Saturday, March 29: One Charming Night - BACDS Playford Ball ( SPECIAL/ENGLISH ) David Newitt with Charlie Hancock, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, Caroline Armitage - It's the BACDS Playford Ball, our gala English dance event. For program, advance registration, and many more details, see the website. More Info

Tuesday, April 1: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Herbold with Cat Taylor, Noel Cragg, Bill Jensen More Info

Friday, April 4: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Herbold with Mary Tabor, Patti Cobb, Robin Lockner - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Tuesday, April 8: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Bruce Herbold with Anne Goess, Judy Linsenberg, Charlie Hancock - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Thursday, April 10: BFUU- Improper English ( SPECIAL/ENGLISH ) at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists in Berkeley. Sue Rosen with Starling: Jared Kirkpatrick, Mo Brachfield - Improper English is a new English country dance series committed to gender-neutral (positional) calling. The initial run will be 2nd Thursdays, just down the street from BACDS’ usual Berkeley hall, during March–May while the dance there shifts to Tuesdays. Suggested donation is $25, or pay what you can. Note that masking (surgical, KN-95 or better) is required. There will be a beginners’ session before the dance at 6:50.
Presented by the SF Bay Queer Contra Dance.

Friday, April 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, April 12: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. David Newitt, Bruce Herbold with Humuhumunukunukuapu‘a Strathspey Society Band: Betsy St. Aubin, Bruce Herbold, Heather MacKay, Patti Cobb More Info

Sunday, April 13: ENGLISH at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Bruce Hamilton with Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen More Info

Tuesday, April 15: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Lise Dyckman with Elizabeth Ingber, Thomas Dewey, Bill Jensen More Info

Tuesday, April 22: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. David Newitt with Alicia Cover, Maggie Moore, Patti Cobb - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Tuesday, April 29: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Renata Bratt, Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen More Info

Friday, May 2: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Lise Dyckman with Caroline McCaskey, Christopher Jacoby - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Tuesday, May 6: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Mary Tabor, Paul Kostka, Bill Jensen More Info

Thursday, May 8: BFUU-Improper English ( ENGLISH/SPECIAL ) at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Alicia Cover, Michelle Masek, Rebecca King - Improper English is a new English country dance series committed to gender-neutral (positional) calling. The initial run will be 2nd Thursdays, just down the street from BACDS’ usual Berkeley hall, during March–May while the dance there shifts to Tuesdays. Suggested donation is $25, or pay what you can. Note that masking (surgical, KN-95 or better) is required. Beginner orientation at 6:45pm, dance at 7:00.
Presented by the SF Bay Queer Contra Dance.

Friday, May 9: 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.

Sunday, May 11: ENGLISH at First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose. Bruce Herbold with Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen More Info

Tuesday, May 13: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Bruce Hamilton with Anita Anderson, Ben Jackson, Caroline McCaskey - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Tuesday, May 20: ENGLISH at All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Herbold with Cat Taylor, Susan Jensen, Patti Cobb More Info

Tuesday, May 27: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Anne Goess, Charlie Hancock, Maggie Moore - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, May 30: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - 5th Friday Advanced ECD 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. TBA - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 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

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.

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

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

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

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

Friday, August 1: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. TBA - English Country dancing for all, 7:30-10:00 More Info

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

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

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.

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

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.

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