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events:
  - name: Dance in the Desert
    details: "Our annual weekend camp features callers Lisa Greenleaf and Susan Petrick, with music by Playing with Fyre and Stomp Rocket."
    links:
      - "https://tucsoncontradancers.org/tucson-contra-dancers/dance-in-the-desert-2024/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/dance-in-the-desert-2024/"
    start: "2024-11-08T18:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-11-10T15:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: AZ
    city: Oracle
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Playing with Fyre
      - Stomp Rocket
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - Susan Petrick
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Contra Carnivale
    links:
      - "https://contracarnivale.org/"
    start_date: 2025-01-17
    end_date: 2025-01-19
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Luis Obispo
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Stringrays
      - The Gaslight Tinkers
      - Nova
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - Frannie Marr
      - Jeremy Korr
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Tropical Dance Vacation
    links:
      - "https://www.tropicaldancevacation.com/contra-week.html"
    start_date: 2025-02-05
    end_date: 2025-02-12
    country: US Virgin Islands
    city: St Croix
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Wild Asparagus
    callers:
      - George Marshall
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Bayou Bedlam 2025!
    details: "Bayou Bedlam is the contra dance festival in Houston, Texas. It is produced by the Houston Area Traditional Dance Society. \nOur 2025 festival will be held February 21-23 (later than usual) and feature the incomparable Lisa Greenleaf calling to the Stringrays. \nDetails will be posted by early October. Online registration will open in November."
    links:
      - "http://www.bayoubedlam.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/bayou-bedlam-2025/"
    start_date: 2025-02-21
    end_date: 2025-02-23
    country: USA
    state: TX
    city: Houston
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Stringrays
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    organisation: Houston Area Traditional Dance Society
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml