Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. All ages welcome. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (blink and you'll miss it!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00. We are looking for folks to volunteer in exchange for free admission. If you are interested, please email Lindsey at info AT labrujatangoberkeley DOT com.
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"Beyond Figures: An English Country Dance Workshop"
Attendees should be comfortable with the basic figures and their common variations -- double figure-8, heys for 3 & 4 in different configurations, triple minor formation, etc. See website for more information.
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Join us once again at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (505 East Charleston, Palo Alto) where Alan Winston will call simple dances from 2–4pm with crafts at the break lead by Lorraine Kostka. The band is the Opporchoonists with David Hansen on guitar, Ernest Kinsolving on fiddle, and Paul Kostka on winds.
Admission is free; donations will be cheerfully accepted to help pay for the caller and musicians.
COME Enjoy A beautiful, woman-owned, 100-acre, clothing optional resort in the Santa Cruz Mountains & Take part in our CONTRA DANCE, PLUS ACCESS TO WONDERFUL amenities, amenities, including hiking trails, Sauna pool, hot tub, restaurant, 24 HR LOUNGE. OVER-NIGHT LODGING AVAILABLE, INC. CAR CAMPING, YURTS, AND RV SPACES.
The contra dance is part of the Song N' Dance Weekend Retreat.
*Discounted Weekend Day Pass* Includes access to ALL amenities & Contra Dance. Dinner Available For Sale Until 8:00
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Mary Anning's Plesiosaur Ball
Celebrate the Bicentennial (nearly) of Mary Anning's discovery of the first complete fossil Plesiosaur in the rocks at Lyme.
Dance like Jane Austen! Waltzes and easy set dances, taught and called by our esteemed Dance Master, Alan Winston. No experience or partner needed.
Live music by the Divertimento Dance Orchestra.
Regency (roughly 1795 -- 1820) formal, Regency naturalist/scientist/fossil-collector/paleontologist or Plesiosaur/Dinosaur attire admired but not required.
Mary Anning is planning to show her fossils.
Tickets $30 at the door, $25 online before April 15, BACDS & GBACG $20 mail-in to Arrive before April 15.
Tickets $30 at the door, $25 online before April 15, BACDS & GBACG $20 mail-in to Arrive before April 15.
A dance party for the whole family, all ages welcome! Caller Doe Taryn will teach simple English and American traditional folk dances to live music from Anne Goess, Peter Feltman, and Talitha Amadea Aho. Plus songs, "instrument petting zoo", games, and snacks. FREE! (donations welcome). First Presbyterian Church of Alameda, 2001 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda.
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Come and dance the waltzes and contradances of the early nineteenth century Viennese ballroom to the music of Beethoven and his contemporaries! Taking place in the lovely ballroom of the San Jose Woman’s Club, the Beethoven Ball features live music from the SJSU Symphony Orchestra directed by Gordon Haramaki, with dance and commedia dell'arte pantomime performances from vintage dance groups Dance Through Time and The Academy of Danse Libre. Ball dances will include contradances reconstructed from nineteenth-century sources by Joan Walton. No previous dance experience is necessary to participate. Come in your dressy attire: Regency period costume encouraged!
Please note location: This event will take place at the San Jose Woman's Club located at 75 S 11th Street, San Jose, CA 95112, NOT at the Hammer Theatre Center. There is very limited street parking on 11th Street. Please allow time for traffic and parking. The closest parking is the SJSU North Garage at 10th and San Fernando Streets.
Preregistration is required; use the Hammer Theatre Center website and scroll down until you find this event. HereMore Info
Now on fourth Tuesdays in the Dance Studio at Sunnyvale Community Center
7:30-9:30pm
Help us improve our dances!
Experiment with new and new-to-us material to improve choreography, music, and calling.
Note: Sunnyvale prohibits street shoes and absolutely no food is allowed in the hall.
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Friday, May 1, 2026:Berkeley Morris - May Day
(MORRIS/SPECIAL)
• 5:00am–7:00am
We dance the sun up at Inspiration Point in Berkeley, then dance in different Berkeley locations throughout the day. Check the Berkeley Morris website for details and other events during May and June.
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Deer Creek Morris
Friday, May 1, 2026:Deer Creek Morris - May Day
(MORRIS/SPECIAL)
• 5:00am–7:00am
We will dance up the sun at the Palo Alto Baylands on May Day.
Goat Hill Morris
Friday, May 1, 2026:Goat Hill Morris - May Day
(MORRIS/SPECIAL)
• 6:00am–6:45am
Goat Hill Morris will be dancing (and playing and singing) the sun up at Christmas Tree Point (the viewpoint area) on Twin Peaks in SF. 6:00 a.m. - 6:45 a.m. Hope to see you there! Bring a warm jacket and a hot beverage!
English dancing for all levels of experience (including none).Dance 7:30-10:00
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Berkeley Morris
Sunday, May 3, 2026:Berkeley Morris - Tilden Little Farm and Berkeley Parks
(MORRIS)
• 9:00am–5:00pm
We will have our Maypole outside the Tilden Nature Area Visitor Center, then dance at the Tilden Park Carousel and the UC Botanical Gardens. Check the Berkeley Morris website for details.
"Beyond Figures: An English Country Dance Workshop"
Attendees should be comfortable with the basic figures and their common variations -- double figure-8, heys for 3 & 4 in different configurations, triple minor formation, etc. See website for more information.
More Info
Join us once again at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto (505 East Charleston, Palo Alto) where Alan Winston will call simple dances from 2–4pm with crafts at the break lead by Lorraine Kostka. The band is the Opporchoonists with David Hansen on guitar, Ernest Kinsolving on fiddle, and Paul Kostka on winds.
