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BACDS Events Calendar

December 2019
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
December 3 ENGLISH ASE Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Stan Kramer, Elizabeth Todd, Bill Jensen
December 4 CONTRA CCB Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Open band led by Audrey Knuth, Chris Knepper, Josh Van Vliet
December 6 ENGLISH MT Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Nonesuch Country Dance Band (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner) with Susan & Bill Jensen
December 7 CONTRA SF
Frannie Marr [SoCal] with Maivish [Quebec] (Jaige Trudel, Adam Broome)
December 8 No Snow Ball (CONTRA/SPECIAL) LMDC
Frannie Marr [SoCal] with Maivish [Quebec] (Jaige Trudel, Adam Broome)  - 33rd Annual No Snow Ball  - Special Day, Time, Location, & Price: 6-10PM, $20-$30 Sliding Scale  -  Your contributions toward the Dessert Potluck are appreciated  -  To welcome and include everyone in this dance, the caller will be using the gender-free terms. To volunteer, email les.addison@gmail.com
December 8 ENGLISH FSJ Lise Dyckman
Lise Dyckman with Phoenix Rising (William Allen, Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner) - 2:30–5:00
December 9 CONTRA FUM
Lynn Ackerson with Maivish [Quebec]Note special date and time. 7:30–10:30
December 10 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!
December 11 ENGLISH CCB Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Shira Kammen, David Strong, Patti Cobb
December 11 SINGING CCB
Sing for your Supper with Seasonal songs led by Shira Kammen & Patti Cobb, 6:45–7:30, FREE (Donations gladly accepted)
December 13 ENGLISH/REGENCY SME
NO DANCE with See you in January!
December 14 CONTRA FUM Eric Black
Eric Black with Audrey Knuth, Chris Knepper, Christopher Jacoby, Del Eckels
December 14 ENGLISH SJP Alan Winston
Alan Winston with Susan Worland, Maggie Moore, William Allen
December 15 FAMILY CONTRA FSJ Claire Takemori
Claire Takemori with Back Pocket — Intro at 2:30pm, All-age dances 3–3:45pm, Contra dance 3:45–6pm.
December 17 ENGLISH ASE Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Audrey Knuth, Tom Lindemuth, Bill Jensen
December 18 CONTRA CCB Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Open band led by Audrey Knuth, Erik Hoffman
December 20 ENGLISH MT Lise Dyckman
Lise Dyckman with Nonesuch Country Dance Band (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner) with Bill Jensen, Susan and Stan Kramer
December 21 CONTRA SF Celia Ramsay
Celia Ramsay with Back Pocket with Chris Knepper
December 22 CONTRA HVC
Jim Saxe with Wildcat Canyon (Art Peterson, Stephanie Costanza, Laurie Miller) 4–7pm
December 25 ENGLISH/CONTRA CCB
Alan Winston and PopUp Callers (Jim Saxe, Cassiane Vlahos Mobley, others)—Open band led by Judy Linsenberg, Debra Tayleur with
December 28 CONTRA FUM
DANCE CANCELED with Come back Tuesday for New Year's Eve!
December 28 ENGLISH CCB
Cavalcade of Callers (Alan Winston, Arlene Baxter, Bonnie Richardson, Cassiane Vlahos Mobley, Sharon Green, more) with Bill Jensen, Judy Linsenberg, Jon Berger(for all dancers) 7:30–10:30pm
December 29 CONTRA HVC Eric Black
Eric Black with StringFire! (Shira Kammen, Patti Cobb, Erik Ievins) 4–7:15pm Zesty!
December 31 CONTRA FUM Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with StringFire! (Shira Kammen, Caroline McCaskey, Patti Cobb, Erik Ievins) New Years Eve Dance, gender-free calling using Larks and Robins role names, $20/$16/$10. Ring out the old year and waltz in the new! Potluck contributions welcome to supplement the provided refreshments.
December 31 ENGLISH ASE
NO DANCE with See you in January!

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
LMDC Lake Merritt Dance Center 200 Grand Avenue Oakland
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