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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, November 14, 2018: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. David Newitt with Janette Duncan, Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb  More Info

Thursday, November 15, 2018: FAMILY at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Claire Takemori with InTentCity — San José Family Dance for all ages! Kid-friendly, fun dances; 5–6pm, $15/Family, $8/Adult, $5/Child or BACDS member, Babies Free. http://bit.ly/SanJoseFamilyDance  More Info

Friday, November 16, 2018: ENGLISH at Palo Alto Masonic Temple in Palo Alto. Cassiane Vlahos Mobley with Nonesuch Country Dance Players with William Allen, Stan & Susan Kramer [KY]  More Info

Saturday, November 17, 2018: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Yoyo Zhou with Countercurrent [WA]  More Info

Sunday, November 18, 2018: CONTRA at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Yoyo Zhou with Countercurrent [WA] Intro at 2:30, Dance 3–6pm  More Info

Tuesday, November 20, 2018: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Bill Jensen, Mary Tabor, David Mostardi  More Info

Wednesday, November 21, 2018: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Charlie Fenton with Open band led by Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, Steven Straus)  More Info

Saturday, November 24, 2018: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Kelsey Hartman with Wildcat Canyon (Art Peterson, Stephanie Costanza, Laurie Miller) Thanksgiving dessert potluck!  More Info

Saturday, November 24, 2018: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) in Berkeley. Alisa Dodson with Charlie Hancock, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden—7:30–10:30 for experienced dancers  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

Saturday, November 17, 2018: ENGLISH/SPECIAL at Hillside Club in Berkeley. Graham Christian [MA], Sharon Green, Kalia Kliban, Mary Luckhardt with music by Shira Kammen, Judy Linsenberg, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Katherine Heater — “18 dances from 1718” English Ball (sold out) More Info

Sunday, December 2, 2018: CONTRA/SPECIAL at Lake Merritt Dance Center in Oakland. Lindsey Dono [Seattle] with music by The Offbeats (Ben Schreiber [MO], Ashley Broder, Jeff Spero [both SoCal])  - 32nd Annual No Snow Ball  - Special Day, Time, Location, & Price: 6-10PM, $20-$30 Sliding Scale  -  Your potluck contributions are appreciated  -  To welcome and include everyone in this dance, the caller will be using the terms Larks and Ravens More Info

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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