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Promoting traditional English and American music and dance

BACDS Events Calendar

July 2021
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
July 3 ONLINE ONLINE
Pepperjack (Derry Akin, Jess Newman, Scott Jesperson) at the NBCDS Online Waltz Party, 7pm–8pm PDT. NEWS FLASH! This event will be hosted at Eric's home, with local dancers on the new Sprung Dance Floor. Local Bay Area dancers interested in attending should email RedwoodDances for details. We're getting back into the mode of live dances, and we're doing so quite gently. Please honor the restrictions that Eric is placing on this event at his private home, and let's move gently to regular in-person dancing Not a BACDS event — this event is sponsored by our sister organization the North Bay Country Dance Society; More info and event link are at https://nbcds.org/
July 4 ONLINE ONLINE
Sharon Green & Kalia Kliban with Odd Sundays English Garage Band and other favorite recorded musicians. It’s the Fabulous Fourth of July, so expect fireworks—virtual ones! We’re in a festive, holiday mood, so anything goes, silly songs, patriotic verse, military marches, and of course admirable adaptations of English country dances, brought to you by Kalia and Sharon. Please feel free to dress up as your favorite Minute Men and Women, British Grenadiers, Boston Tea Party-goers, Founding Fathers and Mothers—whatever historical or hysterical figure you choose. Dress up your setting as well, with a virtual background or with actual flags, [U.S., U.K., Canadian), banners, muskets, drums. Our theme for the day is Red, White, and Blue. Have fun with it. Who knows? You might win a prize for The Most Creative Use of a Red, White, & Blue color scheme! Doors open 1:00 pm PDT (sound check and chat), dance starts at 1:30PM PDT. Link will appear the Thursday or Friday before the dance on bacds-announce mailing list (subscribe here) and on the Odd Sundays mailchimp list (to learn how to join that Odd Sundays email list, email Sharon at sharon@bacds.org. More information and planned set list at http://bacds.org/series/virtual/20210704.html
July 4 Family Week (ONLINE) ONLINE
Family Week Gathering, 6:30–8:15 pm each night. Dances, stories and songs led by camp staff from Family Weeks past, present and future. Registration through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-family-week-2021-tickets-158782844763. NOTE: you only need to register once, the same link is good for every day of Family Week. Program and updates will be posted on the Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/257731286100321
July 10 ONLINE ONLINE
Dave Wiesler [DE] at the NBCDS Online Waltz Party, 7pm–8pm PDT. Not a BACDS event — this event is sponsored by our sister organization the North Bay Country Dance Society; More info available at https://nbcds.org/ and on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/events/550537119688422
July 17 ONLINE ONLINE
Tom Cunningham and Kate Sanders [members of Hot Coffee Breakdown] at the NBCDS Online Waltz Party, 7pm–8pm PDT — serving up some Hot Coffee! You might think it's too late in the day for caffeine, but this duo will get you dancing and glad that you're juiced up for more. Not a BACDS event — this event is sponsored by our sister organization the North Bay Country Dance Society; More info available at https://nbcds.org/ and on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/events/409998936988806
July 18 ONLINE ONLINE Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Odd Sundays English Garage Band and other favorite recorded musicians. Sharon calls solo adaptations of English Country dances either to recorded or live music. Doors open 1:00 pm PDT (sound check and chat), dance starts at 1:30PM PDT. Link will appear the Thursday or Friday before the dance on bacds-announce mailing list (subscribe here) and on the Odd Sundays mailchimp list (to learn how to join that Odd Sundays email list, email Sharon at sharon@bacds.org. More information and planned set list at http://bacds.org/series/virtual/oddsundays.html
July 24 ONLINE ONLINE
Alan Roberts, Sande Gillette, Olga Hauptman at the NBCDS Online Waltz Party, 7pm–8pm PDT. Not a BACDS event — this event is sponsored by our sister organization the North Bay Country Dance Society; More info available at https://nbcds.org/
July 24 WALTZ CCB
Waltz Away Your Worries — Free Waltzing (no teaching) with Michelle Levy OConnor (Ireland), Patti Cobb 6:45–7:30p $5 with
July 25 CONTRA HVC Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Back Pocket (Jess Newman, Will Wheeler)
UPDATE: this dance is CANCELED due to the upward trend in new COVID cases in the county (9.1 per 100,000 as of July 19). Hayward “Coming Out” contra dance!
July 31 ONLINE ONLINE
Supertrad (Sam Bartlett, Eric Schedler) at the NBCDS Online Waltz Party, 7pm–8pm PDT. Not a BACDS event — this event is sponsored by our sister organization the North Bay Country Dance Society; More info available at https://nbcds.org/

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
CCB Christ Church East Bay 2138 Cedar Street Berkeley
HVC Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) 1808 B Street Hayward
ONLINE online wherever the cloud