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BACDS Events Calendar

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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
April 1 CONTRA GNC Alan Winston
Alan Winston with Open Band led by 3 O'Clock Shadow (Erik Hoffman, Peter Langston, Chris Grampp, Adam Cavan)
April 1 ENGLISH FLX Mary Luckhardt
Mary Luckhardt with Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Mary Tabor
April 1 WORKSHOP GNC Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Learn to Call I 6:00 - 7:30, $10 each session or $25 for all three workshops in series
April 3 ENGLISH SBE
CANCELED with go to the Playford Ball rehearsal at SME
April 3 ENGLISH/SPECIAL SME
Cavalcade of Callers with Erin Vang, David Mostardi, Noel Cragg. Playford Ball Rehearsal: Special price of $12 for all dancers.
April 4 CONTRA SF
Ken Olcott with Jack Knife and the Big Rigs (Adam Cavan, Chris Grampp, Peter Langston, Michael Stadler)
April 4 Playford Ball (ENGLISH/SPECIAL) GOC Lise Dyckman
Lise Dyckman with Shira Kammen, Chuck Ward, Jim Oakden, Maureen Brennan The Playford Ball! 6:45 - 11 pm.Preregistration required, see www.bacds.org/events/playford
April 8 ENGLISH GNC
CANCELLED: Hall being repaired - See you April 22
April 8 WORKSHOP GNC
CANCELLED: Hall being repaired - See you April 22
April 10 CONTRA/SPECIAL OV2
Karen Fontana with Chris Knepper, Noel Cragg   Location change (This dance only): Oakland Veterans' Hall, (hall 2, upstairs), 200 Grand Ave at Harrison (3 blocks from the regular hall)
April 11 CONTRA FUM
CANCELED with Hall unavailable - see you April 25
April 11 ENGLISH DGK
Ric Goldman with Jon Berger & William Allen
April 15 CONTRA GNC Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Open Band led by The KnUckLe KnOcKeRs (Karen Celia Heil, Bill Foss, Martha Hawthorne, Brendan Doyle)
April 15 ENGLISH FLX
Sam Weiler with Stan & Susan Kramer, Bill Jensen
April 15 WORKSHOP GNC
Learn to Call I 6:00 - 7:30, $10 each session or $17 for remaining two workshops in series
April 17 ENGLISH SBE
Bob Fraley with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Mark Daly, Stan & Susan Kramer) with Bill Jensen
April 18 CONTRA SF
Mavis McGaugh with The OpporTunists (Alan Snyder, David Hansen)
April 22 ENGLISH GNC
Sam Weiler with Open band led by Shira Kammen, Erik Ievins, Debra Tayleur
April 22 WORKSHOP GNC Mary Luckhardt
Mary Luckhardt with Shira Kammen Intermediate ECD Workshop, 6:30 - 7:30pm, $5
April 24 CONTRA SF Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with Wildcat Canyon (Meredith Axelrod, Andy Eggleston, Art Peterson)
April 25 CONTRA/SPECIAL FUM
Bob Carragher & Graham Waldon with Contra Plus! Contras and couple dances with a special all-star band. Contra lesson 7:30 - 8:30pm, dancing 8:30 - 11:30; special price: $16 w/lesson, $14 without, students half price. This is a Special Youth Leadership Initiative Dance.
April 25 CONTRA/SPECIAL ODF Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Debra Tayleur and friends; 1-hour FREE Intro to contra dance, 5:00 - 6:00 pm
April 25 ENGLISH GNC
Sam Weiler with Rebecca King, Judy Linsenberg, Erik Ievins For experienced dancers
April 25 ENGLISH/SPECIAL ODF
Sam Weiler with Stan & Susan Kramer and friends; 1-hour FREE Intro to English dance, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
April 26 ENGLISH DGK
Bruce Herbold and David Newitt with Humuhumunukunukuapua'a Strathspey & Maggot Society Band (Heather MacKay, Katherine Carvajal, David Newitt, Bruce Herbold, Patti Cobb)
April 29 CONTRA GNC
Open Callers' Night with Open Band led by The Raggedy Annes (Anne Goess, Ann-dy Eggleston, Charlie H-Ann-cock) Contact Erik Hoffman (erikthor@pobox.com or 510-444-4397) if you want to call a dance
April 29 ENGLISH FLX Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Erik Ievins
April 29 WORKSHOP GNC
Learn to Call III with with Erik Hoffman 6:00 7:30, $10

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
DGK DanceGround Keriac 1805 Divisadero at Bush San Francisco
FLX Flex-It 425 Evelyn Avenue Mountain View
FUM First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto 625 Hamilton at Byron Palo Alto
GNC Christ Church Berkeley (formerly Grace North Church) 2138 Cedar Street Berkeley
GOC Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension 4700 Lincoln Avenue Oakland
ODF Oakland Free Dance Festival, Oakland Vets's Hall http://www.fridaynightwaltz.com for more info
OV2 Oakland Veterans' Hall Upstairs 200 Grand Ave at Harrison Oakland
SBE St. Bede's Episcopal Church 2650 Sand Hill Rd Menlo Park
SF St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 1399 43rd Avenue San Francisco
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto