[[events]] name = "Hey Days" links = ["https://www.bacds.org/camps/eweek2022/"] start_date = "2022-06-12" end_date = "2022-06-19" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Rohnert Park" styles = ["ecd", "balfolk"] workshop = true social = true price = "$825-$1050" organisation = "Bay Area Country Dance Society" source = "events/usa/california.yaml" [[events]] name = "Music and Dance Week" links = ["https://ladyofthelake.org/june-week"] start_date = "2022-06-19" end_date = "2022-06-25" country = "USA" state = "ID" city = "Harrison" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Spin", "The Dam Beavers", "Fine Companions"] callers = ["Cis Hinkle", "Will Mentor", "Kalia Kliban"] price = "$640-$740" organisation = "Lady of the Lake" source = "events/usa/lady_of_the_lake.yaml" [[events]] name = "Family Week" links = ["https://www.bacds.org/familyweek/"] start_date = "2022-06-26" end_date = "2022-07-02" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Santa Cruz" styles = ["ecd", "scd", "contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "Bay Area Country Dance Society" source = "events/usa/california.yaml" [[events]] name = "Fall Frolick" links = ["https://www.bacds.org/camps/fallwk2022/"] start_date = "2022-12-02" end_date = "2022-12-04" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Healdsburg" styles = ["ecd", "balfolk", "contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Audrey Knuth", "Jon Berger", "Rebecca King", "Jim Oakden", "Jeffrey Spero", "Christopher Jacoby", "Sande Gillette"] price = "$375" organisation = "Bay Area Country Dance Society" source = "events/usa/california.yaml" [[events]] name = "Winter Dance Week" links = ["https://www.folkschool.org/2022/11/02/winter-dance-week/"] start_date = "2022-12-26" end_date = "2023-01-01" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Brasstown" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Erynn Marshall", "Carl Jones", "Karen Axelrod", "Rachel Bell", "Daron Douglas", "Audrey Knuth", "Noah Van Norstrand"] callers = ["Phil Jamison", "Kalia Kliban", "Diane Silver"] price = "$438" organisation = "John C. Campbell Folk School" source = "events/usa/john_c_campbell.yaml" [[events]] name = "Flurry Festival" links = ["https://www.flurryfestival.org/"] start_date = "2023-02-17" end_date = "2023-02-19" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "Saratoga Springs" styles = ["contra", "ecd", "scandi", "balfolk"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "DanceFlurry" source = "events/usa/flurry.yaml" [[events]] name = "Set for Spring" links = ["https://www.nttds.org/setspring23/home.html"] start = "2023-03-24T19:00:00-05:00" end = "2023-03-26T14:00:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "TX" city = "Dallas" styles = ["balfolk", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Rachel, Susan & David"] callers = ["David Millstone"] price = "$60-$120" organisation = "North Texas Traditional Dance Society" source = "events/usa/dallas.yaml" [[events]] name = "The Phoenix" links = ["https://amherstecd.org/our-dances/phoenix/", "https://www.bandsintown.com/e/103850608?app_id=pkvts0on0m&came_from=287&utm_medium=api&utm_source=partner_api&utm_campaign=event"] start_date = "2023-04-28" end_date = "2023-04-30" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Lenox" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Alchemy"] callers = ["Andrew Shaw", "Graham Christian"] price = "$200" organisation = "Amherst Area English Country Dancers" source = "events/usa/lenox.yaml" [[events]] name = "Whitewater Whirl" links = ["https://www.footmad.org/whirl"] start = "2023-05-05T18:00:00-04:00" end = "2023-05-07T13:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "WV" city = "Fayetteville" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Playing with Fyre", "Trillium"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Terry Doyle"] price = "$60-$110" organisation = "FOOTMAD" source = "events/usa/fayetteville.yaml" [[events]] name = "LCFD Spring Camp" links = ["https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2023.html"] start_date = "2023-06-09" end_date = "2023-06-11" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "Lavender Country and Folk Dancers" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dance, Music & Spice" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/dance-music-spice-at-cavell-2/"] start_date = "2023-06-17" end_date = "2023-06-24" country = "USA" state = "MI" city = "Lexington" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$950" organisation = "Pinewoods" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "July 