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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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Today's Dances!

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.

Saturday, February 23, 2019: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Celia Ramsay with Star Thistle [Sacramento] (Cheryl McKinney, Lonna Whipple, David Wright)  More Info

Saturday, February 23, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Brooke Friendly [OR] with Rebecca King, Judy Linsenberg, Anne Goess (for experienced dancers)  More Info

Sunday, February 24, 2019: CONTRA at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Celia Ramsay with StringFire! (Patti Cobb, Erik Ievins, Caroline McCaskey, Tammie Dyer) 4–7 pm  More Info

Wednesday, February 27, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. David Newitt with Open Band led by Anne Goess, Tom Lindemuth, Charlie Hancock  More Info

Friday, March 1, 2019: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Alan Winston & Lise Dyckman with Nonesuch Country Dance Band (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Robin Lockner & William Allen  More Info

Saturday, March 2, 2019: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Eric Black with Jess Newman, Christopher Jacoby, Chris Knepper  More Info

Sunday, March 3, 2019: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Craig Johnson, Robin Lockner - Playford Ball Workshop, 3–6 pm, $12  More Info

Tuesday, March 5, 2019: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Laurie Chastain, Paul Kostka, Patti Cobb  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

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.