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events:
  - name: TECDA Tuesday Evening English Country Dance
    details: "Come and join us every Tuesday for an evening of dance with our talented callers: Cathy Campbell, Dave Berman, Alan Rosenthal and Walter Zagorski. \nMasks are required for dancing.  Please bring your dancing shoes, water bottle, and come and enjoy an evening of English Country Dancing."
    links:
      - "https://www.tecda.ca/weekly_dances.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/tecda-tuesday-evening-english-country-dance/2024-05-14/"
    start: "2024-05-14T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-14T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: North York
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    callers:
      - Alan Rosenthal
      - Cathy Campbell
      - Dave Berman
      - Walter Zagorski
    price: $10
    organisation: Toronto English Country Dance Assembly
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: TECDA Friday Evening Dance
    details: "Come and join us every Friday for an evening of dance with our talented callers: \nDave Berman, Cathy Campbell, Alan Rosenthal, Walter Zagorski. \nMasks are optional. Please bring your dancing shoes, water bottle and come and enjoy an evening of English Country Dancing. \nemail: info@tecda.ca"
    links:
      - "https://www.tecda.ca/weekly_dances.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/tecda-friday-evening-dance/2024-05-17/"
    start: "2024-05-17T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-17T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    callers:
      - Alan Rosenthal
      - Cathy Campbell
      - Dave Berman
      - Walter Zagorski
    price: $10
    organisation: Toronto English Country Dance Assembly
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: York Region English Country Dancers
    details: "English Country Dance in central York Region (Ontario, Canada)! Beginners welcome; all dances taught; you don’t need to bring a partner. Admission by donation; your first class is free. Join us on the first, third, and (when there is one) fifth Saturday of the month from 2:00 to 4:00. (Please check the website for possible last-minute changes.)"
    links:
      - "http://www.yrecd.ca/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/york-region-english-country-dancers/2024-05-18/"
    start: "2024-05-18T14:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-18T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Newmarket
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    organisation: York Region English Country Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Spring Bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/412587374891906/"
    start: "2024-05-18T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-18T23:30:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Medusa
    price: $20-$30
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Ottawa Contra Dance
    details: "Join Ottawa Contra Dance every 1st and 3rd Saturday, September – June. Dances are called using Larks and Robins. Admission by sliding scale."
    links:
      - "https://ottawacontra.ca/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/ottawa-contra-dance/2024-05-18/"
    start: "2024-05-18T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-18T23:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Ottawa
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$25
    organisation: Ottawa Contra Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2024-05-27T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-27T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Fest Noz
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2024-06-22T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-06-22T23:30:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Skolvan
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Big Branch Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/402865372516911/"
    start: "2024-09-06T16:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-09-08T12:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Battersea
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Chehalis Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "http://www.vcn.bc.ca/vcountry/chehalis/"
    start_date: 2024-09-20
    end_date: 2024-09-22
    country: Canada
    state: BC
    city: Surrey
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Syncopaths
      - Countercurrent
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Koren Wake
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Hey Fever Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "http://www.ottawacontra.ca/heyFever/"
    start_date: 2024-11-01
    end_date: 2024-11-03
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Ottawa
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Elixir
      - Peach Jam
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Nils Fredland
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml