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events:
  - name: Trillium Twirl Dance Weekend
    details: "This residential dance camp has it all. The full registration fee covers everything: lodging Friday & Saturday nights, meals from Saturday breakfast through Sunday lunch, snacks, all dances and workshops. Headliners for Contra are caller Bob Isaacs with Toss the Possum providing music. Partial weekend options are available. English fans will enjoy Debbie Jackson as leading musician and the caller team including Bob Messer and Mae Wilson. \nHeld at Clear Lake Camp on M37 in Dowling, just 16 miles north of Battle Creek, MI. There’s 137 acres of fields & woods offering great walks, a bird observation cabin, and a lake for canoeing. We have two beautiful wood dance floors. \nCome early for the Friday Potluck at 5:30 pm. Dancing begins at 8 pm EST \nFees: Ages 30&up sliding scale $225-$275, ages 8-14 $70. À la carte options available—see website for details or contact trilliumtwirl@gmail.com"
    links:
      - "https://michigandanceheritage.org/trilliumtwirl/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/trillium-twirl-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2025-04-25T17:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-04-27T15:45:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MI
    city: Dowling
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Toss the Possum
    callers:
      - Bob Isaacs
      - Bob Messer
      - Mae Wilson
    price: $70-$275
    organisation: Michigan Dance Heritage
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Dance Trance
    details: "Dance Trance 2025 Contra Dance Weekend – June 6-8, 2025 – featuring Toss the Possum and callers Darlene Underwood and Terry Doyle. Come join us in June in Lexington, Kentucky in the beautiful bluegrass region.  The weekend offers contra dances, English country dance, flatfooting, blues dance, musicians’ jam, and more!"
    links:
      - "https://www.dancetrance.ltda.us/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/dance-trance/"
    start: "2025-06-06T20:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-08T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: KY
    city: Lexington
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Toss the Possum
    callers:
      - Darlene Underwood
      - Terry Doyle
    price: $50-$105
    organisation: Lexington Traditional Dance Association
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml