English Country Dancing in San Francisco

We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday night,

July 12, 2025 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.



St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevard

San Francisco



We welcome back caller, Sharon Green, with music furnished by Alicia Cover, Gary Thomas, and Michelle Masek. We aim to give you a really fun evening of mostly easy, but occasionally quirky dances, set to glorious music. Bring a friend if you can. This would be a good time to introduce them to English Country Dancing.



We all want to dance safely and with confidence. Masks are no longer required while dancing, but please see our current COVID safety info at https://bacds.org/COVID/ .



Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, Students with ID: $8, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential.



So come and dance Saturday night, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.

May 10 2025 Dance

Hey Dancers!

 

We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday night,

May 10, 2025 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.

 

St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevard

San Francisco

 

Our caller will be Bruce Hamilton, with music furnished by Rob Powell, Susan Jensen, and Bill Jensen. We aim to give you a really fun evening of mostly easy, but occasionally quirky dances, set to glorious music. There’s nobody better at it than Bruce. Bring a friend if you can. This would be a good time to introduce them to English Country Dancing.

 

We all want to dance safely and with confidence. Masks are no longer required while dancing, but please see our current COVID safety info at https://bacds.org/COVID/.

 

Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, Students with ID: $8, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential.

 

So come and dance Saturday night, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.

Craig writes:

I’ve been involved with programming this dance since it started in the
early ’90s. I don’t think we’ve ever had a staff who all hail from
SF. Steve White will be calling, the band will be Cat Taylor (violin),
Debra Gómez (flute/piccolo) with me playing the piano. Should be a
great way to start off the series’ year.

We’ll be dancing at St. John’s Presbyterian Church at the corner of
Lake and Arguello in the Inner Richmond district. It’s five short
blocks north of Geary, so reasonably accessible by transit. For transit
and driving directions, see the series page at

Hall opens at 7pm, beginners’ lesson at 7:15, with the dance running
from 7:30 to 10pm. All dances will be taught in our gorgeous and
resonant hall.

We’ll be taking a break for refreshments, feel free to bring something
to share.

Masking is optional, but encouraged. For BACDS’ current covid
policies, see https://bacds.org/covid .

Suggested donation is $20 general, $15 BACDS/CDSS members, $8 students.
Or simply pay what you can—payments are confidential.

We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday night,

November 9, 2024 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.



St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevard

San Francisco, CA 94118



We are really happy to welcome caller Bruce Hamilton, with music furnished by Valerie Rose, Diana Gomez, Craig Johnson and William Allen. These people are all tops! They make dancing joyful.

Bring a friend if you can. This would be a good time to introduce them to English Country Dancing.



We all want to dance safely and with confidence. Although masks are no longer required while dancing, they are strongly recommended. Also we no longer require you to show proof of up-to-date vaccinations or answer questions on the Attestation Form. Full description of current compliance at Bay Area Country Dance events is available at https://bacds.org/COVID/ .



Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, Students with ID: $8, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential.



So come and dance Saturday night, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.

Hey Dancers!



We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday night, May 11, 2024 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.



St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevard

San Francisco, CA 94118



Our caller will be David Newitt, with music furnished by Gary Thomas, Heather MacKay, and Diana Gomez. Bring a friend if you can. This would be a good time to introduce them to English Country Dancing.



We all want to dance safely and with confidence. Although masks are no longer required while dancing, they are strongly recommended. Also we no longer require you to show proof of up-to-date vaccinations or answer questions on the Attestation Form. Full description of current compliance at Bay Area Country Dance events is available at https://bacds.org/COVID/ .



Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, Students with ID: $8, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential.



So come and dance Saturday night, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.

Hey Dancers!



We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday night, January 13, 2024 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.



St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevardte162

San Francisco, CA 94118



Our caller will be Steve White, with music furnished by Susan and Bill Jensen, and Rob Powell. Steve says he likes to stick to basic and easy dances, but can’t resist trying modern or little-known ones that pop up on YouTube. So bring a friend if you can. This would be a good time to introduce them to English Country Dancing.



We all want to dance safely and with confidence. Although masks are no longer required while dancing, they are strongly recommended. Also we no longer require you to show proof of up-to-date vaccinations or answer questions on the Attestation Form. Full description of current compliance at Bay Area Country Dance events is available at https://bacds.org/COVID/ .



Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, Students with ID: $8, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential.



So come and dance Saturday night, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.

We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday evening, June 10, 2023 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.



St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevard

San Francisco, CA 94118



We have a special caller - Louise Siddons. Get to know Louise in an interview at . Our band will be Craig Johnson, Richard Page and Linda Game. Bring a friend if you can. This would be a good time to introduce a friend to English Country Dancing.



Our Covid requirements are changing!

- No need to show vaccination cards
- No need to sign attestation form
- Masks required when dancing

- Please do sign in with contact information at the front desk. This is in case someone reports a COVID case after dance and also helps us make sure we pay our callers and musicians based on accurate attendance.

Remember:
- Please do not come to the dance if you have recently had COVID (up to 10 days after negative test)
- Same if someone in your household is ill
- Let us know if you test positive for COVID within 5 days after this dance
- Masks are still recommended in the dance hall

Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential.



So come Saturday night, dance, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.

May is turning out to be a busy and sometimes stressful month. Some of our regulars needed to stay home and rest, so we were a smaller group. The music was beautiful, thanks to Bill Jensen, Susan Jensen, and Valerie Rose. We enjoyed David Newitt's program, and late in the evening still had dancers for two sets for Fandango. Here's what we danced, with some YouTube videos of other groups.

Epping Forest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp6boTtJoiA

Lass of Richmond Hill

Mrs. Savage's Whim

The Dancing Wife

Alice

Old Wife Behind The Fire

Set For Spring

Fandango

Faithless Nancy Dawson

Many thanks to those who came early to move pews, and/or stayed late to restore the church for the service the following morning. Join us June 10 when Louise Siddons will call. Here's an interview with her: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17GJrYMZj1Pg_25yJDKDXWXeWCwdkRCJU/edit?t=545

We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday evening, May 13, 2023 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.



St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevard

San Francisco, CA 94118



Our caller will be Sharon Green, with music furnished by Bill Jensen, Susan Jensen, and Valerie Rose. Bring a friend if you can. Sharon always pulls together fun and still challenging dances -- some lesser-known. So this would be a good time to introduce a friend to English Country Dancing.



We all want to dance safely and with confidence. And if we are still rated “Green” please be ready to:

Be ready to show proof of full vaccination.
Answer a few questions on the Attestation Sheet.
Wear a well-fitting mask in the dance space.
Full description of Green compliance at Bay Area Country Dance events is available at https://www.bacds.org/COVID/GREEN.html .



Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential. https://www.bacds.org/series/english/san_francisco/



So come Saturday night, dance, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.

We hope to see you at San Francisco English Country Dancing Saturday evening, April 8, 2023 from 7:30 until 10:00 PM.



St. John's Presbyterian Church

25 Lake Street at Arguello Boulevard

San Francisco, CA 94118



Our caller will be David Newitt, with music furnished by Craig Johnson, Heather MacKay, Michele Winter, and Diana Gomez. Bring a friend if you can. David always pulls together fun and still challenging dances -- some lesser-known. So this would be a good time to introduce a friend to English Country Dancing.



We all want to dance safely and with confidence. And if we are still rated “Green” please be ready to:

Be ready to show proof of full vaccination.
Answer a few questions on the Attestation Sheet.
Wear a well-fitting mask in the dance space.
Full description of Green compliance at Bay Area Country Dance events is available at https://www.bacds.org/COVID/GREEN.html .



Thank you for your support! General: $20, BACDS/CDSS Members $15, or pay what fits your budget. Payments are always confidential. https://www.bacds.org/series/english/san_francisco/



So come Saturday night, dance, and enjoy the evening! Everybody else will too.