BACDS March 2020 Electronic Mailing

Cancellations - due to COVID-19 health concerns, some dances and events are being cancelled or postponed, possibly with short notice. Be sure to check the associated website link before you head to a listed event.

Here you'll find electronic flyers from this quarterly mailing (plus a few "bonus" items) with links related to the events or associated dance series. Wanna see something? Just click on an image or icon! Hold your mouse over an image or icon for a short description of what it does or links to.

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Table of Contents Click here to show or hide a list of what's in the "mailing" (click on ◊ to jump to topic) BACDS organization ◊ BACDS Quarterly Calendar - April to June, 2020 ◊ Bay Area Country Dancer #121 - March, 2020 ◊ Are you a BACDS member? ◊ BACDS Code of Conduct ◊ Am I a Lark or a Raven? BACDS dance series' Spring season schedules ◊ Hayward Contra ◊ Peninsula English ◊ South Bay Contra Summer Camps ◊ Family Week ◊ Hey Days - English Week Special events ◊ May Day Morris - Dance up the Sun (2019-05-01) ◊ South Bay Family Dance (2020-06-21) ◊ Balance the Bay(2020-08-07) ◊ Northwest Passage Contra Dance and Music Camp (2020-09-04)

	BACDS Quarterly Calendar April to June, 2020

	Bay Area Country Dancer #121 March, 2020 The BACDS newsletter. Catch up on all the local dance news. Click here to show or hide a list of what's in the newsletter In this issue: Who is John Galt? Willits Dance Family BACDS Family Week The Future of Teen Contra Dances? Fall Frolick 2020: New Location, New Dates! Upcoming Events

	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.

	BACDS Code of Conduct

	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.
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. Here are selected series' schedules.

	Hayward Contra Spring season 4th/5th Sundays Hayward

	Peninsula English Spring season 1st/3rd/5th Tuesdays Palo Alto

	South Bay Contra Spring 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). ***South Bay contra series continues!
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!

	Family Week Sunday to Friday June 28- July 4, 2020 Aptos

	Hey Days English Dance and Music Week Sunday to Sunday July 5-12, 2020 Sonoma
Special Events Check out our special event flyers

	May Day Morris - Dance up the Sun Friday May 1, 2020 Early morning Throughout the Bay Area Every year, BACDS teams and others join in a world-wide celebration to dance the Sun up and celebrate the 1st of May. In the Bay Area you'll find us that Tuesday morn in Sebastopol, San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and Santa Cruz, with lots of dancing the whole day long. It's an age-old tradition! We've been doing it for decades, and the Sun keeps coming up, so we must be doing something right. Come out and join us! Out of the area? No worries - just check the 2020 North America May Day Morris page.

	South Bay Family Dance Sunday June 21, 2020 2:00pm-2:45pm San Jose Everyone is welcome at 2-2:45pm for dances accessible by families. Then 3-6pm is our regular contra for all ages.

	Balance the Bay Friday-Sunday August 7-9, 2020 San Francisco Join us for San Francisco's own urban Contra Dance weekend.

	Northwest Passage English Dance and Music Camp Labor Day Weekend Friday to Monday September 4 to 7, 2020 Mt Hood, OR The Pacific Northwest's fabulous 4-day English Country Dance weekend. Calling by Susan Kevra and Melissa Running. Music featuring Alchemy (Karen Axelrod, Rachael Bell, Eric Martin), and The Whoots (Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, Charlie Hancock). Registration now OPEN!

The Bay Area Country Dance Society Website

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BACDS March 2020 Electronic Mailing

Cancellations - due to COVID-19 health concerns, some dances and events are being cancelled or postponed, possibly with short notice. Be sure to check the associated website link before you head to a listed event.

Table of Contents

BACDS Dance Series

BACDS Summer Camps

Special Events