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Promoting traditional English and American music and dance

BACDS Events Calendar

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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
May 1 Berkeley Morris - May Day (MORRIS/SPECIAL)
May 1 ENGLISH SME Lise Dyckman
English dancing for all levels of experience (including none).Dance 7:30-10:00
May 3 Berkeley Morris - Tilden Little Farm and Berkeley Parks (MORRIS)
May 5 ENGLISH ASE Bruce Hamilton Elizabeth Ingber, Paul Kostka, Bill Jensen
May 6 CONTRA CCB Qwill Duvall Green Gates, Roxanne Oliva, Todd Silverstein, Kyle Alden
May 9 CONTRA FUM Qwill Duvall Lisa Miklós-Illés, Peter Mellinger, Will Wheeler
May 9 ENGLISH SJP
May 10 Berkeley Morris - Mother’s Day at Ardenwood Farm (MORRIS)
May 10 ENGLISH FSJ Bruce Hamilton Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen
May 13 CONTRA PCSF Contranauts, Lee Anne Welch, Del Eckels, Cheryl McKinney
Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00
May 13 ENGLISH CCB Andrew Shaw Shira Kammen, Judy Linsenberg, Rebecca King
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
May 15 SQUARE HC
Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (it's quick!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00. 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.
May 19 ENGLISH ASE Andrew Shaw Persons of Quality, Jon Berger, Jim Oakden, Rebecca King
May 20 CONTRA CCB Kelsey Hartman Magic Reelism, Sue Jones, David Wright, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels
May 23 CONTRA FUM Kelsey Hartman Magic Reelism, Sue Jones, David Wright, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels
May 23 ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED CCB
Berkeley Experienced English
May 26 WOODSHED SDS Maybe you?
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.
May 27 CONTRA PCSF The New Vintage Revelers, Paul Kotapish, Dan Warrick, Harry Liedstrand
Contra—beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00–10:30
May 27 ENGLISH CCB Kalia Kliban Jon Berger, Maggie Moore, Patti Cobb
English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00
May 30 Berkeley Morris - San Francisco Waterfront along the Embarcadero (MORRIS)
May 30 CONTRA FUM Sam Winter Contranauts, Lee Anne Welch, Del Eckels, Cheryl McKinney

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
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