English Country Dance Schedule
Santa Barbara Country Dance Society

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We enjoy English Country Dancing (what's that?) just about every Tuesday evening in Santa Barbara and on approximately two Sunday afternoons per month in Ventura.

We are unable to schedule a live music ECD on the Sunday before Thanksgiving at the Carrillo Ballroom as we have for many years. We are looking for other locations where we could have a live music ECD on a Sunday afternoon, possibly featuring a "bilingual" band that is playing for that evening's contra dance.

We tend to dress casually, although we reserve the right to declare, in advance, a particular event a costumed one, when period costumes will be admired but not required.


Current Schedule
subject to change
Also see the calendar
 

Santa Barbara Dances

Ventura Dance Classes

Every Tuesday
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church
21 E. Constance Ave.
Directions and a map are here.

$4 except where noted


Two Sundays per month
(or more, or less)
(1st and 3rd Sundays when possible)
2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Floating dance floor!
House of Dance
3007 Bunsen Ave. Suite E
Ventura

Directions and a map are here

$5 adults, $4 students 12-24, $1 children 7-11
Live Music: $8, $7, $2.
  


Winter 2011–12 Schedule
dates, location and prices subject to change

Every Tuesday except as noted

December 13: No dance (hall unavailable)
December 27: No dance (Happy Holidays)

February 28: Live music ($7)

Usually recorded music
Instruction/calling by Gary Shapiro and/or Alice Williams or special guests
 


2012 Schedule

January 15
January 29
February 5: no dance (Formal ECD night before)
February 19
March 4
March 18 (tentative, at alternate location)
April 1
April 15
May 6: Live Music
May 20
June 3
June 17 (Fathers' Day, dance tentative)
July 1
July 15
August 5: Live Music
August 19
September 3
September 17
October 7
October 21
November 4: Live Music
November 18
December 2
December 16 (party)

Live music three Sundays per year, approximately 3, 6 and 9 months after the homeschool Formal ECD in February
Otherwise, recorded music
Teaching and calling by Gary Shapiro or special guests


Additional information

Beginners
are welcome, cherished even. We mix a lot, so you don't need to bring your own partner.
Dress
casually. Think "layers" as many of the dances will warm you up.
For more information
send email or call 805 682-5523.
Our organization
Santa Barbara Country Dance Society which also hosts a weekly contra dance (what's that?).

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