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items) with links related to the events or associated dance series.
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Table of Contents
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(click on ◊ to jump to topic)
- BACDS organization
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 BACDS Quarterly Calendar - October to December, 2018
- ◊ Bay Area Country Dancer #115 - September, 2018
- ◊ Are you a BACDS member?
- ◊ CDSS Scholarships
- ◊ BACDS Code of Conduct
- ◊ Am I a Lark or a Raven?
- BACDS dance series' Fall season schedules
- ◊ Hayward Contra
- ◊ Peninsula English
- ◊ South Bay Contra
- Special events
- ◊ Benicia Contra Dance (2018-10-14)
- ◊ Fall Frolick Dance Weekend (2018-10-19)
- ◊ Palo Alto Halloween Contra(2018-10-27)
- ◊ Portland English Country Dance Weekend (2018-11-02)
- ◊ Peninsula Family Dance (2018-11-12)
- ◊ San Jose Family Dance (2018-11-15)
- ◊ 1718 Celebration Ball (2018-11-17)
- ◊ No Snow Ball (2018-12-02)
- ◊ Palo Alto New Year's Eve Contra (2018-12-31)
- ◊ Playford Ball (2019-03-30)
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BACDS Quarterly Calendar
October to December, 2018
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Bay Area Country Dancer #115
September, 2018
The BACDS newsletter. Catch up on all the local dance news.
In this issue:
- Fall Frolick: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
- Be Part of BACDS Playford Ball 2019! With Bruce Hamilton!
- Hooray for more Family Dances!
- New Sacramento Area English Country Dance
- 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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Am I a Lark or a Raven?
Here's a quick-reference guide for Gender-free
dances in the Bay Area: BACDS Berkeley 1st/3rd/5th Wednesday, BACDS
South Bay Contra 3rd Sunday, BACDS Hayward 4th/5th Sunday, Circle Left
Oakland Queer contra 2nd Friday.
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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 Fall season
4th/5th Sundays
Hayward
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Peninsula English Fall season
1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays
Palo Alto
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South Bay Contra Fall 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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Special Events
Check out our special event flyers |
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Benicia Contra
Sunday
October 14, 2018
6:30 pm -8:30 pm
Benicia
Eric Hoffman calls with music by the San Francisco/Berkeley Community Band
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Fall Frolick Dance Weekend
Friday to Sunday
October 19-21, 2018
Aptos
California's own predominantly English country dance and music residential
weekend, and one of the world's best.
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Palo Alto Halloween Contra
Saturday
October 27, 2018
8:00pm-Mindnight
Palo Alto
Join us in Palo Alto for the 38th annual BACDS Halloween Costume Ball, a fangtastically fun evening of contra dancing
with skillful calling of Kalia Kliban and special ghosts and RIPping good music of Chris Knepper, Will Wheeler, Christopher Jacoby.
Costumes encouraged (compete for the Ron Award!) but not required.
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Portland English Country Dance Weekend
Friday to Sunday
November 2 to 4, 2018
Portland, OR
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Peninsula Family Dance for all ages
Monday
November 12, 2018
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Belmont
Kid-friendly dances with live band of young siblings. Potluck snacks. Click on link for RSVP.
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San Jose Family Dance
Thursday
November 15, 2018
5:00pm-6:00pm
San Jose
Kid-friendly dances with live band of young siblings. Potluck snacks. Click on link for RSVP.
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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 SOLD OUT!
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No Snow Ball
Sunday
December 2, 2018
6:00pm-10:00pm
Oakland
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Palo Alto New Year's Eve Contra
Sunday
December 31, 2018
8:00pm-12:15am
Palo Alto
Finish out 2018 with good cheer and good dancing at the Palo Alto Contra. Ring out the old
year and waltz in the new to the music of Pepperjack (Derry Akin, Jess Newman, Ben Graubart,
Scott Jespersen). Calling by Andy Shore. Happy New Year!
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Playford Ball
Saturday
March 30, 2019
San Jose"The Bay Area's grandest English Country Dance gala"
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