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GNC
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DGK Kalia Kliban
9 ENGLISH
Sat
GNC David Newitt
23 ENGLISH
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3 ENGLISH
5 ENGLISH
3 CONTRA
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FLX
MT
Alan Winston
Mary Luckhardt
GNC Tina Fields
LOC CALLER
20 CONTRA
SF
DGK
GNC
FLX
MT
Charlie Fenton
CANCELED
Erik Hoffman
Ric Goldman
Bob Fraley
HUM Robin Steen
FUM David Newitt
GNC Sharon Green
27 CONTRA
27 ENGLISH
28 ENGLISH
Sat
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DGK Mary Luckhardt
GNC Alan Winston
FUM Eric Black
Charlie Fenton
SF
Fri
26 CONTRA
GNC Mary Luckhardt
Wed 24 ENGLISH
Wed 24 WORKSHOP GNC Mary Luckhardt
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CONTRA
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12 CONTRA
13 CONTRA
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Wed 10 ENGLISH
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6 CONTRA
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Warren Blier
Wed 10 WORKSHOP GNC Sharon Green
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☛ All listings subject to change. Please check web site or call 415-282-7374 or 650-965-9169 to confirm dance information.
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Open Band led by The OpporTunists
(Alan Snyder, Erik Hoffman, Topher Gayle)
Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Laurie Chastain
Nonesuch Country Dance Players with
Bill Jensen
Kathrine Gardner, Peter Persoff
Andy Eggleston—Intermediate ECD Workshop,
6:30–7:30pm, $5
Avis Minger, Andy Eggleston, Maureen Brennan,
Debra Tayleur
The OpporTunists
The Whiskey Brothers (Dave Courchaine,
John MacFarlane, Jeff Ward)
Go to the Mad Robin Ball (www.madrobin.org)
Open Band led by Flashpoint
Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Erin Vang
Nonesuch Country Dance Players with
Debra Tayleur
Fear of Commitment (Kathrine Gardner,
Charlie Hancock, Craig Johnson)
Michelle Levy—Intermediate ECD Workshop,
6:30–7:30pm, $5
Open band led by Michelle Levy, Michael Siemon,
Betsy St. Aubin, Charlie Hancock
Wildcat Canyon (Meredith Axelrod, Anne Goess,
Art Peterson)
An Drochaid (Debra Tayleur, Elizabeth Douglas,
Jonathan Goodwin)
Chuck Ward, Jon Berger, Judy Linsenberg
—for experienced dancers
Avis Minger, Betsy St. Aubin, Debra Tayleur
MUSICIANS
Bay Area Country Dance Society, P.O. Box 7309, Redwood City, CA 94063
FUM Eric Black
GNC David Newitt
MT Bob Fraley
Nonesuch Country Dance Players with
William Allen
Raggedy Annes
Open Band led by Chris Knepper, Noel Cragg
Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Paul Kostka
Ratnip (Howard Booster, Alan Snyder,
Caroline McCaskey, Cole Ingraham)
Harmon’s Peak (Karl Franzen, Ernest
Kinsolving, Paul Clarke, Art Friedman)
Bubble & Squeak (Stan & Susan Kramer,
Craig Johnson)
Anne Goess—Intermediate ECD Workshop,
6:30–7:30pm, $5
Anne Goess, Judy Linsenberg,
Charlie Hancock
Nonesuch Country Dance Players with
Bill Jensen
Flashpoint (Jon Berger, Howard Booster,
Rebecca King)
Open Band led by The Roadoilers
(Mike Drayton, John Pedersen, Perry Fly)
Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Jim Oakden
The New Old Band (Janette Duncan,
Jeff Martin, Roxanne Oliva)
Three Fifths of Scotch (Debra Tayleur,
Eloise Blanchard, Tony Bishop)
Chuck Ward, Jim Oakden, Susan Worland
—for experienced dancers
Susan Worland, Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen
Jon Berger—Intermediate ECD Workshop,
6:30–7:30pm, $5
Open band led by Midnight Smørgåsbord
Nonesuch Country Dance Players with
William Allen
Star Thistle (Cheryl McKinney, David Wright,
David Kistler, Lonna Whipple)—5th Saturday
Zesty Contra!
MUSICIANS
GNC — Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar St. (near Oxford), Berkeley, 8–10:30pm
GOC — Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland
HUM — Humanist Hall, 390 27th St. (near Broadway & Telegraph), Oakland,
7:30–10pm
MT — Palo Alto Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St. (off University), Palo Alto
ODF — Oakland Free Dance Festival at Oakland Veteran's Hall, 200 Grand Ave (at
Harrison); see www.fridaynightwaltz.com for details
SBE — St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, 8–10:30pm
SF — St. Paul’s Church, 43rd Avenue at Judah Street, San Francisco, 8–11pm
SME — Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado, Palo Alto
See location key at top for dance times. Check event listings for different starting times!
A free newcomers’ session is offered for Wed Berkeley & Fri Palo Alto English and all weekend (Fri, Sat) contras
half an hour before starting time (1 hour before starting time for Saturday Palo Alto contra).
Unless otherwise noted, admission prices: Supporters–$15; Friday, Saturday, & Sunday dances–$10, others–$9; or pay what you can.
$2 discount at the door for BACDS & CDSS or affiliate members with valid membership card. Student Admission $5 with student ID.
