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This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, August 15, 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: 

SPECIAL PALO ALTO CONTRA MONDAY NIGHT, THE 15TH, with Deb Comly 
and Contra Sutra, 7:30-10:30.

Hey Days, the new English Dance Week that starts Sunday, is sold out, but you
can check  the website to see if anything opened up on the waiting list. 
www.bacds.org/eweek


Staff from Hey Days have come out early, and the usually 4th Saturday dance
is on the THIRD Saturday, the 20th, so you can dance to world-class visiting]
talent even if you can't come to camp.



                The Events
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  Monday, August 15, 7:30-10:30  pm: PALO ALTO CONTRA dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
  First United Methodist Church, Hamilton @ Webster, Palo Alto
  with caller Deb Comly
  music by Contra Sutra 
   (Russell S, Marni Rachmiel, Ryan McKasson, Dave Bartley)
  special price: $10 members, $12 general, $6 students


  Tuesday, August 16, 7:30-9:30: PENINSULA ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/peninsula/
  All Saints Episcopal, Waverly at Hamilton, Palo Alto
  --DANCE IS ON SUMMER HIATUS, WILL RETURN AFTER LABOR DAY --


  Wednesday, August 17, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY CONTRA dance 
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
  CHrist Church, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut), 
  with caller Erik Hoffman
  Open band led by the Roadoilers 
    (John Pedersen, Mike Drayt0n, Perry Fly)
  Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall.


  Friday, August 19, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
  Palo Alto Masonic Temple, Florence @ University (upstairs, enter on Florence)
   with caller James Hutson [Los Angeles]
  Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
           (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
  Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.


  Saturday, August 20: 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 James Hutson [Los Angeles]
  music by Uncle Dave 
    (Kathrine Gardner, Dave Courchaine, David Brown)
  Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.


  Saturday, August 20, _7:30 - 10:30_: BERKELEY EXPERIENCED ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_sat/
  (Usually 4th Saturday, on 3d Saturday this month to use Hey Days staff)
  Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar (near Oxford), Berkeley
  with callers Gene Murrow [NY], Joanna Reiner [PA]
  music by Dave Bartley [WA], Michele Levy, Jonathan Jensen [MD]
  for experienced dancers
  Christ Church prohibits street shoes in this hall.



  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/>).