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BACDS Events Calendar

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Schedule of Events

DATE(S)STYLELOCATIONCALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
May 01SPECIAL/MORRISVAR
BACDS teams and special guests dance the sun up at Tilden Park, Twin Peaks, The Palo Alto Baylands and the lighthouse on West Cliff in Santa Cruz
May 02SPECIAL/ENGLISHMTAlan Simpson-VlachNonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Free Bay Area National Dance Week Event 6:15pm-7:45pm Come to the entire introductory English dance and get free admission to the regular evening dance following!
May 02ENGLISHMTAlan Simpson-VlachNonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
May 03SPECIAL/CONTRASFSusan PetrickAlan Snyder, Howard Booster
Free Bay Area National Dance Week Event 6:15pm-7:45pm Come to the entire introductory contra dance and get free admission to the regular evening dance following!
May 03CONTRASFSusan PetrickAlan Snyder, Howard Booster
May 07CONTRA/WORKSHOPGNCErik Hoffman
Learn to Call IV with Erik Hoffman 6:00-7:30 $10, then call a dance at the Open Callers' Night)
May 07CONTRAGNCOpen Callers' NightOpen Band led by 3 O'Clock Shadow (Erik Hoffman, Chris Grampp, Adam Cavan, Peter Langston (WA)) - contact Erik Hoffman erikthor@pobox.com, 510-444-4397 if you want to call a dance or two
May 07ENGLISHFLXSharon GreenStan & Susan Kramer, Bill Jensen
May 09 to May 11CAMP/CONTRAARMCarol Ormand, Lynn AckersonLift Ticket, The Crabapples
San Francisco Contra Weekend - Balance the Bay
May 09CONTRAHUMTina Fields3 o'clock Shadow(Erik Hoffman, Chris Grampp, Adam Cavan, Peter Langston)
Despite what the calendar says, dance is happening
May 10CONTRAFUMNO DANCENO DANCE
NO DANCE - sign up for the SF Contra Weekend - Balance the Bay!
May 10ENGLISHBETMary LuckhardtStan & Susan Kramer, Debra Tayleur
May 14ENGLISH/WORKSHOPGNCSharon GreenJon Berger
ECD Workshop for all, 6:30-7:30, $5
May 14ENGLISHGNCTom Roby (CT)Jon Berger, Erik Ievins, Debra Tayleur
May 16ENGLISHMTTom Roby (CT)Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Bill Jensen
May 17CONTRASFCharlie FentonThe Ray Bierl Trio (Ray Bierl, Markie Sanders, Michael Follstad)
May 21CONTRAGNCWarren BlierOpen Band led by Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, Steven Strauss)
May 21ENGLISHFLXAlan WinstonStan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Jim Oakden
May 23CONTRASFMavis McGaughLuceo (Karl Franzen, Rebecca King, Lee Anne Welch)
May 24CONTRAFUMAlan Simpson-VlachKJammers (Kathrine Gardner, Mark Kartman, Dan Kluger)
May 24ENGLISHGNCDavid NewittChuck Ward, Judy Linsenberg, Anne Goess - for experienced dancers
May 28ENGLISH/WORKSHOPGNCKalia KlibanAnne Goess
ECD Workshop for all, 6:30-7:30, $5
May 28ENGLISHGNCKalia KlibanAnne Goess, Judy Linsenberg, Craig Johnson
May 30CEILIDHHUMAlan Winston, Erik HoffmanAcross the Pond (Dick Bagwell, Jody and Colette Veahman, Alan Loughead)
May 30ENGLISHMTBob FraleyNonesuch Country Dance Players with Bill Jensen
May 31CONTRAFUMEric BlackThe Fiddlerats (Caroline McCaskey, Terrell Leidstrand, Cole Ingraham) - a 5th Saturday evening of zesty contras!

Dance Venues

VENUENAMEADDRESSCITY
ARMArmenian Cultural CenterBrotherhood Way
BETBethany United Methodist Church1268 Sanchez StreetSan Francisco
FLXFlex-It425 Evelyn AvenueMountain View
FUMFirst United Methodist Church of Palo Alto625 Hamilton at ByronPalo Alto
GNCChrist Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church)2138 Cedar StreetBerkeley
HUMHumanist Hall390 27th StreetOakland
MTPalo Alto Masonic Temple461 Florence StreetPalo Alto
SFSt. Paul's Presbyterian Church1399 43rd AvenueSan Francisco
VARVarious LocationsVarious Bay Area Cities