--- events: - name: Beantown Stomp links: - "https://www.beantownstomp.com/" start: "2023-03-10T19:30:00-05:00" end: "2023-03-12T15:00:00-04:00" country: USA state: MA city: Boston styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - River Road - Eloise & Co. callers: - Luke Donforth - Lisa Greenleaf price: $40-$120 organisation: JP Gender Free Contra Dance source: events/usa/boston.yaml - 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 - name: Hash Dance Weekend links: - "https://fsgw.org/hashtag-dance-weekend" - "https://cdss.org/event/dance-weekend/" start_date: 2024-03-09 end_date: 2024-03-10 country: USA state: MD city: Glen Echo styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - River Road - The Ice Cream Truckers callers: - Will Mentor - Alex Deis-Lauby organisation: Folklore Society of Greater Washington source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Queer Contra Dance Camp details: Queer Contra Dance Camp is a queer-normative contra dance weekend in the California redwoods with incredible talent and an enthusiastic and friendly community. links: - "https://www.queercontradance.org/queercamp.html" - "https://cdss.org/event/queer-contra-dance-camp/2024-04-12/" start: "2024-04-12T18:00:00-07:00" end: "2024-04-14T15:00:00-07:00" country: USA state: CA city: Aptos styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Nimbus - River Road callers: - Andy Shore - Isaac Banner price: $125-$500 organisation: San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: Dancing Fish links: - "https://dancingfish.dance/" start_date: 2024-05-03 end_date: 2024-05-04 country: USA state: FL city: Melrose styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - River Road callers: - Alex Deis-Lauby organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Spring Dance Romance links: - "https://tcdancers.org/sdr" start_date: 2024-05-24 end_date: 2024-05-26 country: USA state: NC city: Carrboro styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - The Mean Lids - River Road callers: - Gaye Fifer - Alex Deis-Lauby 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: Contra Fest links: - "https://www.danceflurry.org/event/albany-contrafest/" start_date: 2024-11-08 end_date: 2024-11-09 country: USA state: NY city: Albany styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - River Road callers: - Alex Dies-Lauby organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: ContraShock! details: "We’re joined this year by some of America’s best contra talent, including River Road, Will Mentor, Liz Nelson, and the dance weekend debut of Stove Dragon featuring Oliver Scanlon (formerly of Pete’s Posse), Rose Jackson, Sam Zouk (Polaris), and Max Newman. \nPlus we’ll have Sunday morning workshops, live break music and more!" links: - "http://contrashock.org/" - "https://cdss.org/event/contrashock/" start: "2024-11-15T19:00:00-05:00" end: "2024-11-17T19:00:00-05:00" country: USA state: NY city: New York styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - River Road - Stove Dragon callers: - Liz Nelson - Will Mentor organisation: Brooklyn Contra source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: Fiddling Frog details: "A full weekend of great contra dancing to fabulous bands and skillful callers in beautiful Pasadena, CA. Bands and callers for 2025 to be announced soon!" links: - "https://www.caldancecoop.org/special-events/fiddling-frog/" - "https://cdss.org/event/fiddling-frog-contra-dance-weekend-2025/" start: "2025-02-21T19:30:00-05:00" end: "2025-02-23T19:30:00-05:00" country: USA state: CA city: Pasadena styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - The Syncopaths - River Road callers: - Susan Petrick - Lindsey Dono organisation: California Dance Co-operative source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: Feet Retreat links: - "https://www.feetretreat.com/" start_date: 2025-09-19 end_date: 2025-09-21 country: USA state: NC city: Ellerbe styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Supertrad - River Road callers: - Will Mentor - Cis Hinkle - Emily Rush - Gaye Fifer organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml