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BACDS Events Calendar

December 2024
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
December 3 ENGLISH ASE Steve White Cat Taylor, Renata Bratt, Bill Jensen
December 5 CONTRA CCB Frannie Marr Sycamore, Cedar Stanistreet, Michael Sokolovsky, Sam Foucher
December 6 ENGLISH SME Bruce Hamilton Bill Jensen, Susan Jensen, Mary Tabor
English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00
December 8 ENGLISH FSJ Bruce Herbold Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen
December 11 CONTRA PCSF John Little Star Thistle, David Wright, Lonna Whipple, Cheryl McKinney
Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30
December 11 WOODSHED LAUMC Maybe you?
December 12 ENGLISH CCB Bruce Hamilton Rob Powell, Judy Linsenberg, Craig Johnson
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
December 13 Triskaidekaphobia — a celebration of caller Kirston Koths (1948-2024) (SPECIAL/CONTRA) HC Eric Black Rodney Miller, Daniel Steinberg
Triskaidekaphobia — a celebration of caller Kirston Koths [1948–2024]
December 14 CONTRA FUM Alan Winston Contra Cats, Lee Anne Welch, Sonia Shell, Yvonne Walbroehl, Robert Cornelius
December 14 ENGLISH SJP Steve White Michele Winter, Susan Jensen, Bill Jensen
December 17 ENGLISH ASE Bruce Hamilton Ben Jackson, Christopher Jacoby, Bill Jensen
December 19 CONTRA CCB Charlie Fenton Dance Dinos, Leah Wollenberg, Will Wheeler, Lisa Miklós-Illés
December 20 SQUARE HC Evie Ladin Stephanie and Her Little Helpers, Stephanie Prausnitz, Matt Knoth, Jordan Ruyle, Nick Lofaro
Come on out for square dancing with live old-time music! Doors open at 7:45. This dance is in the year 2024! BYOB: No hard alcohol. You are welcome to bring beer and wine. Bring dance shoes if you have them. No stiletto heels allowed. Beginners welcome; kids welcome.
December 25 CONTRA PCSF
Cancelled—it’s Christmas night. See you on January 8th!
December 26 ENGLISH CCB Alan Winston Valerie Rose, Judy Linsenberg, Charlie Hancock
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
December 28 CONTRA FUM Kelsey Hartman Rhythm Raptors, Jeff Spero, Rodney Miller, T. J. Crow
December 28 ENGLISH CCB Sharon Green Odd Sundays Garage Band, Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen
Holiday dance for all with a cavalcade of callers
December 31 ENGLISH ASE
NO DANCE TONIGHT
December 31 Special New Year's Eve contra dance - finishes with a toast after midnight (CONTRA/SPECIAL) FUM Susan Petrick Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London], Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows

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
HC Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street Berkeley
LAUMC Los Altos United Methodist Church 655 Magdalena Los Altos
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