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Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome. Let’s gooooooooooooo! \nAdmission: $25-30\nMasks are recommended but not mandated for this dance.\nPlease bring your own water bottle. \n**If you are not feeling well please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!\nMore info: Alice Kenney, 413-575-9721, alicekenneypt@gmail.com","links":["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html","https://cdss.org/event/tophill-musics-spring-special-contradance-party/","https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-11/"],"start":"2024-05-11T19:00:00-04:00","end":"2024-05-11T23:30:00-04:00","country":"USA","state":"MA","city":"Greenfield","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["Nova","River Road"],"callers":["Lisa Greenleaf"],"price":"$25-$30","organisation":"TopHill Music","source":"events/usa/cdss.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":"American Dance & Music Week","links":["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/american-dance-music-week-2/"],"start_date":"2024-07-20","end_date":"2024-07-27","country":"USA","state":"MA","city":"Plymouth","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"callers":["Lisa Greenleaf","Will Mentor","Lindsey Dono"],"organisation":"TryContra","source":"events/usa/trycontra.yaml"},{"name":"Harmony of Song & Dance","links":["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/"],"start_date":"2024-07-27","end_date":"2024-08-05","country":"USA","state":"MA","city":"Plymouth","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"callers":["Lisa Greenleaf","Brooke Friendly"],"organisation":"TryContra","source":"events/usa/trycontra.yaml"},{"name":"Harvest Moon Dance Festival","links":["http://www.sbcds.org/hm/"],"start_date":"2024-10-04","end_date":"2024-10-06","country":"USA","state":"CA","city":"Santa Barbara","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["The Latter Day Lizards","Wild Asparagus"],"callers":["Lisa Greenleaf","George Marshall"],"organisation":"TryContra","source":"events/usa/trycontra.yaml"}]}