30 CONTRA
Wed 27 ENGLISH
29 ENGLISH
Fri
DGK Bruce Hamilton
Sun 24 ENGLISH
Wed 27 WORKSHOP GNC Sharon Green
FUM Erik Hoffman
23 CONTRA
Sat
Bruce Hamilton
Robin Steen
FLX
SF
Charlie Fenton
Sharon Green
Wed 20 ENGLISH
22 CONTRA
Fri
SF
MT
GNC Erik Hoffman
16 CONTRA
15 ENGLISH
GNC Kalia Kliban
Wed 20 CONTRA
Sat
Fri
Wed 13 ENGLISH
Wed 13 WORKSHOP GNC Kalia Kliban
FUM Eric Black
9 CONTRA
Charlie Fenton
Erik Hoffman
Lise Dyckman
Celia Ramsay
Alan Winston
Sat
CONTRA
CONTRA
ENGLISH
CONTRA
MT
LOC CALLER
1 ENGLISH
TYPE
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MAY
DATE
DGK — DanceGround Keriac, 1805 Divisadero at Bush (3 blocks north of Geary),
San Francisco, 7–10pm (2nd Sat), 2–5pm (4th Sun)
FLX — Flex-it, 425 Evelyn Ave, Mountain View (across from CalTrain) , 8–10pm
FUM — First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton at Byron
(1 block “south” of University Ave., near Middlefield Rd.), 8–11pm
BACDS DANCE CALENDAR ✳ Spring 2009
1 WORKSHOP GNC Learn to Call I with Erik Hoffman 6:00–7:30, $10 each or $25 for all 3
1 CONTRA
GNC Alan Winston
Open Band led by 3 O’Clock Shadow
(Erik Hoffman, Peter Langston, Chris Grampp,
Adam Cavan)
1 ENGLISH
FLX Mary Luckhardt Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Mary Tabor
3 ENGLISH
SBE CANCELED
go to the Playford Ball rehearsal at SME
3 ENGLISH
SME Playford Ball
Cavalcade of Callers with Midnight
Rehearsal
Smørgåsbord (Erin Vang, Jon Berger,
Noel Cragg). Special price: $12 for all dancers.
4 ENGLISH
GOC The Playford Ball with Lise Dyckman, Shira Kammen,
Chuck Ward, Jim Oakden, Maureen Brennan; 6:45–11 pm.
Preregistration required, see www.bacds.org/events/playford
4 CONTRA
SF
Ken Olcott
Jack Knife and the Big Rigs (Adam Cavan,
Chris Grampp, Peter Langston, Michael Stadler)
8 WORKSHOP GNC CANCELED
Floor Repairs—see you April 22
8 ENGLISH
GNC CANCELED
Floor Repairs—see you April 22
10 CONTRA
HUM Karen Fontana
Chris Knepper, Noel Cragg
11 CONTRA
FUM CANCELED
Hall unavailable—see you April 25
11 ENGLISH
DGK Ric Goldman
Jon Berger & William Allen
15 WORKSHOP GNC Learn to Call II with Erik Hoffman 6:00–7:30, $10 each or $17 for 2
15 CONTRA
GNC Erik Hoffman
Open Band led by The KnUckLe KnOcKeRs
(Karen Celia Heil, Bill Foss, Martha Hawthorne,
Brendan Doyle)
15 ENGLISH
FLX Sam Weiler
Stan & Susan Kramer, Bill Jensen
17 ENGLISH
SBE Bob Fraley
Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Mark Daly,
Stan & Susan Kramer) with Bill Jensen
18 CONTRA
SF
Mavis McGaugh The OpporTunists (Alan Snyder, David Hansen)
22 WORKSHOP GNC Mary Luckhardt Shira Kammen—Intermediate ECD Workshop,
6:30–7:30pm, $5
22 ENGLISH
GNC Sam Weiler
Open band led by Shira Kammen, Erik Ievins,
Debra Tayleur
24 CONTRA
SF
Susan Petrick
Wildcat Canyon (Meredith Axelrod,
Andy Eggleston, Art Peterson)
25 CONTRA
ODF Erik Hoffman
Debra Tayleur and friends; 1-hour FREE Intro to
contra dance, 5:00–6:00 pm
25 ENGLISH
ODF Sam Weiler
Stan & Susan Kramer and friends; 1-hour FREE
Intro to English dance, 6:00–7:00 pm
25 ENGLISH
GNC Sam Weiler
Rebecca King, Judy Linsenberg, Erik Ievins
—for experienced dancers
25 CONTRA
FUM Bob Carragher & Contra Plus! Contras and couple dances with a
Graham Waldon special all-star band. Contra lesson 7:30–8:30pm,
dancing 8:30–11:30; special price: $16 w/ lesson,
$14 without, students half price. This is a Special
Youth Leadership Initiative Dance
26 ENGLISH
DGK Bruce Herbold
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a Strathspey &
and David
Maggot Society Band (Heather MacKay,
Katherine Carvajal, David Newitt,
Newitt
Bruce Herbold, Patti Cobb)
29 WORKSHOP GNC Learn to Call III with Erik Hoffman 6:00–7:30, $10
29 CONTRA
GNC Open Callers’
Open Band led by The Raggedy Annes (Anne
Night
Goess, Ann-dy Eggleston, Charlie H-Ann-cock);
contact Erik Hoffman ([email protected]
or 510-444-4397) if you want to call a dance
29 ENGLISH
FLX Bruce Hamilton Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Erik Ievins
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