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| DATE(S) | STYLE | LOCATION | CALLER(S) TEACHER(S) |
MUSICIANS |
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| December 2 | ENGLISH | ASE | Bruce Hamilton | Thomas Dewey, Robin Lockner, Patti Cobb |
| December 3 | CONTRA | CCB | Mike Fynan | The Corn Likkers, Ray Chen, Lael Sigal, Lauren Graves, Elijah Chen |
| December 5 | ENGLISH | SME | Alan Winston | Cheryl McKinney, Alicia Cover, Susan Jensen |
| English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 | ||||
| December 9 | Improper English (ENGLISH) (SFBQCD) | Frannie Marr | Leah Wollenberg, Michelle Masek (Levy), Cheryl McKinney | |
| Improper English is an English country dance series committed to gender-neutral (positional) calling. Improper English runs every 2nd Tuesday, just down the street from BACDS’ usual Berkeley Hall. Sliding scale admission, $5–$25. Note that masking (KN-95 or better) is required for all dancers. A beginners’ lesson will be held at 6:50, all are welcome. | ||||
| December 10 | CONTRA | PCSF | Doe Taryn | Craig Johnson, Michelle Masek (Levy) |
| Contra—beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00–10:00 | ||||
| December 10 | ENGLISH | CCB | Sharon Green | Caroline Armitage, Tom Lindemuth, Patti Cobb |
| English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00. Sharon's program will be in honor of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday and will include readings from her letters as well as dances from the period. It will be a good night to introduce new dancers to ECD. | ||||
| December 13 | CONTRA | FUM | Frannie Marr | Rodney Miller, Jeffrey Spero |
| December 13 | ENGLISH | SJP | Nick Cuccia | Alicia Cover, Susan Jensen, Bill Jensen |
| December 14 | ENGLISH | FSJ | Bruce Hamilton | Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen |
| December 16 | ENGLISH | ASE | Alan Winston | Valerie Rose, Renata Bratt, Bill Jensen |
| December 17 | CONTRA | CCB | Doe Taryn | Green Gates, Jon Berger, Roxanne Oliva, Todd Silverstein |
| December 19 | SQUARE | HC | Evie Ladin | Round Top String Band, Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson, Dane Miller |
| Come on out for our Solstice Square Dance! This is the darkest time of year; wear yellow or gold to bring back the light! The caller uses gender-neutral role names. We accept cash and venmo. BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. We are looking for folks to volunteer in exchange for free admission. Help us keep the square dance going! If you are interested, please email Lindsey at labrujatangoberkeley AT yahoo DOT com. Doors open at 7:45. Dancing: | ||||
| December 23 | WOODSHED | SDS | Maybe you? | |
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Now on fourth Tuesdays in the Dance Studio at Sunnyvale Community Center 7:30-9:30pm Help us improve our dances! Experiment with new and new-to-us material to improve choreography, music, and calling. Note: Sunnyvale prohibits street shoes and absolutely no food is allowed in the hall. |
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| December 27 | CONTRA | FUM | Cheryl Graubert, Ken Cheng | Magic Reelism, Sue Jones, David Wright, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels |
| December 27 | ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED | CCB | Kalia Kliban | Odd Sundays English Garage Band, Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen |
| Berkeley Experienced English | ||||
| December 30 | SFFMC Camp Harmony (SPECIAL/CAMP/CONTRA/ENGLISH/SINGING) (SFFMC) | CNEW | Maybe you? | |
| December 30 | ENGLISH | ASE | Bruce Hamilton | Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen, Christopher Jacoby |
| December 31 | CONTRA | FUM | Susan Petrick | Ben Jackson, Jeff Spero |
| Special New Year's Eve Contra dance - sparkling cider toast at midnight | ||||
| VENUE | NAME | ADDRESS | CITY |
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| ASE | All Saints Episcopal Church | 555 Waverley St | Palo Alto |
| CCB | Christ Church East Bay | 2138 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| CNEW | Camp Newman | 4088 Porter Creek Road | Santa Rosa |
| 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 |
| HC | Hillside Club | 2286 Cedar Street | Berkeley |
| PCSF | The Polish Club | 3040 22nd Street | San Francisco |
| SDS | Sunnyvale Community Center Dance Studio | 550 E. Remington Drive - in the Theatre Building - enter parking lot from Michelangelo | Sunnyvale |
| SJP | St. John's Presbyterian Church | 25 Lake | San Francisco |
| SME | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 600 Colorado Avenue | Palo Alto |