bears’ picnic, theater (maybe even a mummer's play…), instrumental and singing sessions, and of course, lots of dancing!
Registration is now open at our newly revised website (https://bacds.org/familyweek/), which has all the information about this year’s amazing staff, pricing, COVID policy, work-trade discounts, and of course, what sort of wonderful activities to expect. We can also be contacted at familyweek@bacds.org if you want to chat with someone about the details of our camp experiences.
Syncopaths
Sunday, June 29 - Friday, 4 July, 2025:
American Week Dance & Music Camp
(CONTRA/SPECIAL/COUPLE/SINGING/CAMP)
at
Quaker Center in Ben Lomond.
Jacqui Grennan, Cis Hinkle (GA) with Syncopaths, Lissa & Friends
Join us for a week of contras, couple dancing, singing, music workshops & jams, and more at the beautiful Quaker Center in Ben Lomond, CA.
Musicians: Lissa & Friends: Lissa Schneckenburger, Bethany Waikman, & Samuel Foucher.
Syncopaths: Ryan McKasson, Jeff Spero, Christa Burch.
Camp opens Sunday 3 pm for check-in, the last dance at camp is Friday morning, and there is a Friday night dance in Palo Alto.
Registration is now open. See https://amweek.camp/ for details.
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