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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: Tuesday English Country Dance
    details: "We dance to live music from our wonderful local musicians. All dances taught and prompted. Wear comfortable clothes and bring flat, non-slippy shoes to change into. Pay what you can; $8 donation helps cover the hall, band, and callers. Masks are welcome at the dance."
    links:
      - "https://aactmad.org/english-country"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/ann-arbor-tuesday-english-country-dance/2024-05-14/"
    start: "2024-05-14T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-14T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MI
    city: Ann Arbor
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $8
    organisation: AACTMAD
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Williamsburg Tuesday Night English Dance
    details: "Come join us for English Country Dancing on Tuesdays from 8-10 pm in Williamsburg, VA. All are welcome! No partner, previous dance experience, or registration is required. We start with easier dances and work up to more complicated material, so if it’s your first time attending, we recommend arriving by 8 pm. Come dance with us!"
    links:
      - "https://williamsburgheritagedancers.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/williamsburg-va-tuesday-night-english-dance/2024-05-14/"
    start: "2024-05-14T20:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-14T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VA
    city: Williamsburg
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    organisation: Williamsburg Heritage Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: English Country Dance
    details: "English Country Dance. All levels welcome, newcomers through advanced dancers. Skills session at 6:40 pm. Occasional live music. Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes and a sunny disposition. All dances taught using mostly positional language."
    links:
      - "https://oldfarmersball.com/english-country-dance/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-asheville-nc-3/2024-05-15/"
    start: "2024-05-15T18:40:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-15T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: NC
    city: Asheville
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Luanne Stiles
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Richmond Wednesday English Country Dance
    details: "Please join for our weekly English Country Dancing Wednesday night social. New dancers are asked to please come at the start of the session. All dances are taught, walked through, and called. No experience or partner required, just a pair of comfortable shoes. The first night is free; after that $2 per evening. Our doors open 7:20 pm."
    links:
      - "https://colonialdanceclubofrichmond.com/english-dance-calendar"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/richmond-va-wednesday-english-country-dance/2024-05-15/"
    start: "2024-05-15T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-15T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VA
    city: Henrico
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $2
    organisation: Colonial Dance Club of Richmond
    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: The Sun Assembly
    details: "Advanced dance on Friday 7:30-10:30 PM with multiple callers\nBall practice on Saturday 2-5 PM\nBall on Saturday 7-11 PM\nDancing Master: Dan Blim\nMusic by Bellamira: Catherine Sloboda, Eileen Kalfass, Jane Knoeck\nSliding scale- recommended donation $15 for Friday, $50 for Saturday"
    links:
      - "https://syracusecountrydancers.org/the-sun-assembly-is-full/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/the-sun-assembly/"
    start: "2024-05-17T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-18T23:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Fayetteville
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bellamira
    callers:
      - Dan Blim
    price: $65
    organisation: Syracuse Country Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Mad Robin Ball Weekend
    details: "The 2024 edition of the venerable and delightful Mad Robin Ball has been expanded to a long weekend of dance, music, and more in Northern California, May 17 – 21, 2024. Callers are Gene Murrow, Bruce Hamilton, and Kalia Kliban, accompanied by a quartet of beloved musicians: Daniel Beerbohm, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, and Jacqueline Schwab. Special events (wine tours, kayaking, hikes, etc.) and affordable accommodations (homestays, B&Bs, inns, etc.) are available to dancers coming from afar. \nDrawing from the many Boston Centre recordings that he produced for Bare Necessities, as well as from recordings by the bands Hold the Mustard and Reunion, Gene has assembled for this year’s Ball a legacy program of “classics” comprising significant and consequential English country dances. Kalia and Bruce will do varied programs on the Friday and Tuesday surrounding the Ball. The programs will be supported and enhanced by the artistry of our musicians, who have had considerable influence on the style of English country dance music in the United States and abroad. \nThe Mad Robin weekend offers English dancers a rare opportunity to dance with three of our genre’s most highly regarded teachers and callers accompanied by exceptional music, as well as enjoy the richness of the Bay Area’s culture and climate."
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/mrb2024/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/mad-robin-ball-weekend/"
    start: "2024-05-17T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-05-21T22:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Petaluma
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - "Daniel Beerbohm, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea & Jacqueline Schwab"
    callers:
      - Bruce Hamilton
      - Gene Murrow
      - Kalia Kliban
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Friday Night English Dance
    details: "For details about venue, callers, musicians, COVID policies, please go to our website, or email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org \nSliding scale: $7 – $20."
    links:
      - "https://portlandcountrydance.org/calendar/?mc_id=5805"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/pcdc-friday-night-english-dance-2/2024-05-17/"
    start: "2024-05-17T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-05-17T22:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: OR
    city: Portland
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $7-$20
    organisation: CDSS
    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: Carolina English Country Dancers
    details: English Country Dance
    links:
      - "https://carolinaenglishcountrydance.com/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/carolina-english-country-dancers-saturday-dance/2024-05-18/"
    start: "2024-05-18T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-18T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: SC
    city: Greenville
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $5-$10
    organisation: The Carolina English Country Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Chippenham Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/887594332750059/"
    start: "2024-05-24T11:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-05-27T23:45:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Chippenham
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - balfolk
      - irish-set
      - scandi
      - scd
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bearded Dragons
      - Chaotic Good
      - Confluence
      - Contra Sutra
      - Portmanteau
      - The Falconers
      - WillPower
    callers:
      - Bob Morgan
      - Bruce Hamilton
      - Charlie Turner
      - Colin Hume
      - Daisy Black
      - Fee Lock
      - Lynne Render
      - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
    organisation: Chippenham Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/chippenham.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-06-01T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-06-01T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Gender-Free Dance Camp
    links:
      - "https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2024.html"
    start: "2024-06-07T15:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-06-09T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Maia McCormick
      - Scott Higgs
    price: $150-$400
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Dance Trance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://www.dancetrance.ltda.us/"
    start: "2024-06-07T20:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-06-09T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: KY
    city: Lexington
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Hot Coffee Breakdown
      - Dreamdance
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Joe Wilkie
    price: $50-$115
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Swing into Summer
    links:
      - "http://www.swingintosummer.org/"
    start_date: 2024-06-14
    end_date: 2024-06-16
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Countercurrent
      - "Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose"
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Adina Gordon
    price: $100-$260
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Halsway Playford Assembly
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/halsway-playford-assembly/"
    start: "2024-06-21T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-06-23T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Albireo
    callers:
      - Andrew Swaine
    price: £190-£310
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: BACDS Family Week
    links:
      - "https://www.bacds.org/familyweek/"
    start_date: 2024-06-23
    end_date: 2024-06-29
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: La Honda
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Yoyo Zhou
    price: $300-$975
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: July Fourth
    links:
      - "https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"
    start_date: 2024-06-27
    end_date: 2024-07-01
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra
    links:
      - "https://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-esc.html"
    start_date: 2024-07-01
    end_date: 2024-07-05
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Michael Karcher
    price: $335-$453
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-07-06T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-07-06T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Gran Bal Trad (Vialfre)
    links:
      - "https://www.granbaltrad.it/wp/?lang=en"
    start_date: 2024-07-08
    end_date: 2024-07-13
    country: Italy
    city: Vialfre
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - italian
      - irish-set
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Associazione Culturale GBT
    source: events/italy/vialfre.yaml
  - name: Summer Country Dancing
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/summer-country-dance-week/"
    start: "2024-07-22T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - "Ali, Jane & Meg"
    callers:
      - Mark Elvins
    price: £240-£430
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: "Grand Bal de l'Europe (Gennetines)"
    links:
      - "https://www.gennetines.org/en/"
    start_date: 2024-07-26
    end_date: 2024-08-09
    country: France
    city: Gennetines
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
