--- events: - name: River Rendezvous links: - "https://riverrendezvous.com/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/656454182128444/" start: "2022-07-15T15:00:00-04:00" end: "2022-07-17T15:00:00-04:00" country: USA state: OH city: Coshocton styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Toss the Possum - The Mean Lids callers: - Gaye Fifer - Terry Doyle - Carol Kopp price: $95-$171.50 organisation: Northeast Ohio Contra Dance source: events/usa/ohio.yaml - name: Fiddling Frog links: - "https://www.caldancecoop.org/special-events/fiddling-frog/" start: "2023-02-24T19:00:00-08:00" end: "2023-02-26T22:30:00-08:00" country: USA state: CA city: Pasadena styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Root System - The Dam Beavers callers: - Gaye Fifer - Jeremy Korr price: $85-$190 organisation: California Dance Co-Operative source: events/usa/california.yaml - name: Hawaii Contra Dance Week links: - "https://kalani.com/hawaii-contra-dance-week-march-2023/" start: "2023-03-11T16:00:00-10:00" end: "2023-03-17T12:00:00-10:00" country: USA state: HI city: Pahoa styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Tangent callers: - Gaye Fifer - Claire Takemori price: $1420-$3100 organisation: Kalanimua source: events/usa/hawaii.yaml - 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 - 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. \nThis 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.  \n " 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 - name: Bayou Bedlam links: - "http://www.bayoubedlam.org/" - "https://cdss.org/event/bayou-bedlam/" start: "2024-02-09T19:30:00-06:00" end: "2024-02-11T19:30:00-06:00" country: USA state: TX city: Houston styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - The Dam Beavers callers: - Gaye Fifer organisation: Houston Area Traditional Dance Society source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Springforth Ball and Dance Weekend details: "The Traditional American Dance and Music Society\ninvites you to the\n27th Annual Springforth Ball & Dance Weekend\nApril 12-13-14, 2024 \nFeaturing\nDrive Train\nEd Howe (fiddle)\nBennett Konesni (guitar), and\nNoah Fishman (bass, mandolin & bouzouki) \nwith Gaye Fifer calling \nJoin us for a high energy weekend of food, dance, music, and workshops." links: - "https://tadamsva.org/springforth-2024/" - "https://cdss.org/event/springforth-ball-and-dance-weekend/" start: "2024-04-12T19:00:00-04:00" end: "2024-04-14T15:00:00-04:00" country: USA state: VA city: Richmond styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Drive Train callers: - Gaye Fifer organisation: TADAMS (Traditional American Dance and Music Society) source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - 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 - name: Whitewater Whirl details: "The Whitewater Whirl returns for its 17th year in West Virginia’s New River Gorge area. Gaye Fifer and Janine Smith call to the tunes of Hot Coffee Breakdown: Tom Cunningham (fiddle), Luis de Leon (percussion/harmonica), Kate Sanders (keyboard)—and Brazenkeys, with Tadhg Ó Meachair (all-Ireland champion on accordion), Joanna Hyde (fiddle), and Eric Schedler (piano). \nNew Deal-era dance hall with suspended wooden floor, free tent camping or dorm style bunks, motels and B&Bs in area, meal plan available. Register at WhitewaterWhirl.org. \nSponsored by Kanawha Valley Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (FOOTMAD). \n$115, under 30 $75" links: - "https://www.footmad.org/whirl" - "https://cdss.org/event/whitewater-whirl-contra-dance-weekend/" start: "2024-05-03T19:00:00-04:00" end: "2024-05-05T15:00:00-04:00" country: USA state: WV city: Fayetteville styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Brazenkeys - Hot Coffee Breakdown callers: - Gaye Fifer - Janine Smith price: $75-$115 organisation: Kanawha Valley Friends of Old Time Music and Dance source: events/usa/cdss.