February 2004 SF Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances

February, 2004

San Francisco Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances
Date	Type	Links to Venues Directions - Maps - Times	Caller	Musicians and Dance Info
Sun. 1	Ceilidh	Berkeley: GNC	Erik Hoffman	Midnight Smørgåsbord (Noel Cragg, Erin Vang, & Jon Berger)
Wed. 4	Workshop	Berkeley: GNC	Erik Hoffman	First Wednesday Workshops: Hambo - 6:30 - 7:30 pm, $5.00
Wed. 4	Contra	Berkeley: GNC	Mavis McGaugh	*open band* led by 3 O'Clock Shadow (Erik Hoffman, Chris Grampp, Adam Cavan)
Wed. 4	English	Mtn View	Jody McGeen	Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, & Paul Kostka
Fri. 6	English	Palo Alto: MT	Alan Winston	Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly, Paul Kostka) with William Allen
Sat. 7	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Charlie Fenton	Red Planet Rustics (Daniel Steinberg, Ray Bierl, Laurie Rivin)
Sat. 7	Contra	Canyon	Tom Lehmann	Fox on the Town (Art Friedman, Angeline Leleux, and Margaret Sloan)
Wed. 11	English	Berkeley: GNC	Lise Dyckman	David Strong, Noel Cragg, Debra Tayleur
Fri. 13	Contra	Prospect School	Kirston Koths	Chris Knepper, John Ward, Vince Wolf
Sat. 14	Contra	Palo Alto: First Methodist	Eric Black	Ray Bierl,Charlie Hancock, Erin Shrader NOTE: New dance location (as of Jan. 2004): First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto.
Sat. 14	English	SF: Bethany	Lise Dyckman	David Strong, Michael Siemon, Bill Jensen
Sat. 14	Contra	San Rafael	Joyce Miller	Rudy Darling (fiddle), Barry Angell (mandolin, guitar), Mark Toles (bass)
Sun. 15	Ceilidh	Goat Hall, 400 Missouri Street, SF (at Missouri & 19th St. in Potrero Hill) See Map	Hugh Rippon (Great Britain)	*This ceilidh dance is part of the* Hugh Rippon Bay Area Tour. 8-11 pm, $10 regular, $8 BACDS members Four in a Bar - John MacIntosh (bass player, also with the top English ceilidh band Peeping Tom), Mike Torbe (keyboard player, ex-bass guitarist with Pete Grassby's Aardvark Ceilidh Band), Dave Shuttleworth (drums), and Lynne Cooke (piano accordion)
Wed. 18	English	Mtn View	Sharon Green &Alan Winston	Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, & Erin Vang
Wed. 18	Contra	Berkeley: GNC	Lynn Ackerson	*open band* led by Ray Bierl, Erin Shrader, & Craig Johnson
Fri. 20	English and Ceilidh	Palo Alto: MT	Hugh Rippon (Great Britain)	*This English Country dance is part of the* Hugh Rippon Bay Area Tour. Four in a Bar - John MacIntosh (bass), Mike Torbe (keyboards), Dave Shuttleworth (drums), and Lynne Cooke (piano accordion)
Sat. 21	English and Waltz	San Mateo MT	Alan Winston	English Regency Ball. Don't miss this year's best chance for flirtatious English Country dances and scandalous waltzes. Everything taught and called by dancing master Alan Winston with music by Divertimento Dance Orchestra under the direction of James Langdell. Doors open 7:30, ball starts with "Congress of Vienna" at 8:00. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Scandalous early-1800s costume - the era of "Pride and Prejudice" - admired but not required.
Sat. 21	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Charlie Fenton	The Guppies (Kathrine Gardner, Craig Johnson, Jim Oakden)
Sun. 22	English	El Cerrito	David Newitt	*Playford Ball Workshop* withCharlie Hancock& David Strong 2 - 5 pm, $8 admission. *Potluck supper 5:30 - 7:00pm*, before Special El Cerrito Squares & Contras Reunion.
Sun. 22	Square & Contra	El Cerrito	Cavalcade of Callers	Special Dance: E.C. Squares and Contras Reunion and 13th Anniversary - 7:00 pm Hell Broke Loose in Berkeley (community band - contact Kathrine Gardner 650-726-3495 to join in)
Wed. 25	English	Berkeley: GNC	Tom Roby	*open band* led by Laurie Chastain, Susan Worland, &Charlie Hancock
Fri. 27	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Tom Roby	Erin Shrader,Charlie Hancock, &Chris Knepper
Sat. 28	Experienced English	Berkeley: GNC	Bob Fraley	Bill Jensen, Stan & Susan Kramer
Sat. 28	Contra	Palo Alto: YWCA	Kirston Koths	Luceo (Rebecca King, Lee Anne Welch, Karl Franzen) NOTE: New dance location (as of Jan. 2004): First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto.
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