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This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, August 8, 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

Before the Berkeley Wednesday English dance, there'll be an hour of waltzing
(6:45 - 7:45) with music by Rebecca King, Elizabeth Miranda, and Andy
Eggleston.  No class - just dance.  It's free - hard to beat that!  (Then stay
for the dance at 8:00, and enjoy David Newitt's legendarily lucid calling and
good taste in dances.)

This weekend is Balance the Bay, at the Janet Pomeroy Center in San Francisco.
It's sold out, but don't despair - the awesome staff is sticking around for
some special dances open to the non-registered public.  Sunday  night at the
regular San Francisco hall will feature Steve Zakon-Anderson and the
Groovemongers at 7:00 pm!

Palo Alto is going dark this Saturday, but returns on Monday the 15th at the
regular hall with Deb Comly calling in front of Contra Sutra; note the special
time of 7:30-10:30.  (While you're noting times, the Thursday night 
NBCDS dance at the San Rafael Masonic Hall with Steve
Zakon-Anderson and the Groovemongers starts at 7:30.)



Tuesday night is our third 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



                The Events
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  Tuesday, August 9, 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, August 10, 6:45 - 7:45:  BERKELEY Waltzing
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
  CHrist Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
  "Waltz Away Your Worries ..."
  before the regular dance, Rebecca King, Elizabeth Miranda, Andy Eggleston 
  will play waltz music for all who will.  Not a class - just show up and waltz.
  FREE (donations are welcome, and go entirely to the musicians)
  -- Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall --

  Wednesday, August 10, 8:00 pm:  BERKELEY ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/
  Christ Church, 2138 Cedar St. (between Oxford and Walnut), Berkeley
  with caller David Newitt
  Music by Andy Eggleston, Betsy St. Aubin,  Rebecca King
  -- Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall --


  Saturday, August 13, _7:00-10:00_ : SAN FRANCISCO ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/san_francisco/
  Danceground Keriac, 1805 Divisadero at Bush (3 blocks N of Geary), SF
  with caller Lise Dyckman
  music by Stan and Susan Kramer, William Allen


  Saturday, August 13, PALO ALTO CONTRA dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
  First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto (Hamilton & Webster)
  -- DANCE CANCELED; COME BACK MONDAY NIGHT THE 15TH for CONTRA SUTRA!-- 


  Sunday, August 14, _7:00-10:00_ :  SPECIAL SAN FRANCISCO CONTRA dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_francisco/
  St. Paul's Church, 43d and Judah in San Francisco
  with caller Steve Zakon-Anderson [NH]
  and music by The Groovemongers 
   (C.W. Abbott, Jane Knoeck, Rebecca McCallum, Mark Hellenberg)
  Special post-Balance-the-Bay dance; special price $10/$12/$6
  SPECIAL TIME: 7:00 - 10:00!

  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..
You can also find additional information, including maps and
driving directions, at the BACDS website (<http://www.bacds.org/>).