{"events":[{"name":"English Country Dance to Live Music","details":"A special event in our resurging Chicagoland West English country dance series: live music by Amy McFarland, keyboard, and Aileen Murphy, violin. Central Illinois and Chicagoland callers will share the instruction. Special time from 12 to 3 p.m. (our English dances usually start at 3:15 p.m. following international folk dancing). Followed by (recorded music) international folk dancing led by Mady Newfield until 5:30 p.m.","links":["https://chicagolandecd.org/chicagoland-west-ecd/","https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-to-live-music/"],"start":"2024-05-05T12:00:00-05:00","end":"2024-05-05T15:00:00-05:00","country":"USA","state":"IL","city":"Glen Ellyn","styles":["ecd"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"price":"$10","organisation":"Chicagoland English Country Dancers","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Capital English Country Dancers","details":"English Country Dance on the first Sundays of the month, October – May. Dance to live music. All dances are taught and prompted. The schedule of callers and musicians is below. Beginners, singles & couples are welcome! Doors open at 1:30, beginner workshop at 1:40 pm, dancing starts at 2pm. Please wear clean, flat, soft-soled dance shoes. \nSchedule of Events \n\nFeb 4: Orly Krasner with our Early Music Ensemble with Harpsichord (Larry Wallach, Tricia van Oers and Eric Buddington)\nMar 3: Elizabeth Freedman with Vonnie Estes, Charles Fisher and Nancy Bakemeier\nApr 7: Val Medve with Pat McPherson and Dough Creighton\nMay 5: Ice Cream Sunday – Melanie Axel-Lute, Elizabeth Stehl, Don Bell with Spare Parts and Britany Orlebeke\n\nOur COVID Policy \n\nWearing a mask is recommended.\nPlease stay home if you feel sick or have symptoms of Covid or flu.\nCECD will notify all attendees if someone reports a Covid diagnosis within a week after a dance.\n\nRegular Dances: $15, $12 CECD Members (Membership: $15) \nIce Cream Sunday: $17, $14 CECD Members (includes ice cream sundaes)","links":["https://www.danceflurry.org/series/capital-english-country-dancers/","https://cdss.org/event/capital-english-country-dancers/2024-05-05/"],"start":"2024-05-05T13:30:00-04:00","end":"2024-05-05T17:00:00-04:00","country":"USA","state":"NY","city":"Albany","styles":["ecd"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["Spare Parts"],"callers":["Melanie Axel-Lute","Elizabeth Stehl","Don Bell"],"price":"$14-$17","organisation":"Capital English Country Dancers","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"English Country Dance","details":"HATDS English dances are on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays with the occasional exception. \nThe 1st and 3rd Sunday dances are open to all. The 5th Sunday dances are usually, but not always, for advanced dancers. \nAll dances are taught and prompted and are done to recorded music. \nThe $10 admission is used to pay the rent. Cash, credit cards, and digital wallets are accepted.","links":["https://hatds.org/ecd#hatds","https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-in-houston/2024-05-05/","https://cdss.org/event/houston-area-traditional-dance-society-1st-sunday-english-country-dance/2024-05-05/"],"start":"2024-05-05T14:45:00-05:00","end":"2024-05-05T17:15:00-05:00","country":"USA","state":"TX","city":"Houston","styles":["ecd"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"price":"$10","organisation":"Houston Area Traditional Dance Society","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Roseville English Country Dance","details":"English Country Dance at the Masonic Lodge, 235 Vernon St., Roseville! Check our website for the most current information.","links":["https://sactocds.wordpress.com/","https://cdss.org/event/roseville-ca-first-sunday-english-country-dance/2024-05-05/"],"start":"2024-05-05T14:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-05-05T17:00:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"CA","city":"Roseville","styles":["ecd"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"price":"$5-$12","organisation":"Sacramento Country Dance Society","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Sebastopol 1st and 3rd Sunday English Dance","details":"English country dancing runs the gamut from sublime to silly, from elegant to energetic, and the dance repertoire draws from over 350 years of material. Our series offers delectable live music and skilled callers from the Bay Area and beyond. You can come by yourself or with friends, since we change partners after each dance. If you’ve ever done contra or square dancing, much of our dance vocabulary will be familiar to you since both of those styles evolved from English country dancing. \nThe dance is held the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month, 2-4:30 pm, to live music, all levels of experience welcome; and occasional 5th Sundays for Advanced dancers. Admission is $15 for members of NBCDS and its affiliates, $8 for young adults ages 19-30, and $3 for youth ages 6-18. Call 707-829-3478 for more information or contact kalia@nbcds.org \nNote: We sometimes need to make a venue or time change to accommodate special events. Please check the NBCDS calendar to confirm.","links":["https://nbcds.org/english-country-dance/","https://cdss.org/event/sebastopol-1st-and-3rd-sunday-english-dance/2024-05-05/"],"start":"2024-05-05T17:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-05-05T19:30:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"CA","city":"Sebastopol","styles":["ecd"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"price":"$3-$15","organisation":"North Bay Country Dance Society","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Gainesville English Country Dance","details":"We dance to live music by Hoggetowne Fancy every Monday at United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW 