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This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, March 18, 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

NOTE:

Tuesday night English has a recently-rare appearance by Ric Goldman.  

Erik Hoffman has another hambo workshop on Wednesday before the Berkeley
contra.  

Friday San Francisco contra is community band night!

This Saturday is a special techno contra in Palo Alto with DJ Improper, a star
of the crossover-contra scene on the East Coast!


                The Events
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  Tuesday, March 19, 8:00 pm: PENINSULA ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/peninsula/
  All Saints Episcopal, Waverley at Hamilton, Palo Alto
  with callers Ric Goldman [Montreal]
  music by Ruth Anne Fraley, Stan Kramer, Richard Page


  Wednesday, March 20, 6:30-7:30  pm:  BERKELEY HAMBO WORKSHOP $7
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
  Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St (at Walnut)
  with caller Erik Hoffman
  -- Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall --


  Wednesday, March 20, 8:00 pm:  BERKELEY CONTRA dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
  Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St (at Walnut)
  with caller Erik Hoffman
  music by The Killarney Boys (Chris Knepper, Richard Mandel, John Ward)
  -- Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall --


  Friday, March 22: SAN FRANCISCO CONTRA dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/san_francisco/  
  St. Paul's Church, 43rd Avenue at Judah Street, San Francisco
  with callers Yoyo Zhou and Susan Pleck
  Community band led by Erik Hoffman - Contact Erik erik@erikhoffman.com
  ahead of time for rehearsal schedule, sheet music, and tune sets
  Newcomers' welcome at 7:30 pm, dancing at 8:00.


  Saturday, March 23, PALO ALTO TECHNO CONTRA dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/palo_alto/
  First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton 
    (between Webster and Byron), Palo Alto
  with caller Eric Black
  Music by  dJ Improper (East Coast)
  Newcomers' Welcome: 7:30, Dancing at 8:00
  Special pricing - $12, $10 members, $6 student/low-income  

  Saturday, March 23, 7:30-10:30: BERKELEY EXPERIENCED ENGLISH DANCE
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_sat/
  Christ Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St (at Walnut)
  with caller Mary Luckhardt
  Music by Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Ruth Anne Fraley
  (Dancers should be comfortable with standard English country dance figures
  and game to encounter non-standard ones.)
  -- Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall --
 

  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 call 415-282-7374 or 
visit the BACDS web site: http://www.bacds.org/ for maps, driving
and transit directions, etc.