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BACDS Events Calendar

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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
September 3 ENGLISH ASE Alan Winston Valerie Rose, Christopher Jacoby, Bill Jensen
September 5 CONTRA CCB Alan Winston The Cain Raisers, Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman, Stefan Curl
September 6 ENGLISH SME Alan Winston Craig Johnson, Paul Kostka, Valerie Rose
English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00
September 8 ONLINE/ENGLISH ONLINE Sharon Green Recorded Music by Odd Sundays Garage Band and others
September 8 ENGLISH FSJ Cin Barnes Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen
Street closures from Viva Calle (https://www.vivacallesj.org/ -- scroll down for route map) will keep you from parking on the same block as the hall, but you will be able to park within a block or two along St. James. Please allow extra time for finding a space and walking from the car.
September 10 MORRIS/WORKSHOP CCB
Every year Berkeley Morris hosts a series of FREE workshops in morris and related dance traditions. No experience is needed, and all are welcome! Workshops are taught by members of Berkeley Morris, or friends of ours from the local (or not so local) dance community. Come to one, or attend them all. Join us afterwards for revelry and libations somewhere nearby.
September 11 WOODSHED LAUMC Maybe you?
September 11 CONTRA PCSF John Little Green Gates, Jon Berger, Roxanne Oliva, Todd Silverstein
Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30
September 12 ENGLISH CCB David Newitt Michelle Masek, Christopher Jacoby, Bill Jensen
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
September 13 REGENCY/ENGLISH (BACDS, BAERS) SME Alan Winston Divertimento
September 14 CONTRA FUM Tanya Merchant Daniel Steinberg, Michael Lewinski, Ezra Warren Steinberg
September 14 ENGLISH SJP Alan Winston Betsy St. Aubin, Craig Johnson, Alicia Cover
September 17 ENGLISH ASE Bruce Hamilton Cat Taylor, Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen
September 17 Morris Dance Workshops (MORRIS/WORKSHOP) CCB
Every year Berkeley Morris hosts a series of FREE workshops in morris and related dance traditions. No experience is needed, and all are welcome! Workshops are taught by members of Berkeley Morris, or friends of ours from the local (or not so local) dance community. Come to one, or attend them all. Join us afterwards for revelry and libations somewhere nearby.
September 18 Improper English (ENGLISH) (CL) PCSF Kalia Kliban Valerie Rose, Christopher Jacoby, Craig Johnson
A trial dance sponsored by Circle Left, up to now a sponsor of contradances. All teaching for these English dances will be gender-neutral, dancers of all skill levels welcome! Per organizers, masking is required for all: surgical/KN-95 or better. $25 suggested donation, or pay what you can. The hall is five short blocks from 24th/Mission BART.
September 19 CONTRA CCB Doe Taryn The Flagstones, Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock
September 21 2024 West Coast Ale Walking Tour of San Jose (MORRIS/SPECIAL) (BACDS, NBCDS)
All the teams joining Berkeley Morris for the West Coast Ale of 2024, aka "The Cure For What Ales You", will be performing throughout downtown San Jose in a walking tour during the day. Click the link for the estimate times and places.
September 22 ONLINE/ENGLISH ONLINE Kalia Kliban Recorded Music by Odd Sundays Garage Band and others
September 24 Morris Dance Workshops (MORRIS/WORKSHOP) CCB
Every year Berkeley Morris hosts a series of FREE workshops in morris and related dance traditions. No experience is needed, and all are welcome! Workshops are taught by members of Berkeley Morris, or friends of ours from the local (or not so local) dance community. Come to one, or attend them all. Join us afterwards for revelry and libations somewhere nearby.
September 25 CONTRA PCSF Doe Taryn The New Vintage Revelers, Paul Kotapish, Dan Warrick, Harry Liedstrand
Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30
September 26 ENGLISH CCB Sharon Green Maggie Moore, David Mostardi, Charlie Hancock
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
September 27 SQUARE NPML Evie Ladin Round Top String Band
Old-Time square dancing, beginners welcome! Special date in September: the fourth Friday, Sept. 27. (Not a Thursday!)
September 28 CONTRA FUM Gaye Fifer Will Wheeler, Ben Jackson
September 28 ENGLISH CCB David Newitt Charlie Hancock, Rebecca King, Christopher Jacoby

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
ASE All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St Palo Alto
CCB Christ Church East Bay 2138 Cedar Street Berkeley
FSJ First Unitarian Church of San Jose 160 N 3rd St San Jose
FUM First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto 625 Hamilton at Byron Palo Alto
LAUMC Los Altos United Methodist Church 655 Magdalena Los Altos
NPML Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library 6501 Telegraph Ave Oakland
ONLINE online wherever the cloud
PCSF The Polish Club 3040 22nd Street San Francisco
SJP St. John's Presbyterian Church 25 Lake San Francisco
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto