Name: Dancing, calling by to the music of
Start: 2025-05-17T20:00:00
End: 2025-05-17T22:00:00
Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists

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East Bay Square Dance

Third Fridays every month (mostly)

Square dancing is for everyone!

Come on out for an Old-Time Square Dance in Berkeley.

We have live music at every dance.

All ages welcome. Beginners welcome. The caller teaches all of the dances right before we dance them.

Dress: casual. Bring dance shoes if you have them. No stiletto heels allowed.

This is an old-time or traditional square dance rather than a modern or club square dance. We do not have classes or levels. Square dancers of all stripes are welcome!

This is a queer-friendly event where you can dance any role you like.

This Dance:

Saturday, May 17
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley.

In May 2025, our dance is on a SATURDAY at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, just a few blocks from its regular location. At this event, no alcohol is allowed. No experience necessary. Kids welcome. Doors open at 7:45. Please pay in cash or venmo. This is a traditional or old-time square dance (not a modern or club square dance). That said, square dancers of all stripes are welcome!

BACDS COVID safety precautions

ROLES: This is a queer-friendly event where you can dance any role you like!

TIME: 8 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

PRICE:
$25 supporters,
$20 non-members,
$15 members
$6 students or low-income
or pay what you can.

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We've been moving back and forth between the Hillside Club and the BFUU hall:

Getting to the BFUU Hall:
The historic Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Fellowship Hall is located at 1924 Cedar Street in North Berkeley.

Directions on how to get there from the BFUU website: https://bfuu.org/visiting-us/location

Getting to the Hillside Club:
The Hillside Club is at 2286 Cedar Street in North Berkeley, between Spruce and Arch streets.

From the I-80 Freeway (north or south-bound):
Exit the freeway at the University Avenue and take University Avenue east (towards the hills) 1.1 miles to Sacramento Street. Turn LEFT on Sacramento and proceed 1/2 mile to Cedar Street. Turn RIGHT on Cedar Street and proceed 1 mile to the Hillside Club at 2286 Cedar Street (other alternatives for getting to Cedar Street from University Avenue include Sixth Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way).

From the Downtown Berkeley Bart Station:
Exit the BART station on Shattuck avenue and walk north on Shattuck for about 1/2 mile to Cedar Street, then walk east on Cedar for about 2/10 of a mile to the Hillside Club at 2286 Cedar Street (please note that the last 2/10 of a mile on Cedar is uphill).