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: Dance Trance Weekend links: - "https://www.dancetrance.ltda.us/" - "https://cdss.org/event/dance-trance-in-lexington-ky/" start: "2024-06-07T20:00:00-04:00" end: "2024-06-09T15:00:00-04:00" country: USA state: KY city: Lexington styles: - contra - ecd workshop: true social: true bands: - Hot Coffee Breakdown - Dreamdance callers: - Gaye Fifer - Joe Wilkie price: $50-$115 organisation: Lexington Traditional Dance Association source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Swing into Summer links: - "http://www.swingintosummer.org/" start_date: 2024-06-14 end_date: 2024-06-16 country: USA state: MA city: Plymouth styles: - contra - ecd workshop: true social: true bands: - Countercurrent - "Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose" callers: - Gaye Fifer - Adina Gordon price: $100-$260 organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Roanoke Railroader links: - "http://www.roanokerailroader.com/" start_date: 2024-07-04 end_date: 2024-07-07 country: USA state: VA city: Salem styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Toss the Possum - The Latter Day Lizards callers: - Will Mentor - Gaye Fifer price: $95-$160 organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Cascade of Music & Dance links: - "https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/cascade-of-music-dance-at-louise/" start_date: 2024-08-12 end_date: 2024-08-18 country: USA state: MD city: Cascade styles: - contra workshop: true social: true callers: - Wendy Graham Settle - Gaye Fifer organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Rocky Mountain Rendezvous links: - "https://cfootmad.org/rendezvous" - "https://boulderdance.org/event/rocky-mountain-rendezvous-contra-dance-weekend-4/" - "https://boulderdance.org/event/rocky-mountain-rendezvous-contra-dance-weekend-6/" - "https://boulderdance.org/event/rocky-mountain-rendezvous-contra-dance-open-dance/" - "https://boulderdance.org/event/rocky-mountain-rendezvous-contra-dance-weekend-7/" start: "2024-08-30T18:00:00-06:00" end: "2024-09-02T13:30:00-06:00" country: USA state: CO city: Boulder styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Nova - The Dam Beavers callers: - Gaye Fifer - Jacqui Grennan - Will Mentor organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Star of the North details: "You are invited to a weekend of engaging music and dance with premier artists:\nCaller: Gaye Fifer\nGaye has been calling at ECD and contra dance camps, weekends and festivals around the country for many years. Her pleasant style and graceful teaching put dancers at ease and set the stage for a great dance experience. A retired elementary school teacher living in Pittsburgh, PA, Gaye is the immediate past president of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) and has a passionate interest in supporting dance community leaders and organizers. \nMusicians: Karen Axelrod (piano), Eric Martin (fiddle) and Shira Kammen (fiddle).  \n Star of the North 2024 workshop artists’ full biographies are available here. \nRegister for the entire weekend, October 4 – 6, 2024 \nOr \nIndividual dances and events\nPre-registration is recommended\nEntire weekend registration:\nEarly bird (register before 9/16/2024: $140 \nRegular (register after 9/16/2024: $150  \nRegister by event: \n\nFriday, October 4 Evening Dance 8:00 –10:00 pm | $35\nSaturday, October 5 Morning Dance Workshop 10:00 am – noon | $30\nSaturday, October 5 Afternoon Dance Workshop 2:00 – 4:00 pm | $30\nSaturday, October 5 Evening Ball 8:00 – 10:30 pm | $35\nSunday, October 6 Morning Dance 10:00 am – 12:30 pm |$30" links: - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/starofthenorth" - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-04/" - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-05/" - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-06/" start: "2024-10-04T20:00:00-05:00" end: "2024-10-06T12:30:00-05:00" country: USA state: MN city: Minneapolis styles: - ecd workshop: true social: true callers: - Gaye Fifer price: $140-$150 organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend details: "Time to register for our Fall Dance Weekend! Early Bird pricing expires after October 1. It’s going to be an unforgettable time with top-notch bands, callers, and sound with music by Engine Room + Hot Coffee Breakdown, callers Gaye Fifer + River Rainbowface, and sound by Hanno Meingast. As you can see in our schedule below, this is not just a weekend of contras; it also features other dances, various kinds of lessons, and other musical events.  \nEarly registration for the full weekend is $110 (+20 after October 1); $65 for those under 25 or those with financial need. Online registration offers secure payment by credit card, with the option to pay by mailing a check. Registration for the full weekend or individual sessions will still be available at the door. \nSchedule (check this link for updates and see our event website for further details)\nFriday Night\n8:00-11:00 p.m. Welcome Dance \n\nMusic by Hot Coffee Breakdown and Engine Room\nCalling by River and Gaye\n\nSaturday\n\n9:30-10:30 a.m. Beyond the Basics Waltz: Gaye & Hot Coffee Breakdown\n10:45 a.m.