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Dance of the Week: Bakersfield Fiesta

Sunday 13 March 2005, 11:26 pm
Keywords: Square Dancing , Round Dancing

Bakersfield Fiesta is one of the liveliest festivals we have attended. This festival takes place every March in Bakersfield. They always have a full schedule of Mainstream, Plus, Advanced, Challenge, and Round Dancing, in five separate halls. The callers and cuers are always top-notch and the festival is always well-attended.

The 2005 festival takes place March 18-20. Featured callers include Tony Oxendine and Johnny Preston. Saundra Bryant is featured in the Challenge hall and also calls Advanced sessions. Wayne and Barbara Blackford head up the round dancing program.

A fun part of this festival is their photo scrapbooks that go back 40 years. Check them out in the Plus hall / registration area.

It takes about four to five hours to travel from the San Francisco bay area to Bakersfield, depending on your exact location in northern California and the weight of your foot. If you're coming from the south, I think it takes only about two hours to get to Bakersfield from the San Fernando Valley, longer if you're in Pasadena or Orange County.

Don't forget to leave extra early if you dance rounds. A super early session of round dancing starts at 5:00 pm on Friday.

http://www.bakersfieldfiesta.com/

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Dance of the Week: Bakersfield Fiesta

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