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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.

Tuesday, June 18, 2019: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Anne Goess, Tom Lindemuth, Bill Jensen  More Info

Wednesday, June 19, 2019: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Charlie Fenton with Open Band led by Will Wheeler, Simon Lace, Booi Volk  More Info

Friday, June 21, 2019: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Nonesuch Country Dance Band with Susan & Bill Jensen  More Info

Saturday, June 22, 2019: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Nick Cuccia with StringFire! (Caroline McCaskey, Erik Ievins, Patti Cobb)  More Info

Saturday, June 22, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Rachel Pusey, Dilip Sequeira with Charlie Hancock, Christopher Jacoby, Tom Lindemuth (for experienced dancers) 7:30-10:30  More Info

Sunday, June 23, 2019: CONTRA at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Erik Hoffman with Star Thistle (David Wright, Lonna Whipple, Cheryl McKinney) 4–7  More Info

Wednesday, June 26, 2019: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Sharon Green with Open Band led by Maggie Moore, Charlie Hancock, Ellen Hoffman  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: 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.