San Francisco
Bay Area Country Dance Society Calendar

Last updated on May 27, 1996.

JUNE 1996

BACDS currently holds dances on Wednesdays and Fridays through Sundays. Graphical browser users can click on the date to go to its listings. 


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Key to Locations

Please note: Except where noted, all dances start at 8pm.

ECV--El Cerrito Veterans' Hall, 6401 Stockton at Kearney, El Cerrito New home for the East Bay Square/Contra dance, now on Sundays at 7pm
FCC--Fairfax Community Church, 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax. 4th Saturday contradances
FIN--Finn Hall, 1819 Tenth Street (near Hearst, off University), Berkeley. 2nd Friday contradances
MT--Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St. (near University), Palo Alto. 1st, 3rd and 5th Friday English dances
NFM--Northern Fellowship Meeting House, 2138 Cedar St. (near Oxford), Berkeley. Dancing every Wednesday: contras on 1st, 3rd and 5th, English on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays. Also 4th Saturday experienced English dance
PA--YWCA, 4161 Alma Street (near San Antonio Rd.), Palo Alto 2nd, 4th and 5th Saturday contradances.
SF--St. Paul's Church, 43rd Avenue @ Judah Street, San Francisco contras on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 4th Fridays
SJS--First Christian Church, 80 South 5th Street, San Jose 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday English dancing

JUNE

Saturday 1
The San Francisco contra starts off the month with a bang at SF with caller Charlie Fenton and the Hillbillies from Mars (Ray Bierl, Paul Kotapish, Daniel Steinberg and Kevin Carr).

Wednesday 5
The first Wednesday Berkeley contra is held at NFM. David Newitt calls with music by an open band hosted by Patti Walters, Deirdre Lynds, & Rebecca King.

Also on Wednesday, in San José, there's an English dance at SJS. Jody McGeen & Alisa Dodson together lead dances, with music by Greenwich Mean Time (Vaughn Wolff, Stan and Susan Kramer, Kay Thorne).

Friday 7
The first Friday Palo Alto English dance takes place downtown at MT. Bob Fraley leads dances with music by the Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Ruth Anne Fraley, Susan and Stan Kramer).

Saturday 8
Two dances in Palo Alto at PA:
A Family Dance taught by Bob Fraley and Joyce Uggla welcomes dancers of all ages with a dance at 5pm followed by a potluck dinner at 6:30pm. ...
Then, at 8pm, the regular second Saturday contra follows at PA, with series programmer Eric Black calling and music by Sidesaddle (Lee Anne Welch, Jerry Ashford, Kim Elking, Beth McNamara, & Bob Smith).

Finally, the second Saturday English dance takes place at 7:30pm, but at a different location for this day only. Jody McGeen calls and teaches dances to the music of Bangers and Mash (Stan & Susan Kramer, David Strong, Craig Johnson) at the Russian Cultural Center, at 2450 Sutter near Divisadero in north-central San Francisco.

Sunday 9
Two BACDS events in El Cerrito Veterans Hall:

Jim Saxe teaches a Waltz Workshop from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. With music supplied by Kathrine Garnder and Charlie Hancock, it'll be easy as 1-2-3...
Then, Jim, Kathrine and Charlie are joined at 7 by David Brown for an evening of great community dancing at the Sunday Squares and Contras, also at ECV.

Wednesday 12
English Dancing at NFM, with teaching by Alisa Dodson & Anise Feldman, and music by Jon Berger, Allen Dodson and Craig Johnson.

Friday 14
The second Friday Berkeley Contra at FIN, with series host Kirston Koths calling to the mighty music of The Contrabandits (Charlie Hancock, Chris Knepper, Kathrine Gardner and Kit Nelson).

Saturday 15
The 3rd Saturday San Francisco contra at SF: Charlie Fenton calls, with music by the Moving Cloud Orchestra (Paul Kotapish, Paul Machlis, & Laura Risk).

Wednesday 19
Contradancing at Berkeley's NFM: Erik Hoffman calls with an Open Band hosted by Charlie Hancock, Kathrine Gardner, & Laura Risk.

Wednesday also marks the beginning of the San José English dance's estivation: come to SJS for the season finale as a number of callers/teachers join with Greenwich Mean Time (Stan and Susan Kramer, Kay Thorne) to wrap the series up until next September.

Friday 21
Third Friday Palo Alto English dance at MT. Bob Fraley leads dances with music by Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Susan and Stanley Kramer, Ruth Anne Fraley).

Saturday 22
Palo Alto contra at PA. Charlie Fenton calls to the music of Jim Oakden, Chuck Aronson, & friends.

In the North Bay, Fairfax contra at FCC. Series programmer Stuart Moody calls, with music by those Blue Ridge Highballers (John Pedersen & friends)

Fourth Saturday experienced English dance at Berkeley's NFM. Alisa Dodson teaches and leads dances, with music by Craig Johnson, Avis Minger, Anise Feldman, & Allen Dodson.

Sunday 23
East Bay Square and Contra dance in El Cerrito at ECV, 7pm. David Newitt calls with music by Erik Hoffman and friends.

Wednesday 26
Fourth Wednesday English dance at NFM, with Alisa Dodson leading dances to the might music of Chuck Ward, David Strong, & Anise Feldman.

Friday 28
A special fourth Friday contra at SF: special guest caller Delores Heagy serves up hot contras and squares, with music provided by Craig Johnson, Chris Knepper, & friends.

Saturday 29
The kickoff of BACDS' Sierra Swing American Week at Alta Sierra. There's still some space left at what promises to be a great dance week in the southern Sierra foothills, three hours from SF. Staff includes Wild Asparagus, Delores Heagy and All Strings Considered. For more information, call 415/332-0891 or e-mail Clinton Gilbert (ClintonSF@aol.com)

Yes, there is a fifth Saturday contra, at PA. Charlie Fenton serves up the dances while Craig Johnson, Chris Knepper & friends provide the tunes.

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