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Today's Dances & Events

Los Altos Woodshed
Wednesday, May 14, 2025: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info
Magic Reelism
Wednesday, May 14, 2025: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Sarah Trop with Magic Reelism: Sue Jones, David Wright, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels
Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30 More Info

Upcoming Dances & Events

Round Top String Band
Connor Maguire
Saturday, May 17, 2025: SQUARE at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists in Berkeley. Connor Maguire with Round Top String Band: Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson
In May 2025, our dance is on a SATURDAY at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, just a few blocks from its regular location. At this location, no alcohol is allowed. No experience necessary. Kids welcome. Doors open at 7:45. We accept cash and venmo. See you soon! More Info
Bruce Herbold
Patti Cobb
Cat Taylor
Tuesday, May 20, 2025: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Herbold with Cat Taylor, Susan Jensen, Patti Cobb More Info
Doe Taryn
Craig Johnson
Erik Hoffman
Stefan Curl
Tuesday, May 20, 2025: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Doe Taryn with The Cain Raisers: Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman, Stefan Curl More Info
Bruce Hamilton
Judy Linsenberg
Patti Cobb
Shira Kammen
Saturday, May 24, 2025: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Bruce Hamilton with Odd Sundays English Garage Band: Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen More Info
Alan Winston
Anne Goess
Charlie Hancock
Tuesday, May 27, 2025: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Anne Goess, Charlie Hancock, Maggie Moore
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info
Kelsey Hartman
Anne Goess
Charlie Hancock
Will Wheeler
Thursday, May 29, 2025: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Kelsey Hartman with The Flagstones: Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock
It’s the Berkeley dance BACK TO THURSDAYS GALA! Come out and dance!! More Info
Alan Winston
Lise Dyckman
Bill Jensen
Michelle Masek
Friday, May 30, 2025: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
Maximum dancing with minimal teaching. Dancers are expected to be undaunted by figures like: double figure 8s, heys for 3, 4 or more in different configurations, triple minor longways formations, etc. (While this is not the time to introduce friends or family to ECD, however we would love to have newcomers just one week later at the 1st Friday dances.)

Special Events

HEY DAYS 2025
Sunday, June 15 - Sunday, 22 June, 2025: HEY DAYS 2025 (CAMP/ENGLISH) at Green Mountain Retreat in Los Gatos.
Hey Days (BACDS English Dance and Music Week) June 15-22 – a residential camp in the Santa Cruz mountains with English Country Dance, longsword, border morris, singing, a music track, storytelling, and more. Staff includes Joanna Reiner-Wilkinson, Andrew Swaine, Rachel Pusey, Daisy Black, Jan Elliot, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, Lisa Scott, Chip Prince, Michelle Masek, Rebecca King, McKinley James, Sound engineers Christopher Jacoby and Alicia Cover. Advance registration required; registration opens January 2; postmark lottery deadline February 1. To get periodic announcements about Hey Days click here
Anne Goess
Craig Johnson
Jeff Spero
Sunday, June 22 - Saturday, 28 June, 2025: BACDS Family Week (SPECIAL/CAMP) at Monte Toyon Camp in Aptos.
It's Family Week’s 32nd 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 Bears’ picnic, theater (maybe even a mummer's play…), instrumental and singing sessions, and of course, lots of dancing! Registration is now open at our newly revised website (https://bacds.org/familyweek/), which 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.

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