Wednesday, July 8 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Tanya Merchant with Persons In Black: Clark Smith, Sue Jones, David Wright - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, July 8 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Cassiane Vlahos Mobley with Maggie Moore, David Mostardi, Patti Cobb - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, July 11 • 2:00pm–4:30pm: ENGLISH at Almonte Clubhouse in Mill Valley. Alan Winston with Raven & Goose: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows - NBCDS Mill Valley English dance More Info
Presented by the North Bay Country Dance Society.

Saturday, July 11 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Tanya Merchant with Michael Lewinski, Daniel Steinberg, Ezra Warren Steinberg More Info

Saturday, July 11 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Sharon Green with Michele Winter, Susan Jensen, Bill Jensen More Info

Tuesday, July 14 • 7:00pm–12:00am: ENGLISH at Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Raven & Goose: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows…and friends - queer-centered English - masks required More Info
Presented by the SF Bay Queer Contradance.

Wednesday, July 15 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Edie Sussman with Raven & Goose: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows More Info

Friday, July 17 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. Nina Berry with Round Top String Band: Nick Lofaro, Dan Kluger, Keith Terry, Evie Ladin, Sophie Wellington - Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. All ages welcome. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (it's quick!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00. More Info

Saturday, July 18 • 7:00pm–9:30pm: CONTRA at Lupine Lodge in Los Gatos. Music by Contranauts: Lee Anne Welch, Del Eckels, Cheryl McKinney - https://www.lupinlodge.com/event/contra-dance/. Admission includes access to all amenities. Clothing optional. More Info
Presented by the Lupine Lodge.

Wednesday, July 22 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Lark Finnegan with Raven & Goose: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows - Contra—beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00–10:00 More Info

Wednesday, July 22 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Caroline Jou Armitage, Paul Kostka, Charlie Hancock - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, July 25 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Cheryl Graubert with Raven & Goose: Corwin Zekley, Grace Fellows More Info

Saturday, July 25 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. - Berkeley Experienced English More Info

Wednesday, July 29 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. More Info

Friday, July 31 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH/ADVANCED at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston, Lise Dyckman with Craig Johnson, Richard Page, Valerie Rose - 5th Friday Advanced ECD - Maximum dancing with minimal teaching. Dancers are expected to be undaunted by figures like: double figure 8s, heys for 3, 4 or more in different configurations, triple minor longways formations, etc. (While this is not the time to introduce friends or family to ECD, however we would love to have newcomers just one week later at the 1st Friday dances.) More Info

Wednesday, August 5 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. More Info

Friday, August 7 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Bruce Hamilton with Cheryl McKinney, Christopher Jacoby, Susan Jensen - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Saturday, August 8 • 7:00pm–10:30pm: ENGLISH/REGENCY/SPECIAL at Odd Fellows True Fellowship Lodge #52 in San Jose. Alan Winston with Divertimento Dance Orchestra: James Langdell, Paul Kostka, William Allen…and friends - Another Jane Austen Ball. More Info
Presented by the Bay Area English Regency Society and the San Jose Odd Fellows (True Fellowship Lodge #52).

Saturday, August 8 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Sarah Trop with Little Big Band: Bob Silberstein, Marta Lynch More Info

Saturday, August 8 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Steve White with Heather MacKay, Robin Lockner, Patti Cobb More Info

Monday, August 10 • 5:30pm–7:30pm: BACDS board meeting (BOARDMEETING) at Zoom.us in the cloud.
The regular BACDS board meeting. Contact boardchair-meetings at bacds.org for an agenda and the zoom link. More Info

Wednesday, August 12 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. John Little with Pizzatron 3000: Lisa Miklós-Illés, Deniz Akin, Peter Mellinger - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, August 12 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Bruce Hamilton with Jon Berger, Judy Linsenberg, Patti Cobb - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, August 14 • 6:00pm to Sunday, Aug. 165:00pm: Balance the Bay Contra Dance Weekend. (CONTRA/CAMP) at Janet Pomeroy Center in San Francisco. Lindsey Dono, Frannie Marr with Stove Dragon, Potato Factory: Max Newman, Oliver Scanlon, Rose Jackson, Sam Zakon-Anderson, Audrey Jaber, Alex Sturbaum, Ness Smith-Savedoff - SAVE THE DATE! Registration Opens May 10. More Info

Monday, August 17 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA/SPECIAL at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Maya Roe with Oliver Scanlon, Rose Jackson, Will Wheeler - Special post-Balance the Bay Monday contra! More Info

Wednesday, August 19 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Celia Ramsay with The Flagstones: Anne Goess, Will Wheeler, Charlie Hancock More Info

Saturday, August 22 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. More Info

Saturday, August 22 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. - Berkeley Experienced English More Info

Wednesday, August 26 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Jaylinn Ramirez with The Seeds: David Wright, Sue Jones, Marilyn Cooper - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, August 26 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Sharon Green with Maggie Moore, David Mostardi, Rebecca King - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, August 28 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. Robin Fischer with Round Top String Band: Nick Lofaro, Rowan McCallister, Dan Kluger, Allegra Thompson - Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. All ages welcome. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (it's quick!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00. Yes, this dance is on the fourth Friday of the month. More Info

Saturday, August 29 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. More Info

Wednesday, September 2 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Lark Finnegan with Daniel Steinberg, Paul Kotapish, Valerie Rose More Info

Friday, September 4 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. Alan Winston with Bill Jensen, Susan Jensen, Thomas Dewey - English dancing for all - dance 7:30-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, September 9 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Sarah Trop - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, September 9 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. David Newitt with Shira Kammen, Alicia Cover, Fred Goff - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Saturday, September 12 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Punch Party: Will Wheeler, Lisa Miklós-Illés, Peter Mellinger More Info

Saturday, September 12 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Bruce Hamilton with Valerie Rose, Diana Gómez, Craig Johnson More Info

Wednesday, September 16 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Totally Tubular: Patti Cobb, Shira Kammen, Michelle Mašek (Levy) More Info

Wednesday, September 23 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Koren Wake with The Nettles: Laura Brophy, Kevin Johnsrude, Michael Proctor, Joe Malloy - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Wednesday, September 23 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Lise Dyckman with Valerie Rose, Jason Pollack, Craig Johnson - English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:25; dance 7:45-10:00 More Info

Friday, September 25 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. - Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. All ages welcome. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (it's quick!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00. Yes, this dance is on the fourth Friday of the month, to avoid conflict with the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention! More Info

Saturday, September 26 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Koren Wake with The Nettles: Laura Brophy, Kevin Johnsrude, Michael Proctor, Joe Malloy More Info

Saturday, September 26 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH/EXPERIENCED at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. - Berkeley Experienced English More Info

Wednesday, September 30 • 8:00pm–10:30pm: CONTRA at Christ Church East Bay in Berkeley. Kelsey Hartman with The New Vintage Revelers: Paul Kotapish, Dan Warrick, Harry Liedstrand More Info

Wednesday, October 14 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at The Polish Club in San Francisco. Doe Taryn with Leah Wollenberg, Paul Kotapish, Charlie Hancock - Contra - beginner lesson at 7:30, dance 8:00-10:00 More Info

Friday, October 16 • 7:45pm–10:00pm: SQUARE at Hillside Club in Berkeley. - Join us for old-time square dancing! BYOB: You may bring beer and wine--no hard alcohol allowed. All ages welcome. We accept cash and venmo. Doors open at 7:30. Beginner lesson: 7:45-8:00 (it's quick!) Dancing: 8:00-10:00. More Info

Saturday, October 17 • 6:30pm–10:00pm: 1726 Ball (ENGLISH/SPECIAL) at Albany Veteran's Memorial Building in Albany.
SAVE THE DATE! 1726 Ball - an evening of all early eighteenth century dances for experienced dance connoisseurs, called by Kalia Kliban, Sharon Green & Mary Luckhardt, and period music by Judy Linsenberg (recorders), Katherine Heater (harpsichord), David Morris (cello/gamba), Robert Mealy (violin). There will also be a rehearsal dance on Friday night (either a rehearsal of the ball dances or a welcome dance) and a Sunday afternoon dance in Sebastopol. More info

Saturday, October 24 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Music by Jeff Spero, M’Gilvry Allen More Info

Saturday, October 31 • 7:00pm–10:00pm: CONTRA at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto in Palo Alto. Susan Petrick with Rodney Miller, Daniel Steinberg - Get ready for a frightfully fun evening at our Halloween Costume Contra Dance! Come dressed in your creepiest, silliest, or most creative costume — and dance the night away with fellow ghouls and goblins! {Costumes admired, but not required…} More Info

Friday, November 13 • 4:00pm to Sunday, Nov. 155:00pm: Fall Frolick Weekend (CAMP/ENGLISH) at Bishop's Ranch in Healdsburg.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! LOTTERY DEADLINE IS AUG 3
Join us for a weekend of English dancing, music-making, and workshops aplenty. All calling will be gender neutral.
Callers: Rachel Pusey * David Macemon * Sharon Green
Music: Audrey Jaber * Ben Schreiber * Betsy Branch * Bill Tomczak * Chip Prince * Christopher Jacoby * Karen Axelrod
Sound: Christopher Jacoby and Alicia Cover

Friday, January 29 • 7:30pm–10:00pm: ENGLISH at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto. — CANCELED - No dance this evening. Happy New Year anyway! More Info