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Table of Contents
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- BACDS organization
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 BACDS Quarterly Calendar -
July to September, 2018
- ◊ Bay Area Country Dancer #114 - June, 2018
- ◊ Are you a BACDS member?
- ◊ CDSS Scholarships
- ◊ BACDS Code of Conduct
- BACDS dance series' Summer season schedules
- ◊ Hayward Contra
- ◊ Peninsula English
- ◊ San Francisco English
- ◊ South Bay Contra
- Summer Camps
- ◊ American Week
- ◊ Family Week
- ◊ Hey Days - English Week
- Special events
- ◊ San Francisco Free Folk Festival(2018-06-09)
- ◊ Balance the Bay(2018-08-10)
- ◊ Northwest Passage English Dance and Music Camp (2018-08-31)
- ◊ Fall Frolick Dance Weekend (2018-10-19)
- ◊ 1718 Celebration Ball (2018-11-17)
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BACDS Quarterly Calendar
July to September, 2018
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Bay Area Country Dancer #114
June, 2018
The BACDS newsletter. Catch up on all the local dance news.
In this issue:
- This is room for you at American Week (July 1-6, 2018)
- Morris Dance Workshops
- Teen Contra Dance in San Jose
- BACDS Has a New President
- Volunteer Thanks
- Upcoming Events
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Are you a BACDS member?
NOTE: If you receive paper mailings as well as ePubs, please click the email link below to confirm that
you still want to receive paper. Only members will receive paper flyers from now on, and only if they
request them. Be sure to mark your mailing choice every time you renew your membership. Non-members,
please join, especially if you wish to receive paper mailings from us.
Here's a membership form and a link to email the membership secretary.
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CDSS Scholarships
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BACDS Code of Conduct
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BACDS Dance Series
BACDS sponsors English and American traditional dances in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is fun, relatively easy,
community-oriented dancing with live music. All dances are taught, no partner is necessary, and first-timers are welcome
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Hayward Contra Summer season
4th/5th Sundays
Hayward
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Peninsula English Summer season
1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays
Palo Alto
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San Francisco English Summer season
2nd Saturdays
San Francisco
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South Bay Contra Summer season
3rd Sundays
Newcomers' Introduction 2:30p, Dance 3:00-6:00p
San Jose
Gender-Free calling, Kid-friendly dance BEFORE the break, your first-time trying contra is free with Intro at 2:30p.
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BACDS Summer Camps
BACDS conducts three week-long dance & music camps in the summer: Family Week, American Dance & Music Week,
and Hey Days English Dance & Music Week. Each offers a unique experience for dancer, musician, camper, or just plain vacationer.
There's no better way to learn new and improve existing skills or to meet new friends than by immersion. Dive in! |
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American Week
Sunday to Friday
July 1-6, 2018
La Honda
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Family Week
Sunday to Friday
July 1-7, 2018
Aptos
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Hey Days English Dance and Music Week
Sunday to Sunday
August 19-26, 2018
Healdsburg
Registration is open. Postmark deadline to be in the lottery is March 16.
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Special Events
Check out our special event flyers |
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San Francisco Free Folk Festival
Friday-Saturday
June 9, 2018
San Francisco
Music and dance workshops, performers on three stages, jams, and a family program. Open to all at no charge
(though donations will be gratefully accepted). Family dance, English, Contra, Squares, Waltzes and many more music
& dance opportunities.
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Balance the Bay
Friday-Sunday
August 10-12, 2018
San FranciscoJoin us for San Francisco's own urban Contra Dance weekend.
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Northwest Passage English Dance and Music Camp
Labor Day Weekend
Friday to Monday
August 31 to September 3, 2018
Mt Hood, OR
Northwest Passage alternates dance style focus each year. This year is English Country Dance; 2019 will be Contra.
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Fall Frolick Dance Weekend
Friday to Sunday
October 19-21, 2018
Aptos
California's own all-English country dance and music residential
weekend, and one of the world's best.
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1718 Celebration Ball
Saturday
November 17, 2018
Berkeley
For connoisseurs of the early 18th Century, a program drawn entirely from dances published in 1718, a great year!
Experienced English dancers only, space is very limited.
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