4th Session" links = ["https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"] start = "2023-06-29T15:00:00-04:00" end = "2023-07-04T10:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Alchemy", "Night Watch"] price = "$383-$393" organisation = "CDS-Boston Centre" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "English-Scottish-Contra session" links = ["http://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-esc.html"] start_date = "2023-07-03" end_date = "2023-07-07" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["scd", "contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "Boston Branch, RSCDS" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "Family Week at Pinewoods" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/off-season-family-week-at-pinewoods/"] start_date = "2023-07-15" end_date = "2023-07-22" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$67-$950" organisation = "Pinewoods" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "Harmony of Song & Dance" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/"] start_date = "2023-07-29" end_date = "2023-08-05" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$950" organisation = "Pinewoods" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "English Dance Week" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/english-dance-week-at-pinewoods/"] start_date = "2023-08-05" end_date = "2023-08-12" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$950" organisation = "Pinewoods" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "Early Music Week" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/early-music-week-at-pinewoods-2/"] start_date = "2023-08-12" end_date = "2023-08-19" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$990" organisation = "Pinewoods" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "Family Week" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/family-week-at-agassiz-village/"] start_date = "2023-08-13" end_date = "2023-08-19" country = "USA" state = "ME" city = "Poland" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "Pinewoods" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cascade of Music and Dance" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/cascade-of-music-dance-at-louise/"] start_date = "2023-08-14" end_date = "2023-08-20" country = "USA" state = "MD" city = "Cascade" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$63-$915" organisation = "Pinewoods" source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml" [[events]] name = "Adirondack Dance Weekend" links = ["https://www.danceflurry.org/adirondack-dance-weekend/"] start_date = "2023-09-29" end_date = "2023-10-01" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "Silver Bay" styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Red Case Band"] price = "$150-$675" organisation = "DanceFlurry" source = "events/usa/flurry.yaml" [[events]] name = "Fall Dance Weekend" details = """ Come dance to the music of Supertrad and Stomp Rocket with callers Gaye Fifer, Janine Smith, and guest caller Michael Karchar. All are welcome. This is a mask-optional and vaccine-optional dance. While dancing, we will have a mask-required line if enough people show up who are interested. Details and registration will be forthcoming on our website.   """ links = ["https://cdss.org/event/pittsburgh-fall-dance-weekend/", "https://pittsburghcontra.org/fdw/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/608965457991737/"] start = "2023-10-27T20:00:00-04:00" end = "2023-10-29T15:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "PA" city = "Pittsburgh" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Stomp Rocket", "Supertrad"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Janine Smith", "Michael Karchar"] price = "$60-$120" organisation = "Pittsburgh Contra Dance" source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml" [[events]] name = "Fairfolk Dancers 29th Annual English Country Dance Weekend" details = """ Bare Necessities—Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea & Jacqueline Schwab—with Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Caller Fri. Nov 3 7:30-10:30 English Country Dancing Sat. Nov 4 10:00-12:00 2:00 – 4:00 English Country Dance Workshop   8:00-11:00 English Country Dance Ball (Elegant wear / period costumes encouraged but not required!) Sun. Nov 5 10:00-12:30 English Country Dance Workshop Delicious snacks, tea and dessert offered during breaks. Schedule subject to revision. Come enjoy our warm hospitality, delightful dancing and varied culinary, cultural and shopping opportunities. If you’ve never visited Fairfield, you’re in for a treat! You’ll enjoy our incredible culinary offerings (Thai, Chinese, Indian, Mexican, Ethiopian, Gourmet Pizza, Turkish) and world-class coffee at Cafe Paradiso, all within 1-2 blocks walking distance from the dance! Important: All dancers must be fully vaccinated to attend. Please do not ask for exceptions.  