5th Avenue. Cost is $5 for the hall plus a similar amount for the band. This dance is open to all. All dances are taught, walked through and called. There is a lesson at 6:10.","links":["https://cdss.org/event/gainesville-florida-english-country-dance/2024-05-06/"],"start":"2024-05-06T18:10:00-04:00","end":"2024-05-06T20:30:00-04:00","country":"USA","state":"FL","city":"Gainesville","styles":["ecd"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["Hoggetowne Fancy"],"price":"$10","organisation":"Gainesville English Country Dance","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Contra Dance at the Laurel Theater","details":"The Knoxville Contra Dance is pleased to offer a weekly contra dance at the historic Laurel Theater in Knoxville. We feature a community of callers and musicians and an intimate and friendly crowd of dancers. An introductory workshop is offered starting at 7:30, perfect for the experienced and the newcomer alike, followed by dancing to live music from 8 until we all go home. All dances are taught and no partner or experience are required. No one turned away for lack of funds.","links":["https://www.knoxvillecontra.org/schedule","https://cdss.org/event/monday-night-contra-dance-at-the-laurel-theater/2024-05-06/"],"start":"2024-05-06T19:30:00-04:00","end":"2024-05-06T23:00:00-04:00","country":"USA","state":"TN","city":"Knoxville","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$5-$10","organisation":"Knoxville Contra Dance","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Monday Contra Dance","details":"What better way to start the week? Only $3! It’s Monday, and we (almost) always dance on Monday.","links":["https://www.monadnockfolk.org/event/monday-night-dance/2024-05-06/","https://cdss.org/event/monday-contra-dance-in-nelson-nh/2024-05-06/"],"start":"2024-05-06T19:30:00-04:00","end":"2024-05-06T22:00:00-04:00","country":"USA","state":"NH","city":"Nelson","styles":["contra"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"price":"$3","organisation":"CDSS","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Scandinavian Weekly Dance","details":"The weekly Monday Night Scandinavian Dance continues in the new year. Learn Scandinavian couple dancing (polskas and pols). We teach the first hour, followed by open dancing, usually with live music. \nNo partner needed, just low-friction, hard-soled shoes so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is necessary for fast-turning Polska and Pols dances. These classes build skills from week to week so one should try and attend regularly. Come and dance to beautiful Scandinavian fiddle tunes and live music. \nCome dance with us every Monday night (except when Monday falls on or very near a major holiday – check The Avalon dance calendar)!","links":["https://boulderscandinaviandancers.org/","https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-weekly-dance-2-2024-01-22/2024-05-06/"],"start":"2024-05-06T19:30:00-06:00","end":"2024-05-06T22:00:00-06:00","country":"USA","state":"CO","city":"Boulder","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$7","organisation":"Boulder Scandinavian Dancers","source":"events/usa/boulder.yaml"},{"name":"Birthday Ball","links":["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"],"start":"2024-05-06T19:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-05-06T21:15:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"OR","city":"Portland","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"organisation":"Norske Runddansere","source":"events/usa/portland.yaml"},{"name":"CFOOTMAD Zesty Contra Dance","details":"Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (CFOOTMAD) present a Zesty Contra dance the\n2nd Saturday of each month. 7:00 p.m.- 10:00p.m. $12 always live music.  The Zesty contra dance series is for dancers with some experience with contra dance.  There is no lesson before the dance, and walk-throughs may be abbreviated, or for simpler dances, eliminated entirely.","links":["https://boulderdance.org/event/colorado-friends-of-old-time-music-dance-dance-zesty-contra-dance-2022-12-10-2024-05-11/"],"start":"2024-05-11T19:00:00-06:00","end":"2024-05-11T22:00:00-06:00","country":"USA","state":"CO","city":"Boulder","styles":["contra"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"price":"$12","organisation":"Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance","source":"events/usa/boulder.yaml"},{"name":"Scandinavian Monthly Dance","details":"Social Scandinavian dancing, mostly to live music. The evening is a blend of gammaldans (waltz, hambo, schottis….) and bygdedans (polskas and springars). Requests are honored if at all possible. Partners are not necessary, but we strongly recommend wearing hard-soled shoes, as it makes the dances both easier and more fun. There is no dance during the summer months, June, July, and August.","links":["https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-monthly-dance-2022-08-13-2023-06-10/2024-05-11/"],"start":"2024-05-11T20:00:00-06:00","end":"2024-05-11T22:30:00-06:00","country":"USA","state":"CO","city":"Boulder","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"organisation":"Boulder Scandinavian Dancers","source":"events/usa/boulder.yaml"},{"name":"Scandinavian Weekly Dance","details":"The weekly Monday Night Scandinavian Dance continues in the new year. Learn Scandinavian couple dancing (polskas and pols). We teach the first hour, followed by open dancing, usually with live music. \nNo partner needed, just low-friction, hard-soled shoes so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is necessary for fast-turning Polska and Pols dances. These classes build skills from week to week so one should try and attend regularly. Come and dance to beautiful Scandinavian fiddle tunes and live music. \nCome dance with us every Monday night (except when Monday falls on or very near a major holiday – check The Avalon dance calendar)!","links":["https://boulderscandinaviandancers.org/","https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-weekly-dance-2-2024-01-22/2024-05-13/"],"start":"2024-05-13T19:30:00-06:00","end":"2024-05-13T22:00:00-06:00","country":"USA","state":"CO","city":"Boulder","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$7","organisation":"Boulder Scandinavian Dancers","source":"events/usa/boulder.yaml"},{"name":"Nordic Dance Lesson","links":["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"],"start":"2024-05-13T19:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-05-13T21:15:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"OR","city":"Portland","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$10","organisation":"Norske Runddansere","source":"events/usa/portland.yaml"},{"name":"Le Bal Perdu","links":["https://www.facebook.com/groups/234157370056114/posts/2791991717605987/"],"start":"2024-05-15T19:30:00-04:00","end":"2024-05-15T21:30:00-04:00","country":"USA","city":"Washington DC","styles":["balfolk"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["Trio Mirambel"],"price":"$10","organisation":"Le Bal Perdu","source":"events/usa/washington_dc.yaml"},{"name":"CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance","details":"CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance, first and third Fridays each month.\n7:00 p.m. lesson, 7:30-10:30 p.m. dance. $15/general $12/members $19 students. CFOOTMAD events at The Avalon are mask optional and no longer\nrequire proof of vaccine or boosters. Vaccines are recommended, but not required.","links":["https://boulderdance.org/event/community-contra-dance-2020-12-04-2022-03-18/2024-05-17/"],"start":"2024-05-17T19:30:00-06:00","end":"2024-05-17T22:30:00-06:00","country":"USA","state":"CO","city":"Boulder","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$12-$19","organisation":"Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance","source":"events/usa/boulder.yaml"},{"name":"Scandinavian Weekly Dance","details":"The weekly Monday Night Scandinavian Dance continues in the new year. Learn Scandinavian couple dancing (polskas and pols). We teach the first hour, followed by open dancing, usually with live music. \nNo partner needed, just low-friction, hard-soled shoes so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is necessary for fast-turning Polska and Pols dances. These classes build skills from week to week so one should try and attend regularly. Come and dance to beautiful Scandinavian fiddle tunes and live music. \nCome dance with us every Monday night (except when Monday falls on or very near a major holiday – check The Avalon dance calendar)!","links":["https://boulderscandinaviandancers.org/","https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-weekly-dance-2-2024-01-22/2024-05-20/"],"start":"2024-05-20T19:30:00-06:00","end":"2024-05-20T22:00:00-06:00","country":"USA","state":"CO","city":"Boulder","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$7","organisation":"Boulder Scandinavian Dancers","source":"events/usa/boulder.yaml"},{"name":"Nordic Dance Lesson","links":["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"],"start":"2024-05-20T19:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-05-20T21:15:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"OR","city":"Portland","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$10","organisation":"Norske Runddansere","source":"events/usa/portland.yaml"},{"name":"Hands Across Contra","details":"Lesson at 7; Dance 7:30 to 10:30.  Admission sliding scale $5 to $15.","links":["https://boulderdance.org/event/hands-across-contra-7/"],"start":"2024-05-31T19:30:00-06:00","end":"2024-05-31T22:30:00-06:00","country":"USA","state":"CO","city":"Boulder","styles":["contra"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"price":"$5-$15","organisation":"Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance","source":"events/usa/boulder.yaml"},{"name":"Nordic Dance Lesson","links":["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"],"start":"2024-06-03T19:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-06-03T21:15:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"OR","city":"Portland","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$10","organisation":"Norske Runddansere","source":"events/usa/portland.yaml"},{"name":"Nordic Dance Lesson","links":["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"],"start":"2024-06-10T19:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-06-10T21:15:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"OR","city":"Portland","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$10","organisation":"Norske Runddansere","source":"events/usa/portland.yaml"},{"name":"Nordic Dance Lesson","links":["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"],"start":"2024-06-17T19:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-06-17T21:15:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"OR","city":"Portland","styles":["scandi"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$10","organisation":"Norske Runddansere","source":"events/usa/portland.yaml"},{"name":"Le Bal Perdu","links":["https://www.facebook.com/groups/234157370056114/posts/2791991717605987/"],"start":"2024-06-19T19:30:00-04:00","end":"2024-06-19T21:30:00-04:00","country":"USA","city":"Washington DC","styles":["balfolk"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["Trio Mirambel"],"price":"$10","organisation":"Le Bal Perdu","source":"events/usa/washington_dc.yaml"},{"name":"ContraStock","links":["https://fsgw.org/contrastock"],"start_date":"2024-10-20","end_date":"2024-10-20","country":"USA","state":"MD","city":"Glen Echo","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"organisation":"TryContra","source":"events/usa/trycontra.yaml"}]}