---
events:
  - name: Coming Home to Contra
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/coming-home-to-contra/"
    start_date: 2022-04-09
    end_date: 2022-04-10
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Mill Valley
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Stringrays
      - StringFire!
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Susan Petrick
    price: $80-$115
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance
    source: events/usa/nbcds.yaml
  - name: Faultline Frolic
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/faultline-frolic-2022/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/524008485845321/"
    start: "2022-06-17T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2022-06-19T14:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Santa Rosa
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Notorious
    callers:
      - Frannie Marr
    price: $160
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance
    source: events/usa/nbcds.yaml
  - name: Family Week
    links:
      - "https://www.bacds.org/familyweek/"
    start_date: 2022-06-26
    end_date: 2022-07-02
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Santa Cruz
    styles:
      - ecd
      - scd
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Balance the Bay
    links:
      - "https://www.bacds.org/camps/btb2022/"
    start_date: 2022-08-12
    end_date: 2022-08-14
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Francisco
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Syncopaths
      - The Dