Upcoming ECD and Contra

I may actually do this, one of these days.

Sponsored by BACDS:

Wed 12 Aug: ENGLISH at Grace North Church in Berkeley. Alan Winston with Michelle Levy, Erik Ievins, Debra Tayleur

Sunday, August 16, 2009: SPECIAL/CONTRA at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Adina Gordon with Crowfoot [Quebec] (Adam Broome, Jaige Trudel, Nicholas Williams) — Special dance date, time, and price! 7:00–10:00pm, $12, members $10

Wednesday, August 19, 2009: CONTRA at Grace North Church in Berkeley. Erik Hoffman with Open band led by Ratnip (Caroline MacCaskey, Howard Booster, Cole Ingrahm, Alan Snyder)


Dances sponsored by North Bay Country Dance Society:

16 Aug: ECD Sebastapol 2pm-4.30pm
Caller: Kalia Kliban
Band: Chuck Ward (piano), Marilyn Simpson (violin)
Location Details: Sebastopol, Wischemann Hall, 465 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA

21 Aug: Contra Santa Rosa 8-11pm
Caller: Donnalyn Karpeles (Santa Barbara)
Band: Ratnip
Alan Snyder (keyboard)
Howard Booster (fiddle)
Caroline McCaskey (fiddle)
Cole Ingraham (flute, djembo)
Beginner's Lesson: Starting between 7:30 and 8:00
Location Details: Santa Rosa, Monroe Hall, 1400 West College Ave., Santa Rosa, CA

22 Aug: Contra Sebastapol, 8-11pm
Caller: Tina Fields
Band: TBA
Beginners’ Lesson:
During half hour before scheduled dance.
Location Details: Sebastopol, Wischemann Hall, 465 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA


Sacramento Area Country and Contra Dance Society
22 Aug: Contra at Coloma Community Ctr. (on Coloma in Sacramento)
Caller: Susan Petrick
Ratnip (Caroline McCaskey, Cole Ingraham, Alan Snyder, and Howard Booster)
Dance Time and Donation
8-11, 7.30 beginners lesson, $10 donation

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Special Event from Friday Night Waltz:
The Annual Hillbillies from Mars Contra and Waltz

"Last time we had a packed house, with 230+ people. This time, more waltzes and polkas, per your request. About half the time is contras or line dances and half are couples dances like waltz, polka, or hambo.

Mike [Richardson of Seattle is calling and] is also teaching a 30 minute introductory contra class from 8:30 to 9pm. This is a MUST class for all social dancers who want to enjoy the evening. We heard from many social dancers that they could have danced the contra dances much easier if they had some introductory class. We urge everyone to take the class. Mike has been teaching introductory contra class for many, many years.

The format for the evening is: first dance a waltz. then 6 to 10 sets of: contra dance, waltz, second social dance (polka, or hambo, or schottische or tango or swing or latin), with an additional waltz as the very last dance."

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And into September, on 12 Sep
Queer Contra resumes

-opener dance @ humanist hall, oakland
7:00-10:00 p.m.
$10 or pay what you can
Sam Weiler calls.
390 27th Street,Oakland