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Dances

Thursday, May 29: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Kelsey Hartman with The Flagstones: Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock - It’s the Berkeley dance BACK TO THURSDAYS GALA! Come out and dance!! More Info

Friday, May 30:
Fifth Friday Advanced ECD 7:30-10pm at St. Mark's, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Maximum dancing with minimal teaching. Dancers are expected to be undaunted by figures like: double figure 8s, heys for 3, 4 or more in different configurations, triple minor longways formations, etc. (While this is not the time to introduce friends or family to ECD, however we would love to have newcomers just one week later at the 1st Friday dances.) Musicians: Bill Jensen, Susan Jensen, Michelle Masek Callers: Lise Dyckman, Alan Winston, and guests Cin Barnes, Martin Sirk, and Janet Stephens.

Saturday, May 31: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Jean Gorrindo with Little Big Band: Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch More Info

Tuesday, June 3: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Caroline Armitage, Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen More Info

Friday, June 6: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Sharon Green with Craig Johnson, Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner - English dancing for all. NOTE starts later than usual, 7:45 - 10 pm More Info

Sunday, June 8: ENGLISH at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Alan Winston with Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen More Info

Sunday, June 8: Black & White Morris Fest in Golden Gate Park with Berkeley Morris, Goat Hill Morris, and Deer Creek Morris (MORRIS) - For any dancers and musicians who know the dances and tunes, and for spectators who just need to show up. A team-agnostic gathering in front of the Conservatory of Flowers. Continuing the decades-old tradition of the Black & White. More Info

Wednesday, June 11: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Wednesday, June 11: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Music by Raven & Goose: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Thursday, June 12: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Juliette Webb (Nashville TN) with Betsy St. Aubin, Michelle Masek, Patti Cobb - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, June 13: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Saturday, June 14: CONTRA/SPECIAL at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Jeremy Korr with Rodney Miller, Paul Kotapish, Daniel Steinberg - Eric Black's 70th Birthday contra - free admission to all dancers. More Info

Saturday, June 14: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Joanna Reiner-Wilkinson with Alicia Cover, Diana Gómez, Charlie Hancock More Info

Sunday, Jun. 15 - Sunday, Jun. 22: HEY DAYS 2025 (CAMP/ENGLISH) at Green Mountain Retreat in Los Gatos.
Hey Days (BACDS English Dance and Music Week) June 15-22 – a residential camp in the Santa Cruz mountains with English Country Dance, longsword, border morris, singing, a music track and more. Staff includes Joanna Reiner-Wilkinson, Rachel Pusey, Jan Elliot, Juliette Webb, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, Lisa Scott, Chip Prince, Michelle Masek, Rebecca King, McKinley James, Laura Kuhlman. Sound engineers Christopher Jacoby and Alicia Cover. To get periodic announcements about Hey Days click here

Tuesday, June 17: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. — CANCELED - No dance - see you in September! More Info

Friday, June 20: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. Rina Rossi with Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee: Andrew Small, Ashlee Watkins, Trevor Holder, AJ Srubas - We are so excited to be hosting a visiting band from Virgina: The Alum Ridge Boys and Ashlee, with caller Rina Rossi! No experience necessary. No partner necessary. Kids welcome. Doors open at 7:45. We accept cash and venmo. BYOB: You may bring beer or wine. No hard alcohol allowed. Don't miss this amazing band! Also join us for the free old-time jam before the square dance. Starting at 6:45 pm, Robin Fischer (fiddle) and Rowan McCallister (guitar) will be leading the jam. All welcome. More Info

Saturday, June 21: Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming ( CEILIDH/SPECIAL ) at Live Oak Park in Berkeley. Alex Cumming - Multi-talented instrumentalist, singer and dance caller Alex Cumming, from Brattleboro, VT (formerly of Somerset, UK) will be leading English ceilidh dances and a singalong at the California Revels summer Solstice celebration June 21. Come dance, sing, jam and picnic to celebrate the longest day of the year! Free event. californiarevels.org Saturday, June 21, 1-4 p.m. Live Oak Park Picnic Area #2 (next to Berkeley Art Center)
Presented by the California Revels.

