Today's Dances & Events
Alan Winston
Lise Dyckman
Bill Jensen
Michelle Masek
Friday, May 30, 2025:
ENGLISH/ADVANCED
at
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
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.
Upcoming Dances & Events
Palo Alto Contra Dance
Saturday, May 31, 2025:
CONTRA
at
First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto.
Jean Gorrindo with Little Big Band:
Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch
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Bruce Hamilton
Bill Jensen
Robin Lockner
Tuesday, June 3, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
Bruce Hamilton with
Caroline Armitage, Robin Lockner, Bill Jensen
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Sharon Green
Craig Johnson
Robin Lockner
Friday, June 6, 2025:
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
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Alan Winston
Robin Lockner
Sunday, June 8, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
First Unitarian Church of San Jose in San Jose.
Alan Winston with
Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner, William Allen
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Black & White Morris Fest in Golden Gate Park
Sunday, June 8, 2025:
Black & White Morris Fest in Golden Gate Park
(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.
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Los Altos Woodshed
Wednesday, June 11, 2025:
WOODSHED
at
Los Altos United Methodist Church in Los Altos.
Maybe you?
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Corwin Zekley
Grace Fellows
Wednesday, June 11, 2025:
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
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Patti Cobb
Michelle Masek
Thursday, June 12, 2025:
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
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Alan Winston
Friday, June 13, 2025:
REGENCY/ENGLISH
at
St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
Alan Winston with Divertimento
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Presented by the BACDS and
the Bay Area English Regency Society.
Daniel Steinberg
Paul Kotapish
Rodney Miller
Saturday, June 14, 2025:
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.
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Charlie Hancock
Saturday, June 14, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco.
Joanna Reiner-Wilkinson with
Alicia Cover, Diana Gómez, Charlie Hancock
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HEY DAYS 2025
Sunday, June 15 - Sunday, 22 June, 2025:
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
Bay Area Country Dance Society
CANCELED
Tuesday, June 17, 2025:
ENGLISH
at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.
No dance - see you in September!
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Special Events
Daniel Steinberg
Paul Kotapish
Rodney Miller
Saturday, June 14, 2025:
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.
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HEY DAYS 2025
Sunday, June 15 - Sunday, 22 June, 2025:
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
Summer Solstice dance with Revels and Alex Cumming
Saturday, June 21, 2025:
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.
Anne Goess
Craig Johnson
Jeff Spero
Alex Cumming
Sunday, June 22 - Saturday, 28 June, 2025:
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.
Bay Area Country Dance Society
Sunday, June 29 - Friday, 4 July, 2025:
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
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