Friday, September 29: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston, Bruce Hamilton, Lise Dyckman with Craig Johnson, Paul Kostka, Cat Taylor - Palo Alto ECD 5th Fridays Advanced ECD

When there are five Fridays in the month, the Palo Alto ECD series now includes an Advanced Dance.

These are dance parties for experienced dancers. Instruction will be streamlined (familiar dances will be walked-through, not carefully taught), and their programs can include some more complicated dances than are usually seen at our 1st Friday, Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Sundays ECD series. There will be only a few new or complex dances on each 5th Friday evening, however - we're aiming for minimal teaching for maximum dance time.

We expect dancers attending these sessions to be unfazed by heys in different orientations, dolphin heys, double figure 8s, Mad Robin figures, etc. They may encounter double progression dances and triple minors, or sets in different configurations. Dancers should also be able to maintain their sense of orientation within the set.

(This is not the time to bring your friends who are new to English country dancing, although we'd love to see them at other BACDS dance events.) More Info

Saturday, September 30: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Kelsey Hartman with Little Big Band: Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch More Info

Tuesday, October 3: ENGLISH at Saint Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park. Alan Winston with Bill Jensen, Paul Kostka, Valerie Rose More Info

Thursday, October 5: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Music by Barry’s Favorites: Will Wheeler, Laurel North, Sean Wahl More Info

Friday, October 6: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Mary Tabor, Patti Cobb, Robin Lockner - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Sunday, October 8: ENGLISH at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Cin Barnes with Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen More Info

Thursday, October 12: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Bruce Herbold with Bill Jensen, Craig Johnson, Michelle Masek - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, October 13: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info

Saturday, October 14: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Steve White with David Newitt, Heather MacKay, William Allen More Info

Tuesday, October 17: ENGLISH at Saint Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park. Lise Dyckman with Craig Johnson, Mary Tabor, Susan Jensen More Info

Thursday, October 19: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Beth Christian, Janette Duncan, Roxanne Oliva More Info

Thursday, October 26: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Anna Rain with Patti Cobb, Thomas Dewey, Michelle Masek - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, October 28: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Daniel Steinberg - Hallowe'en Contra Dance! More Info

Tuesday, October 31: ENGLISH at Saint Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park. Anna Rain with Bill Jensen, Robin Lockner, Ben Jackson More Info

Thursday, November 2: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Celia Ramsay with The Corn Likkers: Eleanor Chen, Elijah Chen, Lael Sigal, Lauren Graves, Ray Chen, Masankho Kamsisi Banda More Info

Friday, November 3: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Herbold with Patti Cobb…and friends - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Tuesday, November 7: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Bill Jensen, Renata Bratt, Paul Kostka More Info

Thursday, November 9: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Lise Dyckman with Anne Goess, Betsy St. Aubin, Charlie Hancock - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, November 10: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento: James Langdell - Alan Winston with Divertimento under the direction of James Langdell, usually featuring some or all of William Allen, Paul Kostka, Bill Langdell, Jeanette Langdell. Strong players who can sight-read are welcome to sit in -- A very beginner-friendly dance featuring not-too-complicated country dances from Jane Austen's lifetime and beyond. More Info

Saturday, November 11: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Alan Winston with Craig Johnson, Richard Page, Michele Winter More Info

Sunday, November 12: ENGLISH at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Bruce Hamilton with Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen More Info

Thursday, November 16: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Kalia Kliban with Green Gates: Jon Berger, Roxanne Oliva, Todd Silverstein More Info

Tuesday, November 21: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Ric Goldman (Portland, OR) with Anne Goess, Patti Cobb, Robin Lockner More Info

Thursday, November 23: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. - No dance tonight: Thanksgiving! More Info

Thursday, November 30: CONTRA at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Erik Hoffman with Community Band (contact Erik Hoffman for details): Erik Hoffman More Info

Tuesday, December 5: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Kalia Kliban with Bill Jensen, Renata Bratt, Ben Jackson More Info

Saturday, December 9: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Lise Dyckman with Patti Cobb, Noel Cragg, Valerie Rose More Info

Thursday, December 14: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. Kalia Kliban with Charlie Hancock, Jon Berger, Valerie Rose - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Tuesday, December 19: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Bill Jensen, Judy Linsenberg, Mary Tabor More Info

Thursday, December 28: ENGLISH at Christ Church Berkeley in Berkeley. David Newitt with David Mostardi, Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info