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The Bay Area Country Dance Society promotes, preserves, and teaches traditional English and American music and dance in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Dances During the Next Ten Days

Addresses, maps, start and end times, and lesson information (if a lesson is offered) for each location can be found by following the location link in each listing.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. David Newitt with Michelle Levy OConnor, Charlie Hancock, Patti Cobb Special price $14/12/7  More Info

Saturday, July 27, 2019: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Ric Goldman [OR] with Topher Gayle, Kenny Blacklock  More Info

Saturday, July 27, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Bruce Hamilton with Charlie Hancock, Michelle Levy OConnor, Tom Lindemuth (for experienced dancers)  More Info

Sunday, July 28, 2019: CONTRA at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Ric Goldman [OR] with Whimsical (Janette Duncan, Regan Hemphill, Beth Christian, Del Eckels, Debra Tayleur)  More Info

Tuesday, July 30, 2019: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. CANCELED for the summer. See you in September! More Info

Wednesday, July 31, 2019: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Richard Barnes with Open band led by Charlie Hancock, Chris Knepper, Craig Johnson  More Info

PRICES
General Public: $12
Students/Low-income: $6
Members (of BACDS, CDSS or other CDSS affiliates) $2 discount
Supporting Level Admission: $20
Everyone is welcome so please come and pay as you can!
Prices may vary for special events or workshops. Check the calendar or website for specifics.

Upcoming Special Events

Friday, August 9-Sunday, August 11, 2019: CONTRA/CAMP/SPECIAL: Pomeroy Recreation Center [formerly Janet Pomeroy Center), near Lake Merced in SF. Contra Dance Weekend Pre-registration required—see bacds.org/btb for details. Cis Hinkle [GA] & Dana Parkinson [FL] with music by Elixir (Anna Patton, Jesse Readlynn, Brian Bender, Audrey Knuth, Everest Witman) & Faux Paws (Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand, Chris Miller)

About BACDS

The Bay Area Country Dance Society has been promoting, preserving, and teaching traditional English and American music and dance since the early 1980s. Our activities include:

• Week-long and weekend music and dance camps in lovely SF Peninsula, Sierra foothill, and Santa Cruz locations.
• Dance series featuring lively community dances and wonderful live music.
• Occasional and seasonal special events, ranging from formal balls to workshops for dancers, musicians, dance leaders, and sound technicians.
• Performance teams that bring lively and raucous English folk traditions to the streets, classrooms, farmers' markets, and festivals.

BACDS's activities are made possible through the efforts and contributions of our members. Please join us!

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BACDS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, so your donation to us is tax-deductible. Please consider including us in your charitable giving. Your donation helps us perform our mission! Details here.