- 12:15 Brain Bending Dance Games (contras): River & Engine Room\n12:15-1:45 LUNCH ON YOUR OWN\n\nSaturday Afternoon workshops in main ballroom at Wightman: \n\n1:45-3:15 p.m. Challenging Contras:  Gaye & Engine Room\n3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Playing with Role Swapping (contras): River & Hot Coffee Breakdown\n\nSaturday Afternoon workshops in the small room at Wightman: \n\n1:45 – 2:30 p.m. French Dancing: Lisa Tamres\n2:40 – 3:40 p.m. Singing: Jo Schlesinger\n3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Musician’s Jam: Donna Isaac\n\nDINNER BREAK: 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m Potluck + pizza at Anders’    \n8:00 – 11:00 p.m. Evening Dance with Engine Room/Hot Coffee Breakdown + River/Gaye \nSunday\n\n9:00 -10:30 a.m. English Dance: Gaye + Hot Coffee Breakdown\n9:00 – 10:30 : Intermediate Callers’ Workshop – Planning Medleys and Programs: River\n10:45 a.m.- noon Open Waltz: Engine Room\n12:00 p.m.- 1:00 p.m. LUNCH ON YOUR OWN\n1:00-3:30 Farewell Contra Dance: Engine Room/Hot Coffee Breakdown + River/Gaye\n\n$110 early admission, $65 for dancers under 25, after Oct 1 or at the door: add $20; $65 for financial need." links: - "http://pittsburghcontra.org/fdw/" - "https://cdss.org/event/pittsburgh-fall-dance-weekend-masks-optional/" start: "2024-10-25T20:00:00-04:00" end: "2024-10-27T17:00:00-04:00" country: USA state: PA city: Pittsburgh styles: - contra - ecd workshop: true social: true bands: - Engine Room - Hot Coffee Breakdown callers: - Gaye Fifer - River Rainbowface price: $20-$110 organisation: Pittsburgh Contra Dance source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: Head for the Hills details: "A getaway weekend of dance, music, and song at Camp Harlam, near Kresgeville, PA in the Poconos, sponsored by Princeton Country Dancers. \n\nContra Dancing and English Country Dancing every day\nCouple Dancing\nWorkshops: dance, singing, instrumental music, and more\nAn oh-so-elegant Saturday evening cocktail party with live swing dance music\nA fabulous ceilidh (sidesplitting skits, serious songs, dance performances…)\nTune swap/jamming\nLate night fun\n\n$190-$240" links: - "http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/about-hfth" - "https://cdss.org/event/head-for-the-hills/" start_date: 2024-11-08 end_date: 2024-11-10 country: USA state: PA city: Kresgeville styles: - contra - ecd workshop: true social: true bands: - Raise the Roof - Brooklyn Swing Ensemble - A Joyful Noise callers: - Donna Hunt - Scott Higgs - Gaye Fifer price: $140-$240 organisation: CDSS source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: Catalina Dance Weekend links: - "https://www.catalinadanceweekend.com/" start_date: 2024-11-15 end_date: 2024-11-17 country: USA state: CA city: Catalina Island styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - The Faux Paws - Engine Room - Countercurrent callers: - Alex Deis-Lauby - Gaye Fifer organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Dancing Fish links: - "https://dancingfish.dance/" start_date: 2024-12-06 end_date: 2024-12-07 country: USA state: FL city: Melrose styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Hot Coffee Breakdown callers: - Gaye Fifer organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Wintergreen links: - "https://bozemanfolklore.org/wintergreen-2025/" start_date: 2025-01-24 end_date: 2025-01-26 country: USA state: MT city: Bozeman styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Turnip the Beet - Northern Aire callers: - Gaye Fifer - Koren Wake price: $125-$165 organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: PigTown Fling details: "PigTown Fling 2025! Join us March 21-23, 2025! Details TBA." links: - "http://www.cincinnaticontradance.org/pigtown.htm" - "https://cdss.org/event/pigtown-fling-2025/" start: "2025-03-21T18:00:00-04:00" end: "2025-03-23T16:00:00-04:00" country: USA state: OH city: Cincinnati styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Engine Room - The Mean Lids callers: - Gaye Fifer - Seth Tepfer organisation: Cincinnati Contra Dance 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