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San Francisco Bay Area
Contradances and English Country Dances

Date Type Location Caller Musicians and Dance Info
Wed. 3 Waltz Workshop Berkeley: GNC TBD First Wednesday Workshops:
More Waltz with Rich Albaneses
6:30 - 7:30 pm, $5.00
Wed. 3 English Mtn View Jody McGeen  Paul Kostka, Stan Kramer, & Bill Jensen

Wed. 3

Contra

Berkeley: GNC

Nick Cuccia

The Repercussions (Erik Hoffman, Art Peterson, Debra Tayleur)
Fri. 5 English Palo Alto: MT Bob Fraley Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Sat. 6 Contra Greek Orthodox
Cathedral of the Ascension
Santa Claus &
"Susan's Greetings " Petrick
17th Annual No Snow Ball with
Winter FoG ("Fear of Guppies" -
Cathie Whitesides
, Charlie Hancock, Kathrine Gardner, Craig Johnson, Jim Oakden)
7:30 - 11:30 pm, $20 general / $17 members
Sat. 6 Contra Canyon Nick Cuccia Tinker's Damn (Joe Cadora, Ann McChesney-Young, Tom Wagner, Tim Hart, and Tris King)
Sun. 7 Ceilidh Berkeley: GNC change from printed scheduleAlan Winston Midnight Smørgåsbord (Noel Cragg, Erin Vang, & Jon Berger), plus singing and fiddling with Ruth Temple
Wed. 10 English Berkeley: GNC Sharon Green Avis Minger, Noel Cragg, &Charlie Hancock
Fri. 12 Contra Prospect School Kirston Koths Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Steven Strauss)
change from printed scheduleFinn Hall is no longer available. This dance is now at the Prospect Sierra School, 960 Avis Dr., El Cerrito, CA.
Sat. 13 Contra Palo Alto: YWCA  Eric Black Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Steven Strauss)
change from printed scheduleThe Palo Alto contradance will continue to be at this location only through the end of 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.)
Sat. 13 English SF: Bethany Bruce Herbold Debra Tayleur, Katherine Hall, & Michael Siemon
Sat. 13  Contra San Rafael Warren Blier Stump Tail Dog (Dan Engle - fiddle, mandolin, octave mandolin, Ray Frank - guitar)
$7 members, $9 general
Sun. 14 Square &
Contra
El Cerrito Lynn Ackerson Notice concerning this dance seriesNote from Jim Saxe: dance series is ending.
KJammers (Kathrine Gardner, Mark Kartman, & Dan Kluger)
Wed. 17 Contra Berkeley: GNC Erik Hoffman Shira Kammen, Kerry Parker, Pam Swan
Wed. 17 English Mtn View Alan Winston,
Jody McGeen, & Sharon Green
Holiday Party
Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, & Jim Oakden
Fri. 19 English Palo Alto: MT Alan Winston,
Bob Fraley, & Sharon Green

Christmas Party with potluck desserts
Nonesuch Country Dance Players
( Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly, Paul Kostka) with Ruth Anne Fraley

Sat. 20 Contra SF: St. Paul's Jim Saxe Bog an Lochan (Alan Snyder, David Hansen, and Friend)
Wed. 24 English Berkeley: GNC Alan Winston Christmas Eve Dance
open band
led by Erin Vang, Debra Tayleur, & Friend
Fri. 26 Contra SF: St. Paul's Ken Olcott The Repercussions (Erik Hoffman, Art Peterson, Debra Tayleur)
Sat. 27 English Berkeley: GNC David Newitt

Holiday Extravaganza - open to all dancers, both experienced and inexperienced
Box Band (Kathrine Gardner, David Mostardi, & Friend)

Sat. 27 Contra Palo Alto: YWCA  Cancelled No Dance. Happy Holidays.
Join us January 10 at our new location, First United Methodist Church (on Hamilton, near Webster)
Sun. 28 Square &
Contra
El Cerrito Cancelled No Dance. Happy Holidays.
Wed. 31 Contra Berkeley: GNC Cancelled No Dance. Happy Holidays.
Wed. 31 English Mtn View Cancelled No Dance. Happy Holidays.
Wed. 31  Contra San Rafael Woody Lane
(Oregon)
New Year's Eve Contradance
8:30-12:30, Advance admission - $23 general/$20 members
At the door - $25 general/$22 members
Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Steven Strauss)
Driving with Fergus (Vince Wolfe, Lewis Santer, and various artists)
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