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Promoting traditional English and American music and dance

BACDS Events Calendar

August 2016
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
July 30 Hey Days English Week (ENGLISH/CAMP) BR
many great leaders with HEY DAYS English camp at Bishop Ranch
Sat-Sat July 30–August 6 Leaders Joseph Pimentel, David Millstone, Mary Devlin, & Fred Todt are joined by musicians Goldcrest (Daron Douglas, Paul Oorts, Dave Wiesler), Fine Companions (Betsy Branch, Lisa Scott, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg), and Shira Kammen for a week of Music, Dance, Singing, Mummer's Play, Joy and More. — SOLD OUT! See http://bacds.org/heydays for more info
August 2 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with No Dance — Off for the summer
August 3 CONTRA CCB Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Open Band led by Switching Protocols (Christopher Jacoby, Ruthie Byers, John-Michael Seng-Wheeler)
August 5 ENGLISH MT Lise Dyckman
Lise Dyckman with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Daniel Soussan) with William Allen
August 6 CONTRA SF
David Millstone [NH] with The Newts (Chris Knepper, Noel Cragg, Del Eckels)
August 7 CONTRA FSJ Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Adrianna Ciccone & Daniel Steinberg
August 9 WOODSHED HPP Maybe you?
maybe you? with maybe you? a peek backstage to try out new material. FREE!
August 10 ENGLISH CCB
Mady Newfield [IL] with Susan Worland, David Mostardi, Charlie Hancock, $12/$10/$6 — dance for all!
August 10 ENGLISH/WORKSHOP CCB
Mady Newfield [IL] with English Workshop for experienced dancers — David Mostardi, 6:45–7:30 pm, $5
August 12 ENGLISH/REGENCY SME
CANCELED with No Dance — Off for the summer
August 13 CONTRA FUM
CANCELED with Go to the Special Monday Dance on August 15
August 13 ENGLISH DGK Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Susan Worland, Jenny Hanson, Gary Thomas
August 15 CONTRA FUM Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with Pete’s Posse [VT] (Pete Sutherland, Tristan Henderson, Oliver Scanlon) — 7:30–10:30pm, $12/$10/$6
August 16 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with No Dance — Off for the summer
August 17 CONTRA CCB Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Pete’s Posse [VT] (Pete Sutherland, Tristan Henderson, Oliver Scanlon)— $12/$10/$6, NOT Open Band
August 19 Balance the Bay (CONTRA/CAMP) JPC
Mary Wesley [VT], Susan Petrick with BALANCE THE BAY
Fri-Sun August 19–21 Contra Dance Weekend with calling by Mary Wesley [VT] & Susan Petrick, music by Nor’easter (Cedar Stanistreet [VT], Max Newman [MA], Julie Vallimont [MA]), Sassafras Stomp [ME] (Johanna Davis, Adam Nordell, John Pranio); Pre-registration required — see http://bacds.org/btb for details
August 19 ENGLISH MT Lise Dyckman
Lise Dyckman with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Mark
August 20 CONTRA SF
CANCELED with Go to the Special Sunday Dance on August 21
August 21 CONTRA SF
Mary Wesley [VT] with Nor’easter (Cedar Stanistreet [VT], Max Newman [MA], Julie Vallimont [MA]) — Special Sunday CounterBalance dance! 7–10pm, $12/$10/$6
August 21 ENGLISH FSJ
CANCELED with No Dance — Off for the summer
August 22 CONTRA FUM Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Cedar Stanistreet [VT], Julie Vallimont [MA] — Extra dance! 7:30–10:30pm, $12/$10/$6
August 23 MORRIS/WORKSHOP/SPECIAL CCB
Berkeley Morris with Berkeley Morris is hosting their annual free workshops in morris and related dance traditions. No experience necessary. Each workshop will teach a particular style or tradition of Morris, and you don't have to have attended an earlier workshop to attend a later one (but of course you'll want to!). The particular styles and dances taught vary from year to year, so if you attended last year, come back for something new! 7:30 pm
August 24 ENGLISH CCB Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Open Band led by Michelle Levy, Bill Jensen, Tom Lindemuth
August 27 CONTRA FUM Charlie Fenton
Charlie Fenton with Switching Protocols (Christopher Jacoby, Ruthie Byers, John-Michael Seng-Wheeler)
August 27 ENGLISH CCB David Newitt
David Newitt with Rebecca King, Michelle Levy, Maurette Foster — for experienced dancers
August 30 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with No Dance — Off for the summer
August 30 MORRIS/WORKSHOP/SPECIAL CCB
Berkeley Morris with Berkeley Morris is hosting their annual free workshops in morris and related dance traditions. No experience necessary. Each workshop will teach a particular style or tradition of Morris, and you don't have to have attended an earlier workshop to attend a later one (but of course you'll want to!). The particular styles and dances taught vary from year to year, so if you attended last year, come back for something new! 7:30 pm
August 31 CONTRA CCB Andy Shore
Andy Shore with Open Band led by Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Friend)

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
ASE All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St Palo Alto
BR Bishop's Ranch 5297 Westside Road Healdsburg
CCB Christ Church East Bay 2138 Cedar Street Berkeley
DGK DanceGround Keriac 1805 Divisadero at Bush San Francisco
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
HPP Carriage House at Holbrook-Palmer Park 150 Watkins Avenue Atherton
JPC Janet Pomeroy Center 207 Skyline Blvd San Francisco
MT Palo Alto Masonic Temple 461 Florence Street Palo Alto
SF St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 1399 43rd Avenue San Francisco
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto