[[events]]
name = "TECDA Friday Evening Dance"
details = """
Come and join us this Friday for an evening of dance with caller Dave Smukler and live music. 
Musician: Susanne Maziarz on piano. 
Masks are optional. Please bring your dancing shoes, water bottle and come and enjoy an evening of English Country Dancing. 
See you on the dance floor. 
For more information, please contact us: info@tecda.ca 
Cost $10.00 or pay what you can."""
links = ["https://www.tecda.ca/weekly_dances.html", "https://cdss.org/event/tecda-friday-evening-dance-featuring-caller-dave-smukler/", "https://cdss.org/event/tecda-friday-evening-dance/2023-12-08/"]
start = "2023-12-08T19:00:00-05:00"
end = "2023-12-08T21:00:00-05:00"
country = "Canada"
state = "Ontario"
city = "Toronto"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Susanne Maziarz"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
price = "$10"
organisation = "Toronto English Country Dance Assembly (TECDA)"
source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TECDA Monthly Dance"
details = """
TECDA is hosting a December ECD monthly dance at St. Barnabas Hall on Saturday, December 9, 2023, 2-5. 
Dave Smukler calling. 
Musicians: Ben Bolker,  Susanne Maziarz  
Masks are optional. Please bring your dancing shoes, water bottle. 
Preregistration at info@tecda.ca, but walk ins are welcome.  
Suggested donation of $20 (to cover costs of approx. $700) for ECD.  This can be paid by etransfer to payments@tecda.ca  or cash at the door. 
See you on the dance floor."""
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/tecda-monthly-dance/"]
start = "2023-12-09T14:00:00-05:00"
end = "2023-12-09T17:00:00-05:00"
country = "Canada"
state = "Ontario"
city = "Toronto"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Ben Bolker & Susanne Maziarz"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
price = "$20"
organisation = "Toronto English Country Dance Assembly (TECDA)"
source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Rochester Trip to Totality"
details = """
Come to Rochester, NY to see the 2024 total solar eclipse and do some English Country Dancing! If the skies aren’t clear, and let’s be honest, with April in Rochester that’s a 50/50 chance, you can head down the thruway after the dance to points further south and west.  
David Smukler will be calling eclipse-themed dances, to the fabulous music of the newly formed band Bellamira, combining Jane Knoeck, Eileen Nicholson Kalfass and Catherine Sloboda. If the hotels are booked, we’ll try to find a host family for you to stay with."""
links = ["https://cdrochester.org/events/a-trip-to-totality/", "https://cdss.org/event/rochester-trip-to-totality-2024-english-country-dance/"]
start = "2024-04-07T18:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-04-07T21:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NY"
city = "Rochester"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Bellamira"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
price = "$10"
organisation = "Country Dancers of Rochester"
source = "events/usa/cdss_2024.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Benefit Dance for CDSS"
details = "Please join us for a potluck brunch and dance at Ballroom Blum with calling by CDSS President David Smukler and music by Tina Chancey, Colleen Reed, and Melissa Running. The program will include English country dances and vintage and modern contra dances. Suggested minimum donation $30. All proceeds to benefit the Country Dance and Song Society."
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/benefit-dance-for-cdss/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/1566010437295512/"]
start = "2024-09-22T11:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-09-22T15:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MD"
city = "Adelphi"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Tina Chancey, Colleen Reed & Melissa Running"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
price = "$30"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss_2024.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "English Country Dance Celebration Dance Weekend"
details = """
An Energizing Dance Weekend in the Culinary Heart of Toronto!  
Featuring: 

An exceptional caller: Dave Smukler
An electrifying band: Shandy!
Five invigorating dance sessions
The Starlight Ball on Saturday night
Qigong session with Maxine 

Toronto City Offerings: 

Taste of the Danforth Culinary Walk
Sunday Greektown Brunch
City Explorer – a pre-event tour
Enjoy the sights of friendly Toronto

Visit ECDC.dance for details of our full program."""
links = ["https://ecdc.dance/", "https://cdss.org/event/ecdc-english-country-dance-celebration-dance-weekend/"]
start = "2024-10-04T13:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-10-06T16:00:00-04:00"
country = "Canada"
state = "Ontario"
city = "Toronto"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Shandy"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
organisation = "Toronto English Country Dance Assembly (TECDA)"
source = "events/usa/cdss_2024.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Phylla Mae Fall Fest"
links = ["https://syracusecountrydancers.org/special-events/phylla-mae-fall-fest/"]
start_date = "2024-10-18"
end_date = "2024-10-19"
country = "USA"
state = "NY"
city = "Fayetteville"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Contranella", "Anadama"]
callers = ["Sarah VanNorstrand", "Katy Heine", "David Smukler", "Rita Wood"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "CDSS Executive Committee Visits Philadelphia"
details = """
Hello Philadelphia-area friends! The executive committee of the CDSS Board is coming to visit—we’d love to see you at these special dances and events! 
All events are organized and sponsored by local organizations. Check the event listings on the Germantown Country Dancers calendar for more info. 
Germantown Country Dancers English Country Dance 

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 8:00 p.m.

Merion Friends Activities Building, 615 Montgomery Ave., Merion, PA
Callers: Robert Mills, with CDSS Board members Luanne Stiles and Juliette Webb
Band: Ann Bies, Bob Pasquarello, Lee Dietterich, Kathy Talvitie

Mt. Airy Contra Dance 

Thursday, Jan. 23, 8:00 p.m.

The Irish Center (Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center), 6815 Emlen St., Philadelphia, PA
Callers: Donna Hunt coordinating, with CDSS Board members
Band: Wissahickon Express – Rick Mohr (fiddle), Cecelia Tannous-Taylor (fiddle), Evan Mohr (percussion, guitar), Chloe Mohr (piano)

Community Picnic & Contra Dance 

Friday, Jan. 24

Bring-Your-Own Picnic: 6:00 p.m.

Dance: 7:30 p.m.

Park Avenue Community Center, 1229 Park Ave., Swarthmore, PA
Callers: CDSS Board members David Smukler and Diane Silver
Band: SPUDS Open Band, led by Boxwood (Sarah Gowan, Chloe Mohr, Rick Mohr, and Bill Quern)
Other performances by: Fiddlekicks Cloggers, Kingsessing Morris Men, and GCD’s Colonial Assembly

Community Picnic & English Country Dance 

Saturday, Jan. 25

Bring-Your-Own Picnic: 6:00 p.m.

Dance: 7:30 p.m.

Summit Presbyterian Church, 6757 Greene St., Philadelphia, PA
Callers: Tanya Rotenberg, Liz Snowdon, Sam Rotenberg, Ted Rudofker
Band: TBA (CDSS and GCD musicians)
Other performances by: Renegade Morris and the Germantown Country Dancer demo team

All-Community Meeting 

Sunday, Jan. 26, 11:00 a.m.

The Irish Center (Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center), 6815 Emlen St., Philadelphia, PA
Come share your ideas, enthusiasms, successes, concerns, and questions with the executive committee of the CDSS Board, then join everyone for pub songs and community games led by Eastern Cooperative Recreational School. Pizza lunch provided for all."""
links = ["https://germantowncountrydancers.org/CDSS.php", "https://cdss.org/event/cdss-executive-committee-visits-philadelphia-dances-and-community-gatherings/", "https://cdss.org/event/germantown-country-dancers-english-country-dance/", "https://cdss.org/event/mt-airy-contra-dance/", "https://cdss.org/event/community-picnic-contra-dance/", "https://cdss.org/event/community-picnic-english-country-dance/"]
start = "2025-01-22T20:00:00-05:00"
end = "2025-01-26T14:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "PA"
city = "Philadelphia"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Boxwood", "Wissahickon Express"]
callers = ["David Smukler", "Diane Silver", "Donna Hunt", "Juliette Webb", "Liz Snowdon", "Luanne Stiles", "Robert Mills", "Sam Rotenberg", "Tanya Rotenberg", "Ted Rudofker"]
organisation = "Country Dance & Song Society"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Rochester Sunday Afternoon English"
details = "Weekly English Country dances in Rochester, NY"
links = ["https://cdrochester.org/events/english-country-dance-16/", "https://cdss.org/event/rochester-sunday-afternoon-english/2025-02-23/"]
start = "2025-02-23T14:30:00-05:00"
end = "2025-02-23T17:30:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NY"
city = "Rochester"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Bellamira"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
price = "$5-$10"
organisation = "Country Dancers of Rochester"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Rochester Sunday Afternoon English"
details = "Weekly English Country dances in Rochester, NY"
links = ["https://cdrochester.org/events/english-country-dance-21/", "https://cdss.org/event/rochester-sunday-afternoon-english/2025-03-23/"]
start = "2025-03-23T14:30:00-04:00"
end = "2025-03-23T17:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NY"
city = "Rochester"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Trillium"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
price = "$5-$10"
organisation = "Country Dancers of Rochester"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Pitt's Maggot English Dance Weekend"
details = """
David Smukler with Hot Toddy 
David Smukler has been dancing since the 1960s, calling contras since the 1980s and calling English country dances since the 1990s. He is a gentle and engaging teacher who particularly enjoys a wide variety of dances including some of his own creations. David currently is President of the Country Dance and Song Society. He is also the co-author of Cracking Chestnuts. 
Hot Toddy is Anna Rain (recorders), Edith Coakley (fiddle, viola) and Melissa Running (piano). They are passionate about making music for English country dancing. They love the canon of dance tunes stretching from the 14th century to 2025, and the improvisatory journeys on which they tend to find themselves. Based in Philadelphia, they’ve played up and down the coast from Virginia to the New England Folk Festival. 
For hospitality, email arthur.mcnair@verizon.net. For Covid safety info, check CDSSP.org for updates. For registration information and financial aid requests, email ifinke@yahoo.com. 
This event takes place in Homestead, PA, about 30 minutes from Pittsburgh."""
links = ["https://cdssp.org/?page_id=634", "https://cdss.org/event/pitts-maggot-english-dance-weekend/"]
start_date = "2025-04-04"
end_date = "2025-04-06"
country = "USA"
state = "PA"
city = "Homestead"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Hot Toddy"]
callers = ["David Smukler"]
price = "$119"
organisation = "CDSSP"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"