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This is the Bay Area Country Dance Society schedule for the
week of Monday, April 1, 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:

NBCDS sponsors their Epicenter urban contra weekend April 5-7.   (Advance
registration required; see  http://nbcds.org/epicenter/index.html )

Their staff includes Rodney Miller and Owen Marshall, who are coming to town
early and playing some BACDS dances.  Rodney and Owen lead an open band on
Wednesday in Berkeley.  The regular Saturday night San Francisco
contra moves to7:30 pm THURSDAY and features George Marshall calling in front of
Rodney, Owen, and Chris Knepper; not to be missed!


 
                  The Events
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  Tuesday, April 2, 7:30-9:30 pm: PENINSULA ENGLISH dance 
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/peninsula/
  First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, 305 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto
  with caller Bruce Hamilton
  music by The Glory of the West (Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Mary Tabor)  


  Wednesday, April 3, 8:00 pm: BERKELEY CONTRA dance - special price $10/$8/$6
  http://www.bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/
  CHrist Church, 2138 Cedar (between Oxford and Walnut) 
  with caller Erik Hoffman
  open band led by Rodney Miller, Owen Marshall
  Christ Church doesn't allow street shoes in this hall.
  
   
  Thursday, April 4, 7:30-10:30 pm: 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 George Marshall
  music by Rodney Miller, Owen Marshall, Chris Knepper
  Special price $12 / $10 / $6
 
  Friday, April 5, 8:00 pm: PALO ALTO ENGLISH dance
  http://www.bacds.org/series/english/palo_alto/
  Masonic Temple, Florence Avenue, near University (upstairs on Florence)
  with caller Alan Winston
  Music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players
  (Stan & Susan Kramer, Sarah Kirton, Mary Tabor, Daniel Soussan, 
  Mark Daly, Rob Powell) with Ruth Anne Fraley
  Beginner's Welcome at 7:30 

  Saturday, April 6: SF Contra was moved to Thursday; sign up for Epicenter!

  Sunday, April 7: 2:30 - 5:30 pm SAN JOSE COMMUNITY (English and contra) dance 
  http://www.bacds.org/series/community/san_jose/
  First Unitarian Church, 160 3rd Street, San Jose  
  with caller Bob Fraley
  Music by The Phoenix (William Allen and Friends)
  A very beginner-friendly series!
   
  


  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/>).