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| DATE(S) | STYLE | LOCATION | CALLER(S) TEACHER(S) |
MUSICIANS |
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| June 28 | American Week Dance & Music Camp (CONTRA/SINGING/CAMP/SPECIAL/MUSIC) | QUABL | Jacqui Grennan, Michael Karcher | Syncopaths, Lissa & Friends, Christa Burch, Jeffrey Spero, Ryan McKasson, Lissa Schneckenburger, Sam Foucher, Rachel Aucoin |
| July 1 | CONTRA | CCB | Sarah Trop | Punch Party, Will Wheeler, Lisa Miklós-Illés, Peter Mellinger |
| July 3 | CONTRA/SPECIAL | FUM | Jacqui Grennan, Michael Karcher | Syncopaths, Lissa & Friends, Christa Burch, Jeffrey Spero, Ryan McKasson, Lissa Schneckenburger, Sam Foucher, Rachel Aucoin |
| Special post-AmWeek Friday dance! | ||||
| July 3 | ENGLISH | SME | Sharon Green | Bill Jensen, Caroline Jou Armitage, Robin Lockner |
| English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 | ||||
| July 6 | Bacds board meeting (BOARDMEETING) | ZOOM | ||
| Bacds board meeting | ||||
| July 8 | CONTRA | PCSF | Tanya Merchant | Persons In Black, Clark Smith, Sue Jones, David Wright |
| Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 | ||||
| July 8 | ENGLISH | CCB | Cassiane Vlahos Mobley | Maggie Moore, David Mostardi, Patti Cobb |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 | ||||
| July 11 | ENGLISH (NBCDS) | ALMONTE | Alan Winston | Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| NBCDS Mill Valley English dance | ||||
| July 11 | CONTRA | FUM | Tanya Merchant | Michael Lewinski, Daniel Steinberg, Ezra Warren Steinberg |
| July 11 | ENGLISH | SJP | Sharon Green | Michele Winter, Susan Jensen, Bill Jensen |
| July 14 | ENGLISH (SFBQC) | BFUU | Alan Winston | Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| queer-centered English - masks required | ||||
| July 15 | CONTRA | CCB | Edie Sussman | Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| July 17 | SQUARE | HC | Nina Berry | Sophie Wellington and Friends, Nick Lofaro, Dan Kluger, Keith Terry, Evie Ladin, Sophie Wellington |
| Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. All ages welcome. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (it's quick!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00. | ||||
| July 18 | CONTRA (LUP) | LUP | Zack Religious | Contranauts, Lee Anne Welch, Del Eckels, Cheryl McKinney |
| https://www.lupinlodge.com/event/contra-dance/. Admission includes access to all amenities. Clothing optional. | ||||
| July 22 | CONTRA | PCSF | Lark Finnegan | Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| Contra—beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00–10:00 | ||||
| July 22 | ENGLISH | CCB | Alan Winston | Caroline Jou Armitage, Paul Kostka, Charlie Hancock |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 | ||||
| July 25 | CONTRA | FUM | Cheryl Graubert | Raven & Goose, Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows |
| July 25 | Switcheroo! Queer Contradance Kickoff (CONTRA) (NBCDS) | SEB | Lark Finnegan | Green Gates, Jon Berger, Roxanne Oliva, Todd Silverstein |
| A new gender-free, queer-normative contradance, focusing on welcoming new dancers, emphasizing consent and mutual care, and building an inclusive, joyful, and exuberant dance community in the North Bay. This is not an exclusively queer event–Allies and friends welcomed and encouraged! This is a family-friendly dance, so bring your kids! Potluck snacks welcome. Intro lesson at 7pm. | ||||
| July 25 | ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED | CCB | David Newitt | Rebecca King, Caroline Jou Armitage, Robin Lockner |
| Berkeley Experienced English | ||||
| July 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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| July 29 | CONTRA | CCB | Alan Winston | Caroline Jou Armitage, Erik Hoffman |
| July 31 | ENGLISH/ADVANCED | SME | Alan Winston, Lise Dyckman | Craig Johnson, Richard Page, Valerie Rose |
| 5th Friday Advanced ECD - Maximum dancing with minimal teaching. Dancers are expected to be undaunted by figures like: double figure 8s, heys for 3, 4 or more in different configurations, triple minor longways formations, etc. (While this is not the time to introduce friends or family to ECD, however we would love to have newcomers just one week later at the 1st Friday dances.) | ||||
| VENUE | NAME | ADDRESS | CITY |
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| ALMONTE | Almonte Clubhouse | 515 Wisteria Way | Mill Valley |
| BFUU | Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists | 1924 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| CCB | Christ Church East Bay | 2138 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| FUM | First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto | 625 Hamilton at Byron | Palo Alto |
| HC | Hillside Club | 2286 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| LUP | Lupin Lodge | 20600 Aldercroft Heights Rd | Los Gatos |
| PCSF | The Polish Club | 3040 22nd Street | San Francisco |
| QUABL | Quaker Center | 1000 Hubbard Gulch Rd | Ben Lomond |
| SDS | Sunnyvale Community Center Dance Studio | 550 E. Remington Drive - in the Theatre Building - enter parking lot from Michelangelo | Sunnyvale |
| SEB | Wischemann Hall | 460 Eddie Lane | Sebastopol |
| SJP | St. John's Presbyterian Church | 25 Lake | San Francisco |
| SME | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 600 Colorado Avenue | Palo Alto |
| ZOOM | Zoom.us | the cloud |