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This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, April 15, 2013

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 CONTRA IN PALO ALTO MONDAY NIGHT!  7:30-10:30 at the usual place,
with THE RETROSPECTACLES and Susan Michaels!  Thanks to Queer Contra for
bringing these terrific talents to town!



                The Events
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  Monday, April 15, 7:30-10:30: SPECIAL PALO ALTO CONTRA DANCE
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
  First United Methodist Church, Hamilton between Webster and Byron, Palo Alto
  with caller Susan Michaels from Los Angeles
  and musicians The Retrospectacles based in the Seattle area
   (Andrew Foster, Josie Sokoloff-Toney, Ethan Jodziewicz, Scotty Leach)
  Special pricing: $12 (general) / $10 (members) / $6 (student/low-income)
  or pay what you can.

  Tuesday, April 16, 7:30-9:30: PENINSULA ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/peninsula/
  All Saints Episcopal, 555 Waverley  (at Hamilton), Palo Alto
  with caller Bruce Hamilton
  music by Stan Kramer, Susan Kramer, Ruth Anne Fraley


  Wednesday, April 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 Killarney Boys (Chris Knepper, Dave Cory, John Ward)
  Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall.


  Friday, April 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 Mary Luckhardt
  Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
  (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly, Rob Powell, Sarah Kirton, Daniel Soussan) 
   with Ruth Anne Fraley
  Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.


  Saturday, April 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 Yoyo Zhou
  music by The Killarney Boys (Chris Knepper, Dave Cory, John Ward)
  Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.

  Sunday, April 21: San Jose Community (English and Contra) Dance, 2:30-5:30
  First Unitarian Church of San Jose, 160 N 3d St, San Jose
  with caller Bob Fraley
  music by The Phoenix (William Allen & Friends)
  A very beginner-friendly dance.


  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/>).