Upcoming Events

Thursday, April 18: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Doe Taryn with Valerie Rose…and friends More Info

Thursday, April 25: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Brad Foster with Judy Linsenberg, Noel Cragg, Jeffrey Spero - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, April 27: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Tanya Merchant with TBD More Info

Saturday, April 27: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Brad Foster, Brooke Friendly (Ashland, OR) with Judy Linsenberg, Jeff Spero, Marnen Laibow-Kaiser More Info

Sunday, April 28: ONLINE/ENGLISH at online in the cloud. Kalia Kliban with Recorded Music by Odd Sundays Garage Band and others More Info

Sunday, April 28: Celebration for Sharon Green's CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award ( ENGLISH/SPECIAL ) at Albany Veteran's Memorial Building in Albany. - Dancing, speeches, and food - all in well-deserved honor of Sharon Green, the 2024 CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award recipient. Pre-registration is required: https://cdss.org/event/cdss-lifetime-contribution-award-celebration-honoring-sharon-green/. Event will be simulcast via Zoom. More Info
Presented by the Country Dance and Song Society.

Tuesday, April 30: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Steve White with Renata Bratt, Robin Lockner, Patti Cobb More Info

Wednesday, May 1: May Day with Goat Hill Morris (MORRIS) - Come see Goat Hill Morris dance the sun up at Christmas Tree Viewing Area on Twin Peaks in San Francisco. We'd love to see you there!

Wednesday, May 1: May Day with Seabright Morris (MORRIS) - And far to the south, Seabright is dancing the sun up on May day as usual at 6 am, at the Santa Cruz Lighthouse. More Info

Wednesday, May 1: May Day with Mrs. Prunely's Pride, and Deer Creek Morris (BORDER/MOLLY/MORRIS) - Come see Deer Creek Morris and Mrs. Prunely's Pride dance the sun up at the Baylands. Merry May!

Wednesday, May 1: May Day with Berkeley Morris (MORRIS) - Come see Berkeley Morris dance the sun up at Inspiration Point. Merry May! More Info

Thursday, May 2: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Music by The Cain Raisers: Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman, Stefan Curl More Info

Friday, May 3: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner…and friends - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Saturday, May 4: Maypole at Tilden Little Farm with Berkeley Morris (MORRIS) - The maypole! We’ll be dancing a set and then setting up the maypole for the wee ones to dance around at the Little Farm in Tilden. 11:00-12:00

Sunday, May 5: SF Waldorf School May Faire with Goat Hill Morris (MORRIS) - Lindley Meadow, Golden Gate Park, SF. Late morning(ish).

Upcoming Special Events

Sunday, April 28: Celebration for Sharon Green's CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award ( ENGLISH/SPECIAL ) at Albany Veteran's Memorial Building in Albany. - Dancing, speeches, and food - all in well-deserved honor of Sharon Green, the 2024 CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award recipient. Pre-registration is required: https://cdss.org/event/cdss-lifetime-contribution-award-celebration-honoring-sharon-green/. Event will be simulcast via Zoom. More Info
Presented by the Country Dance and Song Society.

Friday, May. 17 - Friday, May. 17: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at Petaluma Women's Clubhouse in Petaluma. Kalia Kliban with Jacqueline Schwab, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea - Mad Robin "Weekend Welcome Dance" More Info
Presented by the North Bay Country Dance Society.

Saturday, May. 18 - Saturday, May. 18: MAD ROBIN BALL ( ENGLISH/SPECIAL ) at Hermann Sons Hall in Petaluma. Gene Murrow with Jacqueline Schwab, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Daniel Beerbohm - (advance registration required). workshop 1:30-4:00, ball 7:00-10:00pm More Info
Presented by the North Bay Country Dance Society.

Sunday, May 19: Memorable Melodies Dance ( ENGLISH/SPECIAL ) at St John's Episcopal Petaluma in Petaluma. Gene Murrow with Jacqueline Schwab, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Daniel Beerbohm - (Potluck Brunch 12:30-2:00, Dance 2:30-5:30pm, Community Dinner -prepaid catering - 6:00pm) More Info
Presented by the North Bay Country Dance Society.

Tuesday, May 21: Mad Robin Special Peninsula Dance ( ENGLISH/SPECIAL ) at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Jacqueline Schwab, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Daniel Beerbohm - note special location, time (7:30-10:00), and price ($25) More Info

Sunday, Jun. 16 - Sunday, Jun. 23: Hey Days at Sonoma State. (ENGLISH/CAMP/SPECIAL) at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park.
Hey Days (BACDS English Dance and Music Week) June 16-23 – a residential camp in the North Bay with English Country Dance, square dance, singing, a music track, and more. Staff includes Melissa Running, David Millstone, Bridget Whitehead (program director), more with Alchemy (Karen Axelrod, Eric Martin, Rachel Bell), Jeff Spero, Dave Langford, Jonathan Werk, more, Sound engineer Alan Roberts. Advance registration required; registration opens January 2; postmark lottery deadline February 1.

Sunday, Jun. 23 - Saturday, Jun. 29: BACDS Family Week (SPECIAL) at Monte Toyon Camp in Aptos.
It's Family Week’s 31st year. The camp is a special place for families of all sizes, ages, and configurations. Bring your kids, your grandkids, your mom, or just yourself! Activities include circus arts, crafts, maypole dance and parade, Teddy Bear’s picnic, theater (maybe even a mummer's play…), instrumental and singing sessions, and of course, lots of dancing! Our newly revised website (https://bacds.org/familyweek/) has all the information about this year’s amazing staff, pricing, COVID policy, work-trade discounts, and of course, what sort of wonderful activities to expect. We can also be contacted at familyweek@bacds.org if you want to chat with someone about the details of our camp experiences.