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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 -
January to March, 2019
- ◊ Bay Area Country Dancer #116 -
December, 2018
- ◊ Are you a BACDS member?
- ◊ CDSS Scholarships
- ◊ BACDS Code of Conduct
- ◊ Am I a Lark or a Raven?
- BACDS dance series' Winter season schedules
- ◊ Berkeley Contra
- ◊ Hayward Contra
- ◊ Peninsula English
- ◊ San Jose English
- ◊ South Bay Contra
- Summer Camps
- ◊ American Week
- ◊ Hey Days - English Week
- Special events
- ◊ No Snow Ball (2018-12-02)
- ◊ California Revels (2018-12-08)
- ◊ Palo Alto New Year's Eve Contra (2018-12-31)
- ◊ ECD Style workshop (2019-02-09)
- ◊ Contra College (2019-03-09)
- ◊ Playford Ball (2019-03-30)
- ◊ Friday Night Waltz's "Contra Waltz" (2018-05-04)
- ◊ Teen Contra Dance(2018-05-06)
- ◊ San Francisco Free Folk Festival(2018-06-09)
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- ◊ Rose and Thistle Scottish/English Dance(2019-07-20)
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BACDS Quarterly Calendar
January to March, 2019
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Bay Area Country Dancer #116
December, 2018
The BACDS newsletter. Catch up on all the local dance news.
In this issue:
- Hey Days English Dance and Music Week!
- Teens Love Dancing!
- Questions and Answers about the Woodshed Dance
- Irv Kestin: 1919-2018
- Contra College 2019 - Learning to become a dancer
- 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
unless otherwise noted.
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Berkeley Contra Winter season
1st/3rd/5th Wednesdays
Berkeley
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Hayward Contra Winter season
4th/5th Sundays
Hayward
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Peninsula English Winter season
1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays
Palo Alto
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San Jose English Winter season
2nd Sundays
2:30p-5:00p (lesson at 2:15p)
San Jose
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South Bay Contra Winter season
3rd Sundays
Newcomers' Introduction 2:30p, Dance 3:00-6:00p
San Jose
Gender-Free calling, Kid-friendly dance BEFORE the break. Take the intro and get a 2nd dance
free pass (if you are new to contra).
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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
June 30-July 5, 2019
La Honda
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Hey Days English Dance and Music Week
Sunday to Sunday
July 7-14, 2019
Healdsburg
Registration opens January 1, 2019.
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Special Events
Check out our special event flyers |
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No Snow Ball
Sunday
December 2, 2018
6:00pm-10:00pm
Oakland
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California Revels
Sunday
December 8-16, 2018
various times (see flyer)
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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ECD Style workshop
Sunday
February 9, 2019
2:00pm-5:00pm
Palo Alto
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Contra College
Saturday to Sunday
March 9-10, 2019
Palo Alto
Contra College is an urban weekend in downtown Menlo Park, CA, focused on teaching Contra dance to new and
intermediate dancers, and where experienced dancers can improve their skills, help newer dancers, or practice the other
dance role.
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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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Rose & Thistle
Saturday
July 20, 2019
Mountain View
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