The Sacramento Country Dance Society, building community through lively dances, live music, and friendly people, proudly presents:
Caller: Bowen Lee
Music: Ruby Mountain String Band (Darin Smith, Julia Landis, and Cliff Landis)
Sound: Amanda Schmidt
Date: Saturday, June 29th, 2024 (fifth Saturday)
Time: 7:00–10:00 pm, with no newcomer’s orientation
Location: Coloma Community Center, 4623 T St, Sacramento, CA
Cost: $12 for adults; $8 for college students with ID; $5 for dancers under 18; $25 maximum for families (cash or check); If cost is the only thing preventing you being being there, please talk to the greeters at the door.
Bowen Lee has been dancing most of her life, with folkdance, ballet, tap, jazz, and African dance in her repertoire. And she just likes to party down. She’s been a Zumba instructor, children’s dance teacher, and tai chi instructor. She became a contraholic about ten years ago, and started calling just as the pandemic shut the dance hall down. But she’s calling dances now to connect dancers with great music in a community that celebrates the joy of contra.
Ruby Mountain String Band is Cliff and Julia Landis with Darin Smith melding traditional and contemporary old time and alt country styles.
This is a special zesty contra, with no newcomer orientation, for experienced dancers who want to dance with enthusiasm! The dances will be taught quickly, and the dancers should be familiar with hey for four, Petronella turns, and contra corners.
No partners are needed, so come by yourself or with friends or with family. Events are accessible to people with disabilities. Potluck snacks are available at the break, and we encourage you to bring something to share.
The current SCDS Covid policy is as follows:
Latest update: June 2024
The policies below are intended to balance our desire to dance with the safety of our community, including both our dancers and the wider public. If you are feeling ill, please stay home and join us at another event when you’re feeling well.
Vaccination
COVID vaccination and up-to-date boosters are highly recommended but not required.
Masks
Based on current immunity levels and transmission rates in our community, good quality, well-fitting masks are recommended but not required on the dance floor and in other indoor spaces at all our dance locations.
Food and Drink
Hydration is important while dancing. Dancers are encouraged to bring their own water bottles.
Please bring snacks to share with the community. Dancers may eat in the area near the food table or outside. Please don’t spill food or water on the dance floor.
Contact: For more information, and lost and found, contact Laura Leonelli, 916-549-7093, or email sactocds@gmail.com. Our schedule of future dances is always available at https://sactocds.wordpress.com/calendar/. You may join our email list on groups.io at https://groups.io/g/SactoCDS/. Please enter your name when joining.
Note: The location of the SCDS dance calendar has changed. If you subscribed to the calendar before January 1, 2023, please unsubscribe from that one and re-subscribe to the new one. On the Calendar page at https://sactocds.wordpress.com/calendar/, you can subscribe to the calendar so the events show up in your personal Google calendar. Click the plus sign in the lower right hand corner. For iCal users, the link is https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/sactocds%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics.
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