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| January 2025 | Su | M | Tu | W | Th | F | Sa |
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Schedule of Events
| DATE(S) | STYLE | LOCATION | CALLER(S) TEACHER(S) |
MUSICIANS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | CONTRA | CCB | Andy Shore | Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London], Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| January 3 | ENGLISH | SME | Kalia Kliban | Patti Cobb, Christopher Jacoby, Judy Linsenberg |
| English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 | ||||
| January 7 | ENGLISH | ASE | Alan Winston | Bill Jensen, Noel Cragg, Valerie Rose |
| January 8 | CONTRA | PCSF | Andy Shore | The New Vintage Revelers, Paul Kotapish, Dan Warrick, Harry Leidstrand |
| Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30 | ||||
| January 8 | WOODSHED | LAUMC | Maybe you? | |
| January 9 | ENGLISH | CCB | David Newitt | Valerie Rose, Patti Cobb, Jason Pollack |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 | ||||
| January 10 | REGENCY/ENGLISH (BACDS, BAERS) | SME | Alan Winston | Divertimento |
| January 11 | CONTRA | FUM | Tanya Merchant | Anne Goess, Will Wheeler |
| January 11 | ENGLISH | SJP | Steve White | Diana Gómez, Craig Johnson, Cat Taylor |
| January 12 | ENGLISH | FSJ | Alan Winston | Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, Valerie Rose |
| January 13 | BOARDMEETING | ZOOM | ||
| BACDS Board meeting online - members welcome, contact bacds-boardchair@bacds.org for Zoom link and especially to submit agenda items. | ||||
| January 16 | CONTRA | CCB | Alan Winston | Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London], Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| January 17 | SQUARE | HC | Robin Fischer | Round Top String Band, Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson |
| Old-Time Square Dance at the Hillside Club! This dance is in the year 2025. No experience necessary. Kids welcome. BYOB--beer and wine only; no hard liquor. Doors open at 7:45. Please pay in cash or venmo. Bring dance shoes if you have them; no stiletto heels allowed. Regarding the style of dance: this is not a modern or club square dance; it is a traditional or old-time square dance. That said, square dancers of all stripes are welcome! | ||||
| January 18 | Making Music Visible (An English Country Dance Workshop) (SPECIAL/ENGLISH/WORKSHOP) | STM | Bruce Hamilton | Bill Jensen, Elizabeth Ingber |
| A workshop for intermediate dancers: everyone should be comfortable with standard figures and their common variations. Bruce will focus on music’s role in dance—hearing more of what it has to say, matching figure to phrase without counting, and enjoying the character of different types of tunes. | ||||
| January 21 | ENGLISH | ASE | Bruce Hamilton | Elizabeth Ingber, Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen |
| January 22 | CONTRA | PCSF | Doe Taryn | Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London], Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30 | ||||
| January 23 | ENGLISH | CCB | Bruce Hamilton | Jon Berger, Rob Powell, Charlie Hancock |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 New Voices Night: Bruce Hamilton with Emily Senturia, Daniel Smith, Janet Stephens and Alan Viola. | ||||
| January 25 | CONTRA | FUM | Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London], Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows | |
| January 25 | NORTH BAY FAMILY DANCE (FAMILY/SPECIAL) | UUCM | Celia Ramsay | Anne Goess, Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman |
| Our Family Dance series in Marin! BACDS and NBCDS cosponsor a special family dance with caller Celia Ramsey. | ||||
| January 25 | ENGLISH | CCB | David Newitt | Charlie Hancock, Valerie Rose, Christopher Jacoby |
| January 30 | CONTRA | CCB | Ric Goldman (Portland, OR) | The Cain Raisers, Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman, Stefan Curl |
| January 31 | ENGLISH | SME | ||
| Advanced ECD 5th Friday dance party - maximum dancing, minimal teaching. For experienced dancers. | ||||
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 |
| STM | St. Mark's Church | 600 Colorado Avenue | Palo Alto |
| UUCM | Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Marin | 240 Channing Way | San Rafael |
| ZOOM | Zoom.us | the cloud |