Most likely, for everyone’s safety, we will also require negative covid tests (home tests are fine) 2 days before coming and again on the first day. If everyone complies (please do!) then we may be able to make masks optional. We will have a final decision regarding masks and tests 2 weeks prior to the weekend and will notify all registered dancers.  In order to ensure that we have full attendance (and can therefore afford to pay all the expenses), we are asking everyone to register in advance. So if you know you want to come, please register today. Thank you! $175. Includes full weekend and all snacks. Note:  This weekend is designed for experienced dancers and attendance is limited. We sell out every year, so PLEASE register soon! Register by sending email to FairfolkDancers “at” gmail “dot” com and then send check payable to Jennifer Hamilton to arrive within 5 business days via snail-mail to: FFADC PO Box 1321, Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Please include name, address, phone and email.  We sold out way in advance last time and expect to do so for 2023. Your cancelled check is your receipt—please do not be disappointed if you do not get an email acknowledgement. If you enquire by email, you are not registered until we receive your check! The time/date of your email will be the tie-breaker if we sell out on the day we receive your check. We are delighted to welcome Joanna Reiner Wilkinson back to Fairfield. Many of you enjoyed dancing with her in the past and we are fortunate to welcome her again! Cancellation / Refund Policy: If you need to cancel for any reason, we will allow you to transfer your personal registration to the next year (for one year only). Or you can send someone—a previously unregistered dancer whom you find—in your place to this current year’s weekend and let us know about the substitution. You handle all the details and work out the payment with your friend. This applies only to the specific weekend you paid for. Other than these two options, unfortunately there are no refunds or exchanges. We simply do not have the volunteer staff to handle these complications. (If you have sent your check late and the dance is full, we will not cash your check.) Location: The Morning Star Studio, 51½ S. Court St. Fairfield, Iowa. Exit 214 coming East on Route 34, then 3 miles West to Main Street, then North to Broadway, East to Court, South on Court St. Or Exit 216 coming West on Route 34, then North on Route 1 (Main St.) to Business 34, then 1 more block north to Broadway, East to Court, South on Court St.""" links = ["https://cdss.org/event/fairfolk-dancers-29th-annual-english-country-dance-weekend/"] start = "2023-11-03T19:30:00-05:00" end = "2023-11-05T12:30:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "IA" city = "Fairfield" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Bare Necessities"] callers = ["Joanna Reiner Wilkinson"] price = "$175" organisation = "Fairfolk Dancers (FFADC)" source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml" [[events]] name = "Head for the Hills" details = "A getaway weekend of dance, music, and song in the Poconos (PA), sponsored by Princeton Country Dancers." links = ["https://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/about-hfth", "https://cdss.org/event/head-for-the-hills/"] start = "2023-11-10T17:00:00-05:00" end = "2023-11-12T15:15:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "PA" city = "Kunkletown" styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["A Joyful Noise", "Brooklyn Swing Ensemble", "Millserati", "Raise the Roof", "TWeLve"] callers = ["Dave Rupp", "Donna Hunt", "Michael Karcher", "Robert Mills", "Ted Rudofker"] price = "$115-$225" organisation = "Princeton Country Dancers" source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml" [[events]] name = "Fall Frolick" details = """ Join us for two days and nights of English Country dancing, singing, and workshops aplenty at The Bishop’s Ranch in beautiful Sonoma County (Healdsburg, CA) wine country. Featuring callers Dan Blim, Kalia Kliban, and Bridget Whitehead with music by Patti Cobb, Alex Cumming, Audrey Jaber, Christopher Jacoby, Caroline McCaskey, Rebecca King, and more! Space is limited—register now! All for $395! There are some work-trade discounts and youth scholarships available.""" links = ["https://www.bacds.org/camps/fallwk2023/", "https://cdss.org/event/fall-frolick-the-2023-bacds-fall-dance-weekend/"] start = "2023-11-17T17:00:00-08:00" end = "2023-11-19T16:00:00-08:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Healdsburg" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Alex Cumming", "Caroline McCaskey", "Patti Cobb", "Audrey Jaber", "Christopher Jacoby", "Rebecca King"] callers = ["Bridget Whitehead", "Dan Blim", "Kalia Kliban"] price = "$395" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contra Swing Shift Weekend" links = ["https://www.swingshift.ltda.us/"] start_date = "2024-01-26" end_date = "2024-01-27" country = "USA" state = "KY" city = "Berea" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Meadowhawk"] callers = ["Charley Harvey"] price = "$32-$55" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Asheville Mid-Winter ECD Weekend" details = "Mara Shea, Julie Gorka and Dean Herrington join Bruce Hamilton for a weekend of English Country Dancing at the beautiful downtown Masonic Temple in Asheville, North Carolina. Some English Country Dance experience is helpful for this event, and the weekend is intended for all levels of dancers.  Please come join us! See the website for weekend workshops and evening dancing details.  " links = ["https://ashevillemidwinter.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/asheville-mid-winter-ecd-weekend/"] start = "2024-02-02T19:30:00-05:00" end = "2024-02-04T13:30:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Asheville" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$110-$125" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dance Flurry Festival" links = ["http://www.flurryfestival.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/the-2024-flurry-festival/"] start = "2024-02-16T19:00:00-05:00" end = "2024-02-18T19:00:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "Saratoga Springs" styles = ["contra", "ecd", "scandi", "balfolk"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Countercurrent", "Engine Room", "River Road", "Supertrad"] callers = ["Adina Gordon", "Bob Isaacs", "Liz Nelson", "Isaac Banner", "Lisa Greenleaf"] organisation = "DanceFlurry" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Sun Assembly Spring DanceFest" details = "A weekend of English country dances and workshops led by Melissa Running! Live music by Mara Shea, Dean Herington, Joey O’Donnell and friends! Located at the Shared Visions Retreat Center in Durham, NC. For more information, visit our website." links = ["https://sunassembly.org/spring-dancefest/", "https://cdss.org/event/sun-assembly-spring-dancefest/"] start = "2024-03-09T10:00:00-05:00" end = "2024-03-10T12:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Durham" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$80" organisation = "Sun Assembly" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Melt Into Spring Ball Weekend" details = """ Friday Welcome English Dance 7:30-10:30 pm Saturday events (please preregister): Ball practice 1-3:30 pm Ball 7:30-11:00 pm Gene Murrow will lead, to splendid music by Debbie Jackson, Josh Burdick, and Matt McCoy.""" links = ["https://aactmad.org/melt-into-spring", "https://cdss.org/event/melt-into-spring-ball-weekend-2/"] start = "2024-03-22T19:30:00-04:00" end = "2024-03-23T23:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MI" city = "Ann Arbor" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Gene Murrow"] price = "$37-$75" organisation = "AACTMAD" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Nashville Playford Ball" details = """ Nashville Country Dancers’ 41st Playford Ball Brooke Friendly calling, with music by Shira Kammen and Karen Axelrod Registration is now open! $65 to $165 sliding scale.""" links = ["https://www.nashvillecountrydancers.org/playford-ball", "https://cdss.org/event/nashville-playford-ball/"] start = "2024-03-22T19:30:00-04:00" end = "2024-03-24T13:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "TN" city = "Nashville" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Shira Kammen & Karen Axelrod"] callers = ["Brooke Friendly"] price = "$65-$165" organisation = "Nashville Country Dancers" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Set for Spring" details = "This event rotates among cities in Texas and Oklahoma and will be in Austin, Texas in 2024. Caller Susan Kevra and musicians Jacqueline Schwab, Audrey Knuth and Ben Schreiber will provide excellent teaching and music for our dancing pleasure." links = ["https://taada.us/sfs/", "https://cdss.org/event/set-for-spring-english-country-dance-weekend/"] start = "2024-03-29T19:00:00-05:00" end = "2024-03-31T14:00:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "TX" city = "Austin" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Jacqueline Schwab, Audrey Knuth & Ben Schreiber"] callers = ["Susan Kevra"] price = "$120" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "English Country Dance Weekend" links = ["https://folklorevillage.org/english-country-dance-weekend/"] start = "2024-04-05T18:30:00-05:00" end = "2024-04-07T14:00:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "WI" city = "Dodgeville" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Bare Necessities"] callers = ["Joanna Reiner Wilkinson"] price = "$155-$330" organisation = "Folklore Village" source = "events/usa/dodgeville.yaml" [[events]] name = "Pitt's Maggot 2024" details = """ Mae Wilson with Hijinks Mae Wilson (she/they) is a caller and English dance teacher currently based in Ann Arbor, MI. Mae has danced and called across the country and across the Pond. She loves the textures of English dance and music; the sublime combination of movement and sound; and sharing magic moments on the dance floor. Hijinks’ musical merrymaking ranges from lush sweetness to boisterous fun as they weave lines created by Miranda Weinberg (violin), Kathy Talvitie (piano), and Carrie Rose (flute, alto flute, and piccolo). For hospitality, email Arthur.mcnair@verizon.net. For safety info, check CDSSP.org for updates. For registration information and financial aid requests, email patgeopatterson@gmail.com.  Register and pay by check to “CDSSP,” sending this form to George Patterson, Treasurer, 4625 5th Ave, Apt 405, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, OR email the registration information to patgeopatterson@gmail.com and use the PayPal button menu on the Pitt’s Maggot 2024 page to pay.""" links = ["https://cdssp.org/?page_id=586", "https://cdss.org/event/pitts-maggot-2024-english-dance-weekend-with-mae-wilson-and-hijinks/"] start = "2024-04-06T08:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-04-09T13:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "PA" city = "Homestead" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Hijinks"] callers = ["Mae Wilson"] price = "$115" organisation = "Country Dance and Song Society of Pittsburgh" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "NEFFA" details = "13 parallel stages, Friday thru Sunday." links = ["https://www.neffa.org/festival-home/"] start = "2024-04-19T19:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-04-21T17:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Marlborough" styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "e-ceilidh", "ecd", "scd", "scandi"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Live Wire", "Kingfisher", "Torrent", "Good Company", "Dogtown"] callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Rick Mohr", "Ben Sachs-Hamilton", "Bob Isaacs", "Michael Karcher", "Dereck Kalish"] organisation = "NEFFA" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Spring Dance Weekend" details = "Our Spring Dance Weekend features English Country Dance at its finest. Join us for the entire weekend of workshops led by our experienced dance instructors, Gaye Fifer and Olivia Barry. Magical live music all weekend provided by our two featured bands, nationally renowned musicians Rachel Bell, Susan Kevra, and Jacqueline Schwab along with local group, Dame’s Delight. Option for dancers with some prior experience to drop into our Saturday evening community dance for $10." links = ["https://www.folkschool.org/2024/02/01/spring-dance-weekend-2024/", "https://cdss.org/event/spring-dance-weekend/"] start = "2024-04-26T15:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-04-28T12:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Brasstown" styles = ["ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Dame's Delight"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Olivia Barry"] price = "$256" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "The Sun Assembly" details = """ Advanced dance on Friday 7:30-10:30 PM with multiple callers Ball practice on Saturday 2-5 PM Ball on Saturday 7-11 PM Dancing Master: Dan Blim Music by Bellamira: Catherine Sloboda, Eileen Kalfass, Jane Knoeck Sliding 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" [[events]] 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. Drawing 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. The 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"