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Promoting traditional English and American music and dance

BACDS Events Calendar

April 2019
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
April 2 ENGLISH ASE
Rachel Pusey, Dilip Sequeira with Audrey Knuth, Tom Lindemuth, Bill Jensen
April 3 CONTRA CCB
Erik Hoffman, Justin Link with Open Band led by Tripleplay (Audrey Knuth, Chris Knepper, Charlie Hancock)
April 5 ENGLISH MT Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Nonesuch Country Dance Band (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Susan Jensen, William Allen
April 6 CONTRA SF
Erik Hoffman (calling Larks and Ravens) with Jess Newman, Will Wheeler
April 9 WOODSHED HPP Maybe you?
maybe you? with maybe you? - A peek backstage, free for everyone. Callers try out new material, teaching techniques, etc; dancers give input and things get better. Join us!
April 10 ENGLISH CCB Alisa Dodson
Alisa Dodson with Jon Berger, Judy Linsenberg, Charlie Hancock
April 10 ENGLISH/WORKSHOP CCB
Intro to English Dance with Alisa Dodson—FREE! (Donations gladly accepted) 6:45–7:30 with
April 12 ENGLISH/REGENCY SME Alan Winston
Alan Winston with Open Band led by Divertimento (James Langdell, William Allen, Paul Kostka)
April 13 CONTRA FUM Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Will Wheeler, Simon Lace, Booi Voolk
April 13 ENGLISH SJP Bruce Herbold
Bruce Herbold with Maggie Moore, Betsy St. Aubin, Bill Jensen
April 13 TEEN CONTRA FSJ Claire Takemori
Claire Takemori with Jess Newman, Daniel Steinberg —Teen Jam 5:30, Contra 7–9. Info/Reg at Bit.ly/teendance
April 14 ENGLISH FSJ Bruce Herbold
Bruce Herbold with Phoenix Rising (William Allen, Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner)
April 16 ENGLISH ASE Lise Dyckman
Lise Dyckman with Christopher Jacoby, Susan Worland, Bill Jensen
April 17 CONTRA CCB Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Open Band led by Ray Bierl, John Tuttle
April 19 CONTRA/WALTZ/SPECIAL FUM
Richard Powers, Susan Petrick with StringFire! (Erik Ievins, Patti Cobb, Caroline McCaskey, Tammie Dyer) - Friday Night Waltz's special ContraWaltz with Contra and Couple Dance lessons 7-9, Contras and Couple Dances 9-midnight. $15
April 19 ENGLISH MT Alan Winston
Alan Winston with Nonesuch Country Dance Band with Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen
April 19 ENGLISH/WALTZ/WORKSHOP/SPECIAL MT
Lise Dyckman, Alan Winston with Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen - BASIC WALTZ WORKSHOP - Does the call "waltz around the other couple" leave you unsure what to do? Do you sit down when the band plays a free waltz? Lise Dyckman & Alan Winston, with musicians Robin Lockner & Bill Jensen, will unlock the mysteries of basic round waltz. 7:00-7:45 pm, FREE (donations gratefully accepted). Beginners strongly encouraged!
April 20 CONTRA SF Dane Wallinga
Dane Wallinga with BLAM! (Marta Lynch, Elizabeth Todd, Bob Silberstein)
April 21 CONTRA FSJ Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Jess Newman, Patti Cobb—Intro 2:30, dance 3–6
April 24 ENGLISH CCB Alan Winston
Alan Winston with Open Band led by Audrey Knuth, Betsy St. Aubin, Patti Cobb
April 26 CONTRA SF Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Gordon Allen—Techno Contra benefit for Family Week Regular admission, additional donations welcome.
April 27 CONTRA FUM
Donna Hunt [PA] with STEAM! (Dave Firestine [AZ], Alice Boyle [KS], Robert Rosenberg [KS], Claire Zucker [AZ])—Special price $14/$12/$7
April 27 ENGLISH CCB David Newitt
David Newitt with Rebecca King, Susan Worland, David Mostardi (for experienced dancers) 7:30–10:30
April 28 CONTRA HVC
Donna Hunt [PA] with STEAM! 4–7 Special price $14/$12/$7
April 30 ENGLISH ASE Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Mary Tabor, Paul Kostka, Bill Jensen

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
HPP Carriage House at Holbrook-Palmer Park 150 Watkins Avenue Atherton
HVC Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) 1808 B Street Hayward
MT Palo Alto Masonic Temple 461 Florence Street Palo Alto
SF St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 1399 43rd Avenue San Francisco
SJP St. John's Presbyterian Church 25 Lake San Francisco
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto