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The Bay Area Country Dance Society promotes, preserves, and teaches traditional English and American music and dance in the San Francisco Bay area.

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Today's Dances!

Dances During the Next Ten Days

Addresses, starting times, and lesson information (if a lesson is offered) for each location can be found by following the location link in each listing.

Saturday, November 22, 2008: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Lynn Ackerson with Wildcat Canyon (Andy Eggleston, Art Peterson, Billy Wilson)  More Info

Saturday, November 22, 2008: ENGLISH at Grace North Church in Berkeley. Sam Weiler with Charlie Hancock, Jon Berger, Maureen Brennan  More Info

Sunday, November 23, 2008: ENGLISH at DanceGround Keriac in San Francisco. Kalia Kliban with Kathrine Gardner, Betsy St. Aubin, Debra Tayleur  More Info

Wednesday, November 26, 2008: ENGLISH at Grace North Church in Berkeley. Sharon Green with Open band led by Shira Kammen, Judy Linsenberg, Charlie Hancock  More Info

Friday, November 28, 2008: CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Erik Hoffman with The Raggedy Annes (Anne Goess, Andy Eggleston, Charlie Hancock)  More Info

Saturday, November 29, 2008: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Eric Black with The Avant Gardeners (Laura Light, George Paul, both from Charlottesville VA)  More Info

Prices for regular series BACDS dances are, unless otherwise stated, $9 on weeknights and $10 on weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) evenings. Unless otherwise stated, members of BACDS, CDSS, or CDSS group affiliates are entitled to an additional $2 discount. Students with student id pay $5, regardless of affiliation. Workshops and special events may have different pricing.

Upcoming Special Events

Saturday, December 6, 2008: SPECIAL/CONTRA at Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland. 2008 No-Snow Ball 7:30-11:30pm $23 (members with card: $20) Note Special Location!. Santa Claus & St. Nick Cuccia with music by Winter FoG (Fear of Guppies): Kathrine Gardner, Craig Johnson, Charlie Hancock, Jim Oakden and Cathie Whitesides

Saturday, March 15-Tuesday, March 17, 2009: CAMP/CONTRA/ENGLISH/COUPLES/MUSIC: Monte Toyon Camp, Near Aptos. Spring Dance Weekend at Monte Toyon. Bob Isaacs,Linda Leslie, Jenny Beer with music by The Guppies, The Raggedy Annes, The Rhythm Rollers (Whitesides/Andres/McQuillen/Reid) More Info

Saturday, July 4-Saturday, July 11, 2009: CAMP/CONTRA/SQUARES/MUSIC: Mendocino Woodlands Camp, . Mendocino American Week. Many leaders with music by Many fabulous musicians More Info

Saturday, July 11-Saturday, July 18, 2009: CAMP/ENGLISH/MUSIC/DISPLAY: Mendocino Woodlands Camp, . Mendocino English Week. Many leaders with music by Many fabulous musicians More Info

Saturday, December 5, 2009: CONTRA/SPECIAL at Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland. 2009 No-Snow Ball. Santa Claus with music by TBA More Info

About BACDS

The Bay Area Country Dance Society has been promoting, preserving, and teaching traditional English and American music and dance since the early 1980s. Our activities include:

• Week-long and weekend music and dance camps in lovely north coast, Sierra foothill, and Santa Cruz locations.
• Dance series featuring lively community dances and wonderful live music.
• Occasional and seasonal special events, ranging from formal balls to workshops for dancers, musicians, dance leaders, and sound technicians.
• Performance teams that bring lively and raucous English folk traditions to the streets, classrooms, farmers' markets, and festivals.

BACDS's activities are made possible through the efforts and contributions of our members. Won't you consider joining us?