BACDS March 2017 Electronic Mailing

Here you'll find electronic flyers from this quarterly mailing (plus a few "bonus" items) with links related to the events or associated dance series. Wanna see something? Just click on an image or icon! Hold your mouse over an image or icon for a short description of what it does or links to.

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(Note: The icon indicates a BACDS or BACDS co-sponsored activity or event. Non-BACDS items are included as a courtesy to the submitting organizers, and their inclusion on this page does NOT imply any endorsement or recommendation from BACDS of the event or activity itself).


Table of Contents Click here to show or hide a list of what's in the "mailing" (click on ◊ to jump to topic) BACDS organization ◊ BACDS Quarterly Calendar - April to June, 2017 ◊ Bay Area Country Dancer #109 - March, 2017 ◊ Are you a BACDS member? ◊ BACDS Code of Conduct BACDS dance series' Spring season schedules ◊ Hayward Contra ◊ San Francisco English ◊ San Jose English ◊ South Bay Contra Summer Camps ◊ American Week ◊ Family Week ◊ Hey Days - English Week Special events ◊ Contra College ◊ Queer Contra Camp ◊ Playford Ball ◊ Family Week Benefit ◊ Friday Night Waltz's "Contra Waltz" ◊ James Candlin Memorial ◊ Hayward 10th Anniversary dance ◊ May Day Morris - Dance up the Sun ◊ Balance the Bay

BACDS Quarterly Calendar April to June, 2017

Bay Area Country Dancer #109 March, 2017 The BACDS newsletter. Catch up on all the local dance news. In this issue: BACDS now has a Code of Conduct Dancing Through China BACDS Family Week: 25th Year! Family Week benefit contra in Hayward on April 9 What does a stuffed crocodile have to do with the Playford Ball in 2017 The 2017 Mad Robin Ball Not Sustainable! Need YOUR Help to Continue... Hayward Contra Dance Celebrates Tenth Anniversary! The Fall Ball is ending unless you help The President's Corner Volunteer Thanks Personal Notes Upcoming Events

Are you a BACDS member? NOTE: If you receive paper mailings as well as ePubs, please click the email link below to confirm that you still want to receive paper. Only members will receive paper flyers from now on, and only if they request them. Be sure to mark your mailing choice every time you renew your membership. Non-members, please join, especially if you wish to receive paper mailings from us. Here's a membership form and a link to email the membership secretary.

BACDS Code of Conduct
BACDS Dance Series BACDS sponsors English and American traditional dances in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is fun, relatively easy, community-oriented dancing with live music. All dances are taught, no partner is necessary, and first-timers are welcome unless otherwise noted. Here are selected series' schedules.

Hayward Contra Spring season 4th/5th Sundays Hayward

San Francisco English Spring season 2nd Saturdays San Francisco

San Jose English Spring season 2nd Sundays 2:30p-5:00p (lesson at 2:15p) San Jose

South Bay Contra Spring season NOW 3rd Sundays Intro 2:30p, Dance 3:00-6:00p San Jose
BACDS Summer Camps BACDS conducts three week-long dance & music camps in the summer: Family Week, American Dance & Music Week, and Hey Days English Dance & Music Week. Each offers a unique experience for dancer, musician, camper, or just plain vacationer. There's no better way to learn new and improve existing skills or to meet new friends than by immersion. Dive in!

American Week Sunday to Friday July 2-7, 2017 La Honda

Family Week Sunday to Friday July 2-7, 2017 Aptos

Hey Days English Dance and Music Week Sunday to Sunday August 20-27, 2017 Healdsburg Registration is open. Postmark deadline to be in the lottery is March 17.
Special Events Check out our special event flyers

Contra College Saturday to Sunday March 11-12, 2017 Palo Alto Contra College is an urban weekend in downtown Palo Alto, CA, focused on teaching Contra dance to new and intermediate dancers, and where experienced dancers can improve their skills, help newer dancers, or practice the other gender role.

Queer Contra Camp Friday to Sunday April 7 to 9, 2017 Aptos

Playford Ball Saturday April 8, 2017 San Jose "The Bay Area's grandest English Country Dance gala"

Family Week Benefit Sunday April 9, 2017 4p-7p Hayward

FNW Contra Waltz Friday April 14, 2017 7:00p-Midnight Palo Alto Friday Night Waltz presents this mashup of contras and couple dances. Introductions to one-step, waltz, polka, and contra taught 7-9pm in two halls by Richard Powers, Nick & Melissa Enge, Susan Petrick. Then from 9 to midnight The Hillbillies from Mars play for contras (called by Susan) alternating with pairs of couple dances. Performance by Jubilee American Dance Theatre at 10:30.

James Candlin Memorial Sunday April 23, 2017 2:00p-6:00p Palo Alto

Hayward Contra 10th Anniversary dance April 23, 2017 3:30p-7:00p Hayward

May Day Morris - Dance up the Sun Sunday May 1, 2017 Early morning Throughout the Bay Area Every year, BACDS teams and others join in a world-wide celebration to dance the Sun up and celebrate the 1st of May. In the Bay Area you'll find us that Wednesday morn in Sebastopol, San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and Santa Cruz, with lots of dancing the whole day long. It's an age-old tradition! We've been doing it for decades, and the Sun keeps coming up, so we must be doing something right. Come out and join us! Out of the area? No worries - just check the North America May Day Morris page.

Balance the Bay Friday-Sunday August 11-13, 2017 San Francisco Join us for San Francisco's own urban Contra Dance weekend.

The Bay Area Country Dance Society Website

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BACDS March 2017 Electronic Mailing

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