BACDS Playford Ball 2000 |
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On This Site… |
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Links to Other Sites
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General Information
The Playford ball, sponsored by BACDS (San Francisco Bay Area Country Dance Society), is a lively and elegantly formal English Country dance extravaganza!
I look into my crystal ball. It’s just as I thought it would be…
Musicians
gather on stage. Helpers &
volunteers ready the food in the back room.
Yes. Oh, the decorations are
almost complete. The flowers, plants,
cutouts on the wall! I never thought
any place could be transformed into such a “wonderland.”
The volunteers are finished and gather to ready their outfits for the ball. That one in the corner; is she putting on perfume? (No she couldn’t be, the Playford ball is fragrance free.) Phew. It’s just a water spray bottle to tame her unruly hair. The guests are arriving…
Is that the queen? I think I see a Welsh prince! A maiden, pure and simple with her prince! The ones in the corner could be written up in the society pages.
The Knave of Hearts announces the grand march. Couples gather & lineup. Music! My ears drink in the sound. The leader is taking the line around the room in patterns. The gentle dancers moving as one to the marching sound.
The Playford Ball 2000 has begun! (At least in my crystal ball…)
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Date:
Saturday March 25th Location:
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension
4700 Lincoln Ave, Oakland, CA 94602-2598
Refreshments & Nametags Provided. Timing:
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Registration Information
Registration: Use the Printable Registration Form or contact Judy Rose Dornbush
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(415) 456-4602 |
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Snail Mail: |
46 Florence Avenue |
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San Anselmo, CA 94960 |
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Volunteer Information
Contact: Sherry Kumler.
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(510) 881-7948. |
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quinnan1@llnl.gov(This is not Sherry’s e-mail address, but notes
addressed to her will be passed on to her.) |
Information For Out Of Town Guests
Contact: Mary Luckhardt.
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(510) 233-5065 |
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Maps and Directions
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If you can find the secret door & the special potion, by all means take that route..
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The rest of us should probably follow these directions.
Ball Location: Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension (Near the Mormon Temple in Oakland)
Address:
4700
Lincoln Ave
Oakland, CA 94602-2598
Driving
Directions
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From 13 North: Exit Joaquin Miller Road. Turn Left onto Lincoln Ave |
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From 13 South: Exit Joaquin Miller Road. Turn Right onto Lincoln Ave. |
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From 880 North: Exit Elmwood Ave. |
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Turn Left onto Fruitvale Ave. |
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Right on Macarthur Ave & Left onto Lincoln. |
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Proceed up the hill. |
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From 880 South: Exit 29th Ave. |
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Turn Right onto 12th St. |
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Turn Left onto Fruitvale Ave. |
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Right on Macarthur Ave & Left onto
Lincoln. |
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Proceed up the hill. |
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Dance Program
“Will You, Won't You,Will You, Won't You,Will You Join The Dance?" |
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Mock
Turtle and Gryphon demonstrating the Lobster Quadrille to Alice |
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We start, of course, with a Grand March. The rest of the dances listed below are in scrambled order:
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For those who
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Misc Info (time,
key, dance formation*) |
Music in Barnes |
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An Irish Lamentation |
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3/4, G, 2m |
Yes |
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Barbarini's Tambourine |
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2/4, D, 2m |
Yes |
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Corelli's Maggot |
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2/4, D, 2m |
Yes |
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Easter Morn |
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4/4, Cm, 2m |
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Fandango |
Yes |
6/8, D, 3cpl |
Yes |
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Hambleton's Round O |
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3/2, Am, 3m |
Yes |
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Indian Princess |
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2/2, F, circle mixer |
Yes |
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Joy After Sorrow |
Yes |
3/4, Am, 3cpl |
Yes |
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Knives and Forks |
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3/2, G, 3m |
Yes |
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Lobster (La Russe) Quadrille |
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4/4, G, square |
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Midnight Ramble |
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4/4, D, 2m |
Yes |
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Mutual Promises |
Yes |
2/4, D, 3m |
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Never Love Thee More |
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6/8, G, 2m |
Yes |
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Rafe's Waltz |
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3/4, Dm, 2m |
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Shrewsbury Lasses |
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4/4, D, 3cpl |
Yes |
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The Black Nag |
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6/8, Dm, 3cpl |
Yes |
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The Young Widow |
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6/8, G, 3m |
Yes |
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Walpole Cottage |
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4/4, D, 3-face-3 Sicilian |
Yes |
* Dance Formations: 2m = longways duple minor; 3m=triple minor; 3cpl = 3 couple longways; square = square; others as noted.
Musicians
Jon Berger, Shira Kammen, Jody McGeen, Jim Oakden (I also found a reference to Jim in the Guppies), Chuck Ward
Knave of Hearts (Master of Ceremonies)
Alan Winston is the Knave of Hearts (Master
of Ceremonies) for the 2000 Playford Ball.
When asked to give a bio about his dance experience, Alan pointed us to this web page: http://www.nbcds.org/bios/awinston.html. One thing the North Bay Country Dance Society (NBCDS) bio does not mention is that Alan has a wonderfully unique sense of humor, which sometimes manages to come out in subtle ways when he calls a dance.
This will be Alan’s first time as the Playford Ball dance “ogre.” Members of the Playford Ball committee and all the local ECD callers chose him. Let’s welcome & congratulate Alan.
Ball Related Events
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East Bay Workshop
($7.00) |
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Sunday, February 27th 2:00-5:00
p.m. at the El Cerrito Veterans Hall, 6401 Stockton Avenue, El Cerrito, CA
This workshop is followed by a Potluck and continues with the El Cerrito
Square and Contra anniversary dance at 7p.m.. (The evening dance has a
separate admission.) |
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Peninsula Workshop ($7.00) |
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Sunday, March 5th 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Palo Alto Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St, Palo Alto, CA |
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Ball Rehearsal ($8.00) |
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Friday, March 24th 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the San
Mateo Masonic Temple, 100 N. Ellsworth Ave, San Mateo, CA |
After ball parties
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Through The Looking Glass.
Post-Playford Party, Midnight March 25th |
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Kali
Pappas’ From the
Ball: Take 13 north towards Berkeley for 4.6 miles and turn
right on College Ave. Go 0.8 miles and turn R onto Durant Ave. A quick 0.1
mile and turn L onto Piedmont Ave, which in another 0.1 mile becomes Gayley
Rd. Go for 0.5 mile and Gayley becomes La Loma Ave. 0.1 mile and turn right
onto Ridge Rd. Turn left onto Highland Place. |
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Mad Hatter’s Tea
Party. Brunch, 10 a.m. Sunday
March 26th |
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The Ugglas’ 2061 El Sereno Ave, Los Altos
(650) 965-9169 From 280: Take
Foothill Expy exit and go away from the hills. Foothill Plaza is on the
right. Take the first right onto Homestead and immediately get into the
left-turn lane (opp the Chevron station). Turn left onto El Sereno. We’re the
4th house on the right. From 101: Take
Hwy 85 to Homestead. Turn right and go up the hill and around a slight bend.
Foothill Plaza is on the left. Turn right onto El Sereno (opp the Chevron
station before you get to the light). We’re the 4th house on the right. |
Fragrance Free Policy
Playford Ball 2000 is scent and “Perfume Free.” This policy was adopted to allow people with debilitating allergies to attend the ball. Remember to use scent free shampoo, deodorant, lotions, and powders.
Copyright
© 1999 San
Francisco Bay Area Country Dance Society. All rights reserved.
Revised:
2/28/00