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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, July 3, 2009: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Lise Dyckman with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Mark Daly, Mary Tabor, Paul Kostka, Bill Jensen)  More Info

Saturday, July 4, 2009: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Sherry Nevins [WA] with Steve Hickman [VA], Jim Morrison [VA], Charlie Hancock  More Info

Wednesday, July 8, 2009: ENGLISH at Grace North Church in Berkeley. Philippe Callens [Belgium] with Night Watch (Naomi Morse [NY], Elvie Miller [Ireland])  More Info

Friday, July 10, 2009: CONTRA at Humanist Hall in Oakland. Erik Hoffman with Night Watch (Naomi Morse [NY], Elvie Miller [Ireland])  More Info

Saturday, July 11, 2009: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Eric Black with The Avant Gardeners [Charlottesville, VA] (Laura Light, George Paul)  More Info

Saturday, July 11, 2009: ENGLISH at DanceGround Keriac in San Francisco. CANCELED with Summer break -- back on September 27  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

Saturday, July 4-Saturday, July 11, 2009: CAMP/CONTRA/SQUARES/MUSIC: Mendocino Woodlands Camp, . Mendocino American Week. Many leaders with music by Many fabulous musicians More Info

Sunday, July 5-Saturday, July 11, 2009: CAMP/CONTRA/ENGLISH/RITUAL/MUSIC/CRAFTS/WEEK: Foothill Horizons Camp, . BACDS Family Dance Week at Foothill Horizons near Sonora. Families of all sizes welcome! see the website. Many callers with music by Many musicians More Info

Saturday, July 11-Saturday, July 18, 2009: CAMP/ENGLISH/MUSIC/DISPLAY: Mendocino Woodlands Camp, . Mendocino English Week. Many leaders with music by Many fabulous musicians More Info

Friday, August 14-Sunday, August 16, 2009: CAMP/CONTRA/COUPLES: Janet Pomeroy Center, . Balance the Bay Contra Weekend. Adina Gordon, Joyce Miller, Richard Powers with music by Crowfoot (Adam Broome, Jaige Trudel, Nicholas Williams) and Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, Steven Strauss). Advance registration required. More Info

Friday, October 16-Sunday, October 18, 2009: CAMP/ENGLISH/MUSIC/DISPLAY: Monte Toyon Camp, Near Aptos. Fall Frolick. Many leaders with music by Many fabulous musicians More Info

Saturday, December 5, 2009: CONTRA/SPECIAL at Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland. 2009 No-Snow Ball. Santa Claus with music by TBA More Info

Saturday, March 27, 2010: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at San Jose Woman's Club in San Jose. 2010 Playford Ball. TBA with music by TBA 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?