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| Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing... |
 Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:03 am |
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This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, October 12, 2009.
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.
Admission prices:
Supporter: $15
Regular: $10 on Friday/Saturday/Sunday, $9 on weeknights
Member Discount: $2 from regular prices
Student/Low-income: $5
or pay what you can.
Please wear clean shoes with non-marking soles.
Don't know what we're talking about? Check out www.bacds.org/newcomers
To see what to expect at our dances, try www.bacds.org/expect
NOTES: Fall Frolick, our primarily-English dance weekend at Monte Toyon, is
sold out, but you can still dance up a storm this week. English Wednesday
night in Berkeley with fine fiddle /cello/ concertina /piano , English dance in
Palo Alto on Friday night (fiddles, flute, piano, and some surprises) , contra
in San Francisco (with the three-fiddle frenzy of Ratnip!)
The Events
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Wednesday, October 14, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
with caller Ric Goldman
Music by Susan Worland, Erik Ievins, Michael Siemon, Debra Tayleur
[Grace North doesn't allow street shoes.]
Friday, October 16, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
Palo Alto Masonic Temple, Florence and University (2nd floor) in Palo Alto
with caller Bob Fraley
Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
(Stan and Susan Kramer, Mary Tabor, Mark Daly) with Debra Tayleur
Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing: 8:00
Saturday, October 17, SAN FRANCISCO CONTRA dance
http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_francisco/
St. Paul's Church, 43rd Avenue at Judah Street, San Francisco
with caller Robin Steen
Music by Ratnip
(Caroline McCaskey, Cole Ingraham, Howard Booster, Alan Snyder)
Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing: 8:00
Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 18
BACDS Fall Frolick Dance Weekend at Monte Toyon in Aptos
with Bruce Hamilton, David Roodman, Gary Roodman, Judy Erickson,
Laura Me Smith
music by Sharon Green, Charlie Hancock, Chuck Ward, Doug Olsen, Erin Vang,
Jim Oakden, Jon Berger, Judy Linsenberg, Noel Cragg, Shira Kammen, Wayne
Hankin;
Featuring English, Sword dance, , Morris, Contras, Music, Calling, Song
Advance registration required
(The weekend is currently sold out. To check on possible last-minute
openings, email the registrar, Michael Siemon: mlsiemon at (no spam) sonic.net.)
What is English Country Dancing?
http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/ecd/repasky.htmlx
What is Contra Dancing?
http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/
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For more information, call (415) 282-7374 or (650) 965-9169.
You can also find additional information, including maps and
driving directions, at the BACDS website (<http://www.bacds.org/>). |
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