Thirty-four years after its first camp at the Mendocino Woodlands in 1981, BACDS American Dance & Music Camp continues the long tradition at our nearby location.

AmWeek 2015 Was Great!

We had a wonderful time, and we hope you were able to join us. See the photo gallery by clicking on the thumbnail pictures at the right-hand side of this page.

Save The Date!

AmWeek 2016 will be Sunday June 26 through Friday July 1. We welcome the public to join us Friday night at the Gala Camp Closing Dance held in Palo Alto at the Lucie Stern Center on Middlefield Rd.

Bookmark this page and check back soon for updated information about program staff and schedule for AmWeek 2016. Registration will open in November 2016.

Camp Is SOLD OUT —
Sign up now to join our short waiting list

There are always last-minute cancellations for various reasons. Register now and send in your $150 deposit payment to reserve your space on the waiting list. We'll contact you if a space opens up for you before camp starts. Your deposit is fully refunded if you don't get in.

Cabins are FULL! We have room for tenters and off-site only

Registration applications are still accepted for Full Fee campers for tent camping or off-site, with a waiting list for cabin bunks and all Sliding Scale campers.

Register now and select "Tent" or "off-site" as your housing choice, and get in now. Or select "Shared Cabin" as your housing choice, and we'll put you on our short waiting list.

The camp roster is now frozen.

Applications are no longer being accepted, and no more campers will be admitted into camp from the waiting list. Please watch this web site for information about AmWeek 2016! We'll have a killer staff, which will be announced shortly. Please join us in 2016 for BACDS American Dance & Music Week in the Redwoods.

Here's a wonderful video made by one of our campers who wanted to share the joy (Thanks, Derya!)

Join us for the BACDS American Dance and Music Week, Sunday-Friday, June 28–July 3, 2015 at the Jones Gulch Camp in the coastal redwoods of Northern California, near San Francisco. Come early and stay late for extra dance events before and after camp! (flyer)

Registration Is Now Open

Sign up now for one of the best deals anywhere.

Register online, or print the registration form and send it by mail. You can pay by mailing a check after registering online, or print the registration form and mail it with a check, or pay online with a credit card.

If 3 full-fee campers sponsor you, you can get into camp free! See our “Hey for 4 for 3” details.

Registration Opens Soon!

Extra Special for the First 75 Registrants The first 75 campers to register for AmWeek 2014 will be entered into a drawing to win these two twirly skirts made by Kelsey Hartman. The pair can be His and Hers, or Hers and Hers, or His and His (or Mine and Mine if you need a spare).	We Have A Winner! Lucia from Berkeley, CA was among the first 75 to register for AmWeek 2015, and was chosen at random as the winner of this twirly skirt made by Kelsey Hartman. Congratulations, Lucia! We look forward to dancing with you at camp! A drawing for a SECOND skirt will be held for all camp attendees!	Extra Special for the First 75 Registrants The first 75 campers to register for AmWeek 2015 will be entered into a drawing to win one of two twirly skirts made by Kelsey Hartman. The winner will be drawn from all registered campers on or around May 10.	We Have A Winner! Lucia from Davis, CA was among the first 75 to register for AmWeek 2015, and was chosen at random as the winner of this twirly skirt made by Kelsey Hartman. Congratulations, Lucia! We look forward to dancing with you at camp! A drawing for a SECOND skirt will be held for all camp attendees!

DEADLINE APPROACHING: register by May 30 to receive our special design T-Shirt, included with your registration!

It's now too late to order the AmWeek special design T-Shirt.

We have ordered a few extras of various sizes, so you might still be in luck!

Campers who register by May 28 will receive our special design T-Shirt, included with registration!

Indicate your size preference on your registration form. We'll print a small number of extra shirts to handle late registrations after the May 28 deadline. We apologize if we run out of your preferred size.

OUTSTANDING MUSIC

MUSIC WORKSHOPS

Instrument, tune-writing, accompaniment workshops

TRADITIONAL CRAFTS

with Lea Smith

JAM–O–RAMA

... AND SO MUCH MORE!

Join us for what may be the most fun-filled week you've ever experienced!
(ahem...really, this is no exaggeration)
(seriously, this is Amazingly Good Fun!)

Full camper fee only $675

with sliding scale $230-$390 for under 30 or underemployed
  (see registration form for details)

Join Us!     June 28–July 3, 2015

with Bay Area dance events before and after camp

Please share our easy-to-print BACDS American Week flyer with your dance and music communities.

You can also download a PDF version of our colorful printed brochure.