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events:
  - name: Friends of Traditional Dance Contra
    details: "Contra Dance every 1st and 3rd Saturday \nWe dance at the fabulous Masonic Ballroom, with its gorgeous sprung wood dance floor."
    links:
      - "https://fotd.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/friends-of-traditional-dance-contra/2024-08-03/"
    start: "2024-08-03T18:10:00-06:00"
    end: "2024-08-03T22:00:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: CO
    city: Fort Collins
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Rhythm Rangers
    callers:
      - Sam Smith
    price: $5-$20
    organisation: Friends of Traditional Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Moab Contra Dance
    details: "Visiting beautiful Moab, UT? Come to the community contra dance Saturday night, Sept. 14th at the Moab Arts and Rec. Center. The Moab Community Dance Band will be playing, with guest caller Sam Smith. Lesson at 7:30 MST, and the dance starts at 8pm. $10 suggested donation."
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/moab-contra-dance/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/533618089133659/"
    start: "2024-09-14T19:30:00-06:00"
    end: "2024-09-14T22:00:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: UT
    city: Moab
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Moab Community Dance Band
    callers:
      - Sam Smith
    price: $10
    organisation: Moab Community Dance Band
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: FREE Contra and English Country Dance
    details: "CFOOTMAD has been a member of the CDSS, the Country Dance & Song Society, since its founding.  CDSS provides a broad range of resources and support to traditional dance organizations throughout the country.  CDSS’s annual board meeting is being held in Boulder in 2024, and to welcome the board to Colorado, we are hosting a free dance.  Avourneen will be playing for the contra dance portion, with Sam Smith calling; and the CDSS board will provide a cavalcade of callers and musicians for the English Country Dance portion.  All are welcome."
    links:
      - "https://boulderdance.org/event/free-contra-and-english-country-dance/"
    start: "2024-10-25T19:30:00-06:00"
    end: "2024-10-25T22:30:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: CO
    city: Boulder
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Avourneen
    callers:
      - Sam Smith
    price: free
    organisation: Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance
    source: events/usa/boulder.yaml