      - irish-set
      - e-ceilidh
      - italian
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Association Européenne des Amoureux de Danses Traditionnelles
    source: events/france/gennetines.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-08-03T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-08-03T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Halsway Folk Dance Holiday
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/halsway-folk-dance-holiday/"
    start: "2024-08-12T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-08-19T10:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Richard Jones & Chris Jewell
    callers:
      - Ivan Aitken
    price: £380-£610
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Whitby Folk Week
    links:
      - "https://www.whitbyfolk.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1106457830699953/"
    start: "2024-08-17T15:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-08-23T23:59:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Whitby
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - ecd
      - irish-set
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Whapweasel
      - Bedlam
      - No Lazy Dancing Dance Band
      - Relentless
      - Steamchicken
      - Bellamira
      - Melrose Ceilidh Band
      - "The Hedgehog's Skin"
      - Frog on a Bike
      - Contrasaurus
      - Contrary Faeries
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
      - Albireo
      - The Falconers
      - Stradivarious
      - Tina Morris & Graham Lee
    callers:
      - Erin Mansfield
      - Nick Walden
      - Pete Coe
      - Martyn Harvey
      - Bob Morgan
      - Alison Rowley
      - Joey Oliver
      - Sue Coe
      - Andrew Swaine
      - Daisy Black
      - Charlotte Rich-Griffin
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Orly Krasner
      - "Jerry O'Reilly"
      - Annabel Sharp
      - Nigel Sharp
    price: £70-£365
    organisation: Whitby Folk Week
    source: events/uk/whitby.yaml
  - name: Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend
    links:
      - "https://facone.org/labor-day-weekend/labor-day-weekend.html"
    start_date: 2024-08-30
    end_date: 2024-09-02
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Ben Sachs-Hamilton
    price: $365-$415
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Halsway Regency Assembley
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/the-halsway-regency-assembly-2024/"
    start: "2024-08-30T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-01T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Warleggan Village Band
    callers:
      - Georgia Delve
    price: £200-£310
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-09-07T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-07T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Adirondack Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://www.danceflurry.org/adirondack-dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2024-09-27
    end_date: 2024-09-29
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Silver Bay
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: DanceFlurry
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Halsway Harvest Weekend
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/halsway-harvest-weekend-sept2024/"
    start: "2024-09-27T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-29T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - "Dampier's Round"
    callers:
      - Frances Oates
      - Barrie Bullimore
      - Laura Hodges
    organisation: Halsway Harvest
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html"
    start: "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-28T22:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
    callers:
      - Mike Courthold
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Head for the Hills Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/about-hfth"
    start_date: 2024-11-08
    end_date: 2024-11-11
    country: USA
    state: PA
    city: Kresgeville
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $140-$240
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Nottingham Mixed Dance
    links:
      - "https://www.nfdg.org.uk/club_dances.php"
    start: "2024-11-09T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-11-09T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Nottingham
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    callers:
      - Colin Hume
    price: £10
    organisation: Nottingham Folk Dance Group
    source: events/uk/nfdg.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html"
    start: "2024-12-14T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-12-14T22:30:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Falconers
    callers:
      - Geoff Cubitt
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Joint Christmas Twmp
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/calendar/"
    start: "2024-12-20T19:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-12-20T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - irish-set
      - balfolk
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Hywel Jones
      - Nigel Hardy
      - Keith Ffloyd
      - Ian Hughes
      - John Blanchfield
    price: £2
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance
    details: Stellar Days & Nights
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/2506311286238510/"
    start: "2025-01-17T13:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2025-01-20T13:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CO
    city: Buena Vista
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    organisation: Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance
    source: events/usa/buena_vista.yaml
  - name: IVFDF 2025
    links:
      - "https://sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Leq1eMKDNDjcN3gCWJYP85NiybMTMXjsQ4xmtFoGHHoAZuMj4nJDXANz3dZVWTRyl&id=61556458347712"
    start_date: 2025-02-28
    end_date: 2025-03-02
    country: UK
    city: Sheffield
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - s-ceilidh
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: IVFDF
    source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml