Address
Contra College 2017
c/o David Buesch
109 Murray Court
Redwood City, CA 94061
Email Address
ContraCollege@bacds.org
Phone Number
650 257 7214
Sponsored By
Bay Area Country Dance Society
In Collaboration With
North Bay Country Dance Society
Traditional Dancers of Santa Cruz
The Contra College weekend promises to be packed with activities. Everything in the following schedule is included in the registration price except where noted.
| Start | Course | Title | Instructor/Musicians |
| 8:30 | Enrollment | ||
| 9:00 | Orientation | David Buesch & Susan Petrick | |
| 9:20 | Contra 101 | The Foundations | Susan Petrick with music by Jim Oakden & Shira Kammen |
| 10:45 | Contra 102 | Balance in All Things | Susan Petrick & Jacqui Grennan with music by Jim Oakden & Shira Kammen |
| Start | Course | Title | Instructor/Musicians |
| 12:00 | Lunch | Sandwich bar provided | |
| 12:00 | Workshop | Callers' Workshop (Separate Registration) |
Susan Petrick |
| 1:00 | Contra 203 | Open Forum Chat | Jacqui Grennan |
| 1:30 | Music 101 | How to Hear and Dance to Contra Music | Jim Oakden and Jacqui Grennan with music by Jim Oakden & Shira Kammen |
| 3:00 | Contra 204 | Being There | Jacqui Grennan with music by Jim Oakden & Shira Kammen |
| 4:30 | Contra 205 | Other Dance Formations (Triplets, Squares, 4-face-4s) |
Jacqui Grennan with music by Jim Oakden & Shira Kammen |
| 6:00 | Dinner | Light dinner provided. | |
| 8:00 | Contra Dance | Palo Alto Contra Dance at the First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto |
Eric Black with music by Frequent Flyers |
| Start | Course | Title | Instructor/Musicians |
| 10:30 | Brunch | Continental breakfast/light lunch provided | Discussions and reflections |
| 11:30 | Waltz 101 | Waltzing | Susan Petrick with music by Ben Schreiber and Michael Sokolovsky |
| 1:00 | Contra 306 | Beyond Choreography | Susan Petrick and Jacqui Grennan with music by Ben Schreiber and Michael Sokolovsky |
| 2:30 | Conclusion | Discussion with snacks/light meal provded | David Buesch, Susan Petrick, and Jacqui Grennan |
| 4:00 | Contra Dance | Contra College Graduation Dance Open to the public |
Susan Petrick and guest (workshop) callers with music by Uncle Farmer |
Frequent Flyers is Laura Light, Emil Olguin, and Ben Schreiber.
Uncle Farmer is Ben Schreiber and Michael Sokolovsky.