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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.

Wednesday, December 12, 2018: SINGING at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Sing for Your Supper with Seasonal song session led by Shira Kammen & Patti Cobb, 6:45–7:30pm, FREE (donations gladly accepted)  More Info

Wednesday, December 12, 2018: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Sharon Green with Shira Kammen, Susan Worland, Patti Cobb  More Info

Friday, December 14, 2018: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. DANCE CANCELED with See you in January!  More Info

Saturday, December 15, 2018: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Dane Wallinga with The wiNgNuts (Chris Knepper, Isele Harper, Will Wheeler)  More Info

Sunday, December 16, 2018: CONTRA at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Kalia Kliban with Clifton Ave Trio (Elizabeth Dequine, Renata Bratt, Scott Jespersen)—Intro at 2:30, Dance 3–6pm  More Info

Tuesday, December 18, 2018: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Bill Jensen, Stan & Susan Kramer [KY]  More Info

Wednesday, December 19, 2018: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Susan Petrick with Open band led by Jane Rothfield [PA] & Friends  More Info

Friday, December 21, 2018: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Dilip Sequeira, Rachel Pusey with Nonesuch Country Dance Players with Bill Jensen, Stan & Susan Kramer [KY]  More Info

Saturday, December 22, 2018: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Lise Dyckman, Sharon Green, Bruce Hamilton, Kalia Kliban, Rachel Pusey, Bonnie Richardson, Dilip Sequeira, and Alan Winston with Jon Berger, Judy Linsenberg, Rebecca King — Holiday English Dance for All!, 7:30–10:30  More Info

Saturday, December 22, 2018: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Charlie Fenton with Deniz Akin, Derry Akin, & friend  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

Sunday, December 30, 2018: CONTRA/SPECIAL at Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) in Hayward. Jacqui Grennan [SoCal] with music by Rodney Miller, Jeff Spero [SoCal]—4–7:15pm. Zesty! $2 extra

Monday, December 31, 2018: CONTRA/SPECIAL at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Andy Shore with music by Pepperjack (Derry Akin, Jess Newman, Ben Graubart [SoCal], Scott Jespersen) New Year's Eve Contra Dance! 8 PM-12:15 AM $20, $16 (members), $10 (student/low-income) or pay what you can. Ring out the old year and waltz in the new! Potluck contributions welcome to supplement the provided refreshments.

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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