Sunday, Jun. 22 - Saturday, Jun. 28: BACDS Family Week (SPECIAL/CAMP) at Monte Toyon Camp in Aptos.
It's Family Week’s 32nd year. The camp is a special place for families of all sizes, ages, and configurations. Bring your kids, your grandkids, your mom, or just yourself! Activities include circus arts, crafts, maypole dance and parade, Teddy Bears’ picnic, theater (maybe even a mummer's play…), instrumental and singing sessions, and of course, lots of dancing! Registration is now open at our newly revised website (https://bacds.org/familyweek/), which has all the information about this year’s amazing staff, pricing, COVID policy, work-trade discounts, and of course, what sort of wonderful activities to expect. We can also be contacted at familyweek@bacds.org if you want to chat with someone about the details of our camp experiences.

Thursday, June 26: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Mary Luckhardt with Judy Linsenberg, Michelle Masek, Noel Cragg - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, June 28: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by TBA More Info

Saturday, June 28: ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Lindsay Verbil with Anne Goess, Jeff Spero, Alex Cumming…and friends More Info

Sunday, Jun. 29 - Friday, Jul. 4: American Week Dance & Music Camp ( CONTRA/SPECIAL/COUPLE/SINGING/CAMP ) at Quaker Center in Ben Lomond. - Sadly, BACDS American Dance & Music Week is canceled for 2025. We hope to be able to have camp in 2026 More Info

Friday, July 4: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Ben Jackson, Jeffrey Spero More Info

Friday, July 4: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. — CANCELED - NO DANCE. More Info

Wednesday, July 9: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Friday, July 11: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Saturday, July 12: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Sarah Trop with Magic Reelism: Sue Jones, David Wright, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels More Info

Friday, July 18: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. Evie Ladin with Round Top String Band: Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson - Come on out for square dancing at the Hillside Club in Berkeley! No experience necessary. No partner necessary. Kids welcome. Doors open at 7:45. We accept cash and venmo. BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. Come raise the roof with us! More Info

Saturday, July 26: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with Raven & Goose: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows More Info

Friday, August 1: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Cheryl McKinney, Judy Linsenberg, Michelle Masek - English Country dancing for all, 7:30-10:00 More Info

Saturday, August 9: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Dane Wallinga More Info

Wednesday, August 13: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Friday, August 15: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. - Come on out for square dancing at the Hillside Club in Berkeley! No experience necessary. No partner necessary. Kids welcome. Doors open at 7:45. We accept cash and venmo. BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. Bring your friends! More Info

Monday, August 18: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Will Mentor with River Road: Kristen Planeaux, Sarah-Hadley Yakir, Jesse Ball - Special Monday dance - keep the fun of Balance the Bay going! More Info

Saturday, August 23: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Kelsey Hartman More Info

Friday, August 29:
Maximum dancing with minimal teaching. Dancers are expected to be undaunted by figures like: double figure 8s, heys for 3, 4 or more in different configurations, triple minor longways formations, etc. (While this is not the time to introduce friends or family to ECD, however we would love to have newcomers just one week later at the 1st Friday dances.)

Saturday, August 30: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Tanya Merchant More Info

Friday, September 5: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Herbold with Christopher Jacoby, Patti Cobb, Paul Kostka - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, September 10: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Friday, September 12: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Saturday, September 13: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Valerie Rose…and friends More Info

Saturday, September 27: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Little Big Band: Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch More Info

Friday, October 3: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, October 8: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Friday, October 10: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Saturday, October 11: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. More Info

Saturday, October 25: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Rodney Miller, Daniel Steinberg, Ezra Warren Steinberg More Info

Friday, October 31: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - Special Hallowe'en ECD evening. Stay tuned for more messages from the beyond ... More Info

Friday, November 7: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Saturday, November 8: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Isaac Banner with Hayden Stern, Patrick Gunning - Exciting contra dance with great PNW talent! More Info

Wednesday, November 12: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Friday, November 14: REGENCY/ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Divertimento More Info
Presented by the BACDS and the Bay Area English Regency Society.

Saturday, November 22: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. More Info

Saturday, November 29: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. More Info

Friday, December 5: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, December 10: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Saturday, December 13: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Frannie Marr More Info

Wednesday, December 31: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. - Special New Year's Eve Contra dance - sparkling cider toast at midnight More Info