ANNOUNCEMENTS

• View BFD's 2013 holiday dancing schedule here.
  
  
• Give the gift of dance! Membership gives you and/or your loved one a full year of dancing, 5 nights a week. Download the membership form today.
  
  
• BFD dances 5 nights a week!
  

  Mondays:	Advanced with Lone and Tom
  Tuesdays:	Intermediate with Claire and Al
  Wednesdays:	Advanced Intermediate with Judy and Yaqi
  Thursdays:	Beginning with Bill and Marija, assisted by David and Andy
  Fridays:	Request Night

  
  
• See video samples of some BFD repertoire dances here.
• See photos from recent BFD events in the Members Area.
• BFD in the Spotlight: read Oakland Tribune's news article on BFD here.
• BFD in the Spotlight 2: read San Francisco Chronicle's news article on BFD here.
• Dance notes for the BFD repertoire are available in the Members Area.
• The BFD eBulletins are available in the Members Area.

What kinds of dances are taught?
BFD has an international repertoire of over 200 dances. Dances are drawn from Europe, the British Isles, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, the USA and other places. The repertoire includes couple, set, circle, line, and square dances. They range from simple to complex, and can be choreographed or freestyle, fast or slow, partner or non-partner. A few new dances are introduced every year, so members experience ongoing learning challenges as well as the pleasure of doing familiar dances. To see some samples of the kinds of dances we do, click here.

Who teaches the classes?
One of BFD's richest resources is its qualified and enthusiastic teachers. Each year the teachers attend classes taught by master teachers at the University of the Pacific, Mendocino Folklore Camp, or the North/South Teachers Conference. They learn new dances along with techniques for sharing their knowledge.

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