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| DATE(S) | STYLE | LOCATION | CALLER(S) TEACHER(S) |
MUSICIANS |
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| October 1 | CONTRA | CCB | Doe Taryn | The Cain Raisers, Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman, Stefan Curl |
| October 3 | ENGLISH | SME | Ric Goldman (Portland, OR) | Mary Tabor, Patti Cobb, Robin Lockner |
| English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 | ||||
| October 7 | ENGLISH | FUM | Bruce Hamilton | Anne Goess, Judy Linsenberg, Bill Jensen |
| October 8 | CONTRA | PCSF | Penelope Weinberger | The Toothpickers, Bryce Druzhin, Lucas Caminiti, Clark Noone |
| Contra—beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00–10:00 | ||||
| October 8 | ENGLISH | CCB | Ric Goldman (Portland, OR) | Alicia Cover, Judy Linsenberg, Charlie Hancock |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 | ||||
| October 10 | REGENCY/ENGLISH (BACDS, BAERS) | SME | Alan Winston | Divertimento |
| October 11 | CONTRA | FUM | Alan Winston | The Corn Likkers, Ray Chen, Lael Sigal, Lauren Graves, Elijah Chen, Eleanor Chen |
| October 11 | ENGLISH | SJP | Bruce Hamilton | Humuhumunukunukuapua‘a Strathspey Society Band, Betsy St. Aubin, Bruce Herbold, Heather MacKay, Patti Cobb, David Newitt |
| October 12 | ENGLISH | FSJ | Lise Dyckman | Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen |
| October 14 | Improper English (ENGLISH) (SFBQCD) | BFUU | Anna Rain | Christopher Jacoby, Rebecca King, Debbie Gold |
| Improper English is an English country dance series committed to gender-neutral (positional) calling. Improper English runs every 2nd Tuesday, just down the street from BACDS’ usual Berkeley Hall. Sliding scale admission, $5–$25. Note that masking (KN-95 or better) is required for all dancers. A beginners’ lesson will be held at 6:50, all are welcome. | ||||
| October 15 | CONTRA | CCB | Sarah Trop | The Flagstones, Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock |
| October 17 | SQUARE | HC | Robin Fischer | Round Top String Band, Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson |
| Doors open at 7:45. We accept cash and venmo. Paying with cash is quicker! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. Dance: $6-25 (see below). Free old-time jam from 6:45-8:00 pm, open to all (separate room). Dancing: | ||||
| October 18 | Family Contra with crafts, song, and stilts (SPECIAL) | UUCPA | Susan Petrick | The Opporchoonists, David Hansen, Ernest Kinsolving, Oceanlight, Paul Kostka, Sue Lindner |
| October 21 | ENGLISH | FUM | Bruce Herbold | Mary Tabor, Craig Johnson, Bill Jensen |
| October 22 | CONTRA | PCSF | Sarah Trop | Valerie Rose, Patti Cobb |
| Contra—beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00–10:00 | ||||
| October 22 | ENGLISH | CCB | Bruce Hamilton | Caroline Armitage, Betsy St. Aubin, Craig Johnson |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 | ||||
| October 25 | CONTRA | FUM | Susan Petrick | Rodney Miller, Daniel Steinberg, Ezra Warren Steinberg |
| Hallowe'en dance! Costumes admired, but not required. | ||||
| October 25 | ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED | CCB | Bruce Herbold | Bill Jensen, Jon Berger, Christopher Jacoby |
| Berkeley Experienced English | ||||
| October 28 | WOODSHED | SDS | Maybe you? | |
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Now on fourth Tuesdays in the Dance Studio at Sunnyvale Community Center 7:30-9:30pm Help us improve our dances! Experiment with new and new-to-us material to improve choreography, music, and calling. Note: Sunnyvale prohibits street shoes and absolutely no food is allowed in the hall. |
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| October 29 | CONTRA | CCB | Erik Hoffman | Rodney Miller, Rebecca King |
| October 31 | ENGLISH | SME | Alan Winston, Lise Dyckman | Bill Jensen, Robin Lockner, Valerie Rose |
| Special Hallowe'en ECD dance party for all, with ghost, er, guest appearances! Danceable costumes welcome but not required. Stay tuned for more messages from the beyond ... | ||||
| VENUE | NAME | ADDRESS | CITY |
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| BFUU | Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists | 1924 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| 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 |
| PCSF | The Polish Club | 3040 22nd Street | San Francisco |
| SDS | Sunnyvale Community Center Dance Studio | 550 E. Remington Drive - in the Theatre Building - enter parking lot from Michelangelo | Sunnyvale |
| SJP | St. John's Presbyterian Church | 25 Lake | San Francisco |
| SME | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 600 Colorado Avenue | Palo Alto |
| UUCPA | Unitarian-Universalist Church of Palo Alto | 505 E. Charleston Road | Palo Alto |