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This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, July 11, 2011.

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: 

Tuesday night is our second Woodshed dance in Atherton.  Callers try out 
new material or new ways of teaching; dancers voice their opinions.  This
is an evening for dance geeks only, and not for beginners.  If you plan to 
come it's a good idea to let Alan Winston know - AWinstonDance@gmail.com


On Wednesday, we've got another of our free quarterly INTRODUCTION TO
ENGLISH DANCE series, with brilliant fiddler Andy Eggleston and world-renowned
caller Bruce Hamilton. Send (or better, bring) your friends who want to know
what this is about; come yourself to support the learners.  Berkeley, 6:45-7:45
pm, before the regular dance.

This Saturday, the San Francisco Contra is a contra-dance celebration of
retiring dance programmer Charlie Fenton, a "thank you" for nearly 30 years of
volunteering and contributions to the Bay Area dance community, with a
cavalcade of callers and an all-star musical lineup.  


                The Events
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  Tuesday, July 12, 8:00-10:00 pm: WOODSHED DANCE in ATHERTON
  http://www.bacds.org/series/woodshed/atherton/
  Carriage House at Holbrook-Palmer Park, 150 Watkins Avenue, Atherton
  Free for dancers and musicians (donations welcome), callers kick in 
  something for the rent.
  Read the description at the link above if you haven't come to this before.



  Wednesday, July 13, 6:45-7:45 pm:  INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH DANCE 
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
  Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
  FREE!  (donations welcome)
  with caller Bruce Hamilton
  music by Andy Eggleston
  an excellent opportunity to get introduced to the basics of English Country
  Dance.
  --Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in the hall--


  Wednesday, July 13, 8:00 pm:  BERKELEY ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
  Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
  with caller Bruce Hamilton
  music by Andy Eggleston, Judy Linsenberg, Bill Jensen
  --Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in the hall--
 

  Friday, July 15, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
  Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St. (just north of University), 
  with caller Sharon Green
  Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players 
     (Mary Tabor, Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly) with Bill Jensen and Sarah Kirton
  Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing: 8:00


  Saturday, July 16, SAN FRANCISCO CONTRA dance
  SPECIAL CHARLIE FENTON CELEBRATION
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_francisco/
  St. Paul's Church, 43rd Avenue at Judah Street, San Francisco
  with callers: Erik Hoffman, Kirston Koths, Eric Black, Nick Cuccia, 
                Joyce Miller, Lynn Ackerson, Susan Petrick, Warren Blier,
                Charlie Fenton
  Music by Cathie Whitesides, Daniel Steinberg, Chris Knepper, 
           Charlie Hancock, Kathrine Gardner, and more!
  Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing: 8:00


  What is English Country Dancing?
    http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/ecd/repasky.htmlx
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OID-09uwnh4


  What is Contra Dancing?
    http://www.sbcds.org/contradance/whatis/
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For more information, visit the BACDS web site: http://www.bacds.org/