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San Francisco Bay Area
Contradances and English Country Dances

Date Type Location Caller Musicians and Dance Info

Fri. 1

English

Palo Alto: MT

Tom Roby

Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Craig Johnson

Sat. 2 Contra SF: St. Paul's Eric Black Bog an Lochan (Alan Snyder, David Hansen, and Pat Ryan)
Sat. 2 Contra Canyon Lynn Ackerson Dave Courchaine, Ran Bush, Tom Lucas
Sun. 3 Ceilidh Berkeley: GNC Dance Cancelled No Dance
On summer break - see you in September.
Wed. 6 Workshop Berkeley: GNC Dance Cancelled No Workshop
On summer break - see you in September.
Wed. 6 Contra Berkeley: GNC Graham Hempel
(San Diego)
Vista Social Club (Adam Cavan - bass, Lisa Croen - fiddle, Bobbi Nikles - fiddle, Roland Nikles - guitar, Daren Santos - bodhran, mandolin)

Wed. 6

English Mtn View Dance Cancelled No Dance
On summer break - see you in September.
Fri. 8 Contra Berkeley:
Finn Hall
Change from printed schedule. Lynn Ackerson Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Steven Strauss)
Sat. 9 Contra Palo Alto: YWCA Eric Black Sorcerer's Apprentice (Lee Anne Welch, Paul Machlis, Jessie & Angie Finfrock, and others)
Sat. 9 English SF: Bethany Sharon Green Craig Johnson, David Strong, Michael Siemon
Sat. 9  Contra San Rafael Charlie Fenton Chris Knepper (fiddle),Charlie Hancock(piano, accordion)
Sun. 10 Square &
Contra
El Cerrito Dance Cancelled No Dance
On summer break - see you August 24th.
Wed. 13 English Berkeley: GNC Sharon Green Laurie Chastain, Erin Vang,Charlie Hancock
Fri. 15 English Palo Alto: MT Bruce Hamilton Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Ruth Anne Fraley
Sat. 16 Contra SF: St. Paul's Andy Wilson Tipsy House (Jack Gilder, Kevin Bernhagen, Richard Mandel)
Wed. 20 Contra Berkeley: GNC Change from printed schedule. Susie Kendig open band led by Chris Knepper, Paul Kotapish,Erik Hoffman
Wed. 20 English Mtn View Dance Cancelled No Dance
On summer break - see you in September.
Fri. 22 Contra SF: St. Paul's Charlie Fenton Luceo (Rebecca King, Lee Anne Welch, Karl Franzen)
Sat. 23 Experienced
English
Berkeley: GNC Lise Dyckman &
Alan Winston
Erin Vang,Charlie Hancock, & Friend
--For experienced dancers
Sat. 23 Contra Palo Alto: YWCA Warren Blier Driving with Fergus (Chris Knepper, Vince Wolfe, Lewis Santer, Katja Cooper)
Change from printed schedule. Except for August 30th, the Palo Alto contradance will continue to be at this location through December only. If you have suggestions for halls where BACDS can continue this dance after December, please download and fill out the PDF-formatted Hall Evaluation Questionaire. (If necessary, click here to download Acrobat Reader so you can open and print the questionnaire.)
Sun. 24 Square &
Contra
El Cerrito Jim Saxe open band led byKJammers (Kathrine Gardner, Mark Kartman, & Dan Kluger)
Wed. 27 English Berkeley: GNC Bruce Hamilton open band  led by David Strong, Anise Feldman, &Charlie Hancock
Fri. 29 English Palo Alto: MT Alan Winston Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Sat. 30 Contra Change from printed schedule.St. Andrews Methodist Church Lynn Ackerson

Stump Tail Dog (Dan Engle - fiddle, mandolin, octave mandolin, Ray Frank - guitar)
Change from printed schedule.This dance has changed locations for this date only. It will be held at St. Andrews Methodist Church, 4161 Alma Street (across the parking lot from the YWCA), Palo Alto, CA.

Dances after this one will continue to be at the YWCA through December. If you have suggestions for halls where BACDS can continue this dance after December, please download and fill out the PDF-formatted Hall Evaluation Questionaire. (If necessary, click here to download Acrobat Reader so you can open and print the questionnaire.)

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