Admission is free; donations will be cheerfully accepted to help pay for the caller and musicians.
Mary Anning's Plesiosaur Ball
Celebrate the Bicentennial (nearly) of Mary Anning's discovery of the first complete fossil Plesiosaur in the rocks at Lyme.
Dance like Jane Austen! Waltzes and easy set dances, taught and called by our esteemed Dance Master, Alan Winston. No experience or partner needed.
Live music by the Divertimento Dance Orchestra.
Regency (roughly 1795 -- 1820) formal, Regency naturalist/scientist/fossil-collector/paleontologist or Plesiosaur/Dinosaur attire admired but not required.
Mary Anning is planning to show her fossils.
Tickets $30 at the door, $25 online before April 15, BACDS & GBACG $20 mail-in to Arrive before April 15.
Tickets $30 at the door, $25 online before April 15, BACDS & GBACG $20 mail-in to Arrive before April 15.
A dance party for the whole family, all ages welcome! Caller Doe Taryn will teach simple English and American traditional folk dances to live music from Anne Goess, Peter Feltman, and Talitha Amadea Aho. Plus songs, "instrument petting zoo", games, and snacks. FREE! (donations welcome). First Presbyterian Church of Alameda, 2001 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda.
More Info
Come and dance the waltzes and contradances of the early nineteenth century Viennese ballroom to the music of Beethoven and his contemporaries! Taking place in the lovely ballroom of the San Jose Woman’s Club, the Beethoven Ball features live music from the SJSU Symphony Orchestra directed by Gordon Haramaki, with dance and commedia dell'arte pantomime performances from vintage dance groups Dance Through Time and The Academy of Danse Libre. Ball dances will include contradances reconstructed from nineteenth-century sources by Joan Walton. No previous dance experience is necessary to participate. Come in your dressy attire: Regency period costume encouraged!
Please note location: This event will take place at the San Jose Woman's Club located at 75 S 11th Street, San Jose, CA 95112, NOT at the Hammer Theatre Center. There is very limited street parking on 11th Street. Please allow time for traffic and parking. The closest parking is the SJSU North Garage at 10th and San Fernando Streets.
Preregistration is required; use the Hammer Theatre Center website and scroll down until you find this event. HereMore Info
Friday, May 1, 2026:Berkeley Morris - May Day
(MORRIS/SPECIAL)
• 5:00am–7:00am
We dance the sun up at Inspiration Point in Berkeley, then dance in different Berkeley locations throughout the day. Check the Berkeley Morris website for details and other events during May and June.
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Deer Creek Morris
Friday, May 1, 2026:Deer Creek Morris - May Day
(MORRIS/SPECIAL)
• 5:00am–7:00am
We will dance up the sun at the Palo Alto Baylands on May Day.
Goat Hill Morris
Friday, May 1, 2026:Goat Hill Morris - May Day
(MORRIS/SPECIAL)
• 6:00am–6:45am
Goat Hill Morris will be dancing (and playing and singing) the sun up at Christmas Tree Point (the viewpoint area) on Twin Peaks in SF. 6:00 a.m. - 6:45 a.m. Hope to see you there! Bring a warm jacket and a hot beverage!
Hey Days (BACDS English Dance and Music Week) – a residential camp in the Santa Cruz mountains with English Country Dance, singing, a music track, and more. Advance registration required.
BACDS Family Week
Sunday, June 21 - Saturday, 27 June, 2026:BACDS Family Week
(SPECIAL/CAMP/FAMILY)
at
Monte Toyon Camp in Aptos.
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 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.
Saturday, August 8, 2026:
ENGLISH/REGENCY/SPECIAL
at
Odd Fellows True Fellowship Lodge #52 in San Jose.
Alan Winston with Divertimento Dance Orchestra:
James Langdell, Paul Kostka, William Allen…and friends • 7:00pm–10:30pm
Friday, August 14 - Sunday, 16 August, 2026:Balance the Bay Contra Dance Weekend.
(CONTRA/CAMP)
at
Janet Pomeroy Center in San Francisco.
Lindsey Dono, Frannie Marr with Stove Dragon, Potato Factory:
Max Newman, Oliver Scanlon, Rose Jackson, Sam Zakon-Anderson, Audrey Jaber, Alex Sturbaum, Ness Smith-Savedoff
SAVE THE DATE! Registration Opens May 10.
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SAVE THE DATE! 1726 Ball - an evening of all early eighteenth century dances for experienced dance connoisseurs, called by Kalia Kliban, Sharon Green & Mary Luckhardt, and period music led by Judy Linsenberg. There will also be a rehearsal dance on Friday night, possibly a workshop on Sat afternoon, and a brunch and social dance on Sunday in Sebastopol (at different venues). Stay tuned for details.
Fall Frolick Weekend
Friday, November 13 - Sunday, 15 November, 2026:Fall Frolick Weekend
(CAMP/ENGLISH)
at
Bishop's Ranch in Healdsburg.
SAVE THE DATE!
Join us for 2 days and 2 nights of English dancing, music-making, and workshops aplenty,
beginning with dinner on Friday night!
All calling will be gender neutral.
Fall Frolick opens at 4pm on Friday, November 13 (with dinner included) and ends at 5pm on Sunday, November 15.
Teaching Staff:
TBA
Fall Frolick is a primarily English dance weekend sponsored by the Bay Area Country Dance Society to provide an opportunity for dancers, callers, and musicians to explore the extraordinary range of English country and related dance forms, and discover and learn from wonderful teachers and splendid musicians in a glorious setting.
Fall Frolick is for all English country dancers and musicians, experienced and novice alike.
Registrations must be received by TBA to be considered in the lottery (if needed). Please register early: space is limited.
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