Thursday, November 21: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Greg Frock with Uncle Dave: David Brown, Kathrine Gardner, Erik Hoffman More Info

Saturday, November 23: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Greg Frock with Magic Reelism: Sue Jones, David Wright, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels More Info

Saturday, November 23: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Kalia Kliban with Rebecca King, Anne Goess, Jon Berger More Info

Wednesday, November 27: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. — CANCELED - SF Contra cancelled—it’s Thanksgiving Eve! More Info

Thursday, November 28: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. — CANCELED - No dance—Thanksgiving! Eat turkey and pie … More Info

Friday, November 29:
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Saturday, November 30: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Frannie Marr with Sycamore: Michael Sokolovsky, Cedar Stanistreet, Sam Foucher More Info

Tuesday, December 3: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Steve White with Cat Taylor, Renata Bratt, Bill Jensen More Info

Thursday, December 5: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Frannie Marr with Sycamore: Michael Sokolovsky, Cedar Stanistreet, Sam Foucher More Info

Friday, December 6: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Sunday, December 8: ENGLISH at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Bruce Herbold with Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen More Info

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

Wednesday, December 11: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Music by Star Thistle: David Wright, Lonna Whipple, Cheryl McKinney - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:30 More Info

Thursday, December 12: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Bruce Hamilton with Rob Powell, Judy Linsenberg, Craig Johnson - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, December 13: Triskaidekaphobia (SPECIAL/CONTRA) at Hillside Club in Berkeley.
A cavalcade of callers and musicians, calling will be Larks and Robins. The year was 1980 when Kirston Koths (1948–2024) moved to the Bay Area. A new caller from Boston, he started a 2nd Friday contradance in Berkeley. Contradance was new to the area—the only regular dance was in Palo Alto. BACDS did not yet exist, and when it formed Kirston became member #2. Kirston organized, managed, and called his Berkeley dance for 25 years, eventually asking BACDS to take it on. By then contradancing was flourishing in the Bay Area, with dances in Palo Alto, San Francisco, Mill Valley, Santa Cruz, and many nearby cities. Contradancing took hold in the Bay Area, as in much of the country, due to the efforts of the early organizers, and Kirston was one of them. Kirston wrote at least a dozen dances. “Nantucket Sleigh Ride,” with its distinctive dip-and-dive figure, was wildly popular in the ’70s in New England. His most memorable West Coast dance, and the namesake of tonight, is “Triskaidekaphobia”. In appreciation and in celebration of his contribution to this community we present this special evening.

Saturday, December 14: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Contra Cats: Lee Anne Welch, Sonia Shell, Yvonne Walbroehl, Robert Cornelius More Info

Saturday, December 14: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Steve White with Michele Winter, Susan Jensen, Bill Jensen More Info

Tuesday, December 17: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Ben Jackson, Christopher Jacoby, Bill Jensen More Info

Friday, Dec. 20 - Friday, Dec. 20: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. Evie Ladin with Stephanie and Her Little Helpers: Stephanie Prausnitz, Matt Knoth, Jordan Ruyle, Nick Lofaro - Come on out for square dancing with live old-time music! Doors open at 7:45. This dance is in the year 2024! BYOB: No hard alcohol. You are welcome to bring beer and wine. Bring dance shoes if you have them. No stiletto heels allowed. Beginners welcome; kids welcome. More Info

Thursday, December 26: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Valerie Rose, Judy Linsenberg, Charlie Hancock - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, December 28: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Kelsey Hartman with Rhythm Raptors: Jeff Spero, Rodney Miller, T. J. Crow More Info

Saturday, December 28: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Sharon Green with Odd Sundays Garage Band: Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen - Holiday dance for all with a cavalcade of callers More Info

Tuesday, December 31: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. — CANCELED - NO DANCE TONIGHT More Info

Tuesday, December 31: Special New Year's Eve contra dance - finishes with a toast after midnight ( CONTRA/SPECIAL ) at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London]: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows More Info

Thursday, January 2: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Andy Shore with Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London]: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows More Info

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

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

Saturday, January 25: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London]: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows More Info

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

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

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

Wednesday, May 14: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? More Info

Wednesday, June 11: WOODSHED at Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos. Maybe you? 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, storytelling, and more. Staff includes Joanna Reiner-Wilkinson, Andrew Swaine, Rachel Pusey, Daisy Black, Jan Elliot, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, Lisa Scott, Chip Prince, Michelle Masek, Rebecca King, McKinley James, Sound engineers Christopher Jacoby and Alicia Cover. Advance registration required; registration opens January 2; postmark lottery deadline February 1. To get periodic announcements about Hey Days click here

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

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