--- 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: Montpelier Contra Dance details: "Lisa Greenleaf calling to music by River Road (Kristen Planeaux, Sarah-Hadley Yakir, Jesse Ball).\nNewcomers lesson at 7:40 with dancing 8-11.\nEveryone welcome.\nAll dances are taught and gender-neutral role terms are used.\nPlease bring clean soft-soled shoes.\nMasks are optional.\nMore info at Capital City Grange.\n$12 adults, $5 kids/low-income, $20 dance supporters.\nQuestions? 802-225-8921 or cdu.tim@gmail.com\nDancing every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday." links: - "https://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing/" - "https://cdss.org/event/montpelier-contra-dance-6/" start: "2023-12-02T19:40:00-05:00" end: "2023-12-02T23:00:00-05:00" country: USA state: VT city: Berlin styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - River Road callers: - Lisa Greenleaf price: $5-$20 organisation: Montpelier Contra Dance source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml - name: 36th Ralph Page Dance Event links: - "https://www.neffa.org/ralph-page/rpde/" - "https://cdss.org/event/neffas-ralph-page-dance-weekend/2024-01-12/1/" - "https://cdss.org/event/neffas-ralph-page-dance-weekend/2024-01-12/2/" - "https://cdss.org/event/ralph-page-dance-weekend-saturday/" - "https://cdss.org/event/ralph-page-dance-weekend-friday-evening/" - "https://cdss.org/event/neffas-ralph-page-dance-weekend/2024-01-13/" start: "2024-01-12T19:30:00-05:00" end: "2024-01-13T22:00:00-05:00" country: USA state: MA city: Worcester styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Sugar River Band - Canterbury Dance Orchestra callers: - Tod Whittemore - Lisa Greenleaf - Dudley Laufman price: $40-$65 organisation: NEFFA source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Peterbough Snow Ball links: - "https://www.monadnockfolk.org/?p=11577" start_date: 2024-01-20 end_date: 2024-01-20 country: USA state: NH city: Peterborough styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - The Moving Violations - Stomp Rocket callers: - Mary Wesley - Will Mentor - Lisa Greenleaf - Steve Zakon-Anderson price: $28 organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.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: Portland Raindance Weekend links: - "http://www.portlandraindance.org/" start_date: 2024-04-26 end_date: 2024-04-28 country: USA state: OR city: Portland styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Drive Train - Stringrays callers: - Lisa Greenleaf - Will Mentor organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: TopHill Music Spring Special details: "We are pleased to bring these TWO wonderful bands together for you at one dance party!  \nPlease welcome River Road: Sarah Hadley-Yakir on fiddle, Jesse Ball on mandolin and feet, and Kristen Planeaux on keys, accordion and flute \nand \nwelcome back Nova: Kathleen Fownes on fiddle, Everest Witman on guitar, and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin on accordion and piano. \nThese two delightful bands offer nonstop talent and fun for this THM Contradance Party! \nBut wait—There’s more good news: \nCalling the evening program for you will be Lisa Greenleaf \nPlease join us for this double dance!\nThere will be a newcomers workshop at 7:00pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome. Let’s gooooooooooooo! \nAdmission: $25-30\nMasks are recommended but not mandated for this dance.\nPlease bring your own water bottle. \n**If you are not feeling well please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!\nMore info: Alice Kenney, 413-575-9721, alicekenneypt@gmail.com" links: - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html" - "https://cdss.org/event/tophill-musics-spring-special-contradance-party/" - "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-11/" start: "2024-05-11T19:00:00-04:00" end: "2024-05-11T23:30:00-04:00" country: USA state: MA city: Greenfield styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Nova - River Road callers: - Lisa Greenleaf price: $25-$30 organisation: TopHill Music source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: July Fourth links: - "https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/" start_date: 2024-06-27 end_date: 2024-07-01 country: USA state: MA city: Plymouth styles: - contra - ecd workshop: true social: true callers: - Lisa Greenleaf organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: American Dance & Music Week links: - "https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/american-dance-music-week-2/" start_date: 2024-07-20 end_date: 2024-07-27 country: USA state: MA city: Plymouth styles: - contra workshop: true social: true callers: - Lisa Greenleaf - Will Mentor - Lindsey Dono organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Harmony of Song & Dance links: - "https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/" start_date: 2024-07-27 end_date: 2024-08-05 country: USA state: MA city: Plymouth styles: - contra workshop: true social: true callers: - Lisa Greenleaf - Brooke Friendly organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Harvest Moon Dance Festival links: - "http://www.sbcds.org/hm/" start_date: 2024-10-04 end_date: 2024-10-06 country: USA state: CA city: Santa Barbara styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - The Latter Day Lizards - Wild Asparagus callers: - Lisa Greenleaf - George Marshall organisation: TryContra source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml