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The North Bay Country Dance Society (NBCDS) teaches and runs regular and special traditional American dances including contra dance, English country dance, and morris ritual dance. Our events are held in Sonoma and Marin counties, in the San Francisco North Bay Area.

Our Contra and English Country Dances are easy, fun, friendly and inclusive. All dances are taught and prompted, with live music. No experience is necessary;
if you can walk, you can dance! Come alone or bring a friend: No partner is required, no costumes, no classes; just wear comfortable clothes and dancing shoes which are low, smooth-soled, comfortable and that do not mar or scratch or damage. No running shoes or shoes with tread are allowed. First-timers are encouraged to come early for an orientation, and for simpler dances early in the evening.

Apple Tree Morris  requires a commitment to regular training and participation, and is more challenging.  Dances are choreographed and include the use of sticks, hankies and swords.  The dancers perform in full costume.  They perform traditional dances like "Speed the Plow" and "Curly Headed Plowboy."

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Sign up now for

Faultline Frolic,
the NBCDS Urban Contra Weekend

Friday, June 20 to Sunday, June 22
at Monroe Hall in Santa Rosa
with Notorious and Cis Hinkle

Download a .pdf flyer with details of the weekend.
Download a .pdf application form.

Our fourth Frolic enthusiastically welcomes back the 4-person Notorious: Eden MacAdam-Somer on fiddle and vocals, Larry Unger on guitar and banjo, Sam Bartlett on mandolin and stunts, and Pokey on percussion. Cis Hinkle rejoins us from Atlanta to call; she’s as good a caller as there is on the planet. Tony Elman leads the singing.  Dinner Saturday night and breakfast Sunday morning are part of the pleasure. (Sorry, no drop-ins, and the usual third Friday night dance is canceled.)

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