October 2003 SF Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances

October 2003

San Francisco Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances
Date	Type	Location	Caller	Musicians and Dance Info
Wed. 1	Workshop	Berkeley: GNC	Richard Callicrate	First Wednesday Workshops: Waltz 6:30 - 7:30 pm, $5.00
Wed. 1	Contra	Berkeley: GNC	Erik Hoffman	Chris Knepper & Friends
Wed. 1	English	Mtn View	Jody McGeen& Sharon Green	Stan Kramer, Craig Martin, & Bill Jensen
Fri. 3	English	Palo Alto: MT	Bob Fraley	Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with
Sat. 4	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Charlie Fenton	San Francisco Scottish Fiddle Club (a large fiddle orchestra)
Sat. 4	Contra	Canyon	Tom Thoreau	*Dan and Fran's farewell dance* Ken Thompson (percussion), Dan Post (fiddle), Lance Beason (whistles, guitjo, guitar), Marilyn Merlino (guitar, bass), Brian Mavitey (guitar, pipes, whistles), Dave Mavitey (mandolin, bouzouki)
Sun. 5	Ceilidh	Berkeley: GNC	Alan Winston	7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Dick Bagwell, Noel Cragg, Rob Powell, & Erin Vang
Sun. 5	Contra	San Rafael	Cis Hinkle (Georgia)	*Special Dance:* 7:30 - 10:30 pm, $12 general, $10 members Hotpoint (Mark Burhans - fiddle & swing vocals, Hilarie Burhans - banjo & swing vocals, Marlene Shostak - piano, Mark Hellenberg - percussion, Nick Weiland - bass)
Wed. 8	English	Berkeley: GNC	Ric Goldman	Debra Chen,Charlie Hancock, & DebraModal Citizens (Kerry Parker, Pam Swan, and Deborah Chen)
Fri. 10	Contra	Prospect School	Kirston Koths	Charlie Hancock,Chris Knepper, & Erin Schrader Finn Hall is no longer available. This dance is now at the Prospect Sierra School, 960 Avis Dr., El Cerrito, CA.
Sat. 11	English	SF: Bethany	Bob Fraley	William Allen, Stan and Susan Kramer
Sat. 11	Contra	Palo Alto: YWCA	Eric Black	Fear of Commitment (Kathrine Gardner, Charlie Hancock, & Craig Johnson) The 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. 11	Contra	San Rafael	Cancelled	Dance Cancelled - Hall not available.
Sun. 12	Square & Contra	El Cerrito	Jim Saxe	David Brown & Friends
Wed. 15	English	Mtn View	Alan Winston	Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Jody McGeen
Wed. 15	Contra	Berkeley: GNC	Erik Hoffman	Bobbie Nikles, Lewis Santer, &Charlie Hancock
Fri. 17	English	Palo Alto: MT	Bob Fraley	Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly, Paul Kostka) with Ruth Anne Fraley
Fri. 17 - Sun. 19	American, English, Ritual, Singing, & Music	Monte Toyon, Aptos, CA	Robin Hayden (MA), Susan Kevra (TN), Jan Elliott (MA), David Newitt, Doug Olsen	BACDS Fall Dance Weekend As of Sept. 25th this camp still had room for a few more people. Check the web page http://www.bacds.org/fw and click "registration status" to see if there's still space. Barley Moon (Dave Langford, Karen Axelrod, Daron Douglas) Plus Charlie Hancock,Erik Hoffman,Kathrine Gardner, Shira Kammen, Noel Cragg
Sat. 18	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Warren Blier	Luceo (Rebecca King, Lee Anne Welch, Karl Franzen)
Wed. 22	English	Berkeley: GNC	Robin Hayden (Amherst, MA)	*open band* led by David Strong, Avis Minger, & Craig Johnson
Fri. 24	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Charlie Fenton	Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Steven Strauss)
Fri. 24	Family Contra	Christ Episcopal Church	Andy Wilson	Waldorf School of the Penninsula family contradance at Christ Episcopal Church, 1040 Border Rd., Los Altos, from 7 - 9 pm. Admission is $5 a person or $20 for the whole family. Musicians: Craig Johnson on piano, Lee Anne Welch on fiddle, and students of the Waldorf School of the Penninsula.
Sat. 25	Experienced English	Berkeley: GNC	Tom Roby	Bill Jensen, Stan and Susan Kramer *For experienced dancers*
Sat. 25	Halloween Contra	Palo Alto: YWCA	Eric Black and Special Ghosts	23rd Annual Halloween Costume Ball 8pm to midnight, $13 general, $11 members. Ron Award for best costume. Bring goodies to share. Hillbillies from Mars (Ray Bierl, Paul Kopatish, and Daniel Steinberg) with Kevin Carr The 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.)
Sun. 26	Square & Contra	El Cerrito	Jim Saxe	*open band* led by Modal Citizens (Kerry Parker, Pam Swan, & Shira Kammen)
Wed. 29	English	Mtn View	Jody McGeen, Sharon Green, & Alisa Dodson	Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, Judy Linsenberg
Wed. 29	Contra	Berkeley: GNC	Erik Hoffman	Special Halloween Costume-Or-Not Party Reckless Ramblers - Nat Hewitt (NH), Sam Bartlett (IN), Larry Unger (MA)
Fri. 31	English	Palo Alto: MT	Alan Winston	Halloween Party (costumes welcome but not required) Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly, Paul Kostka) with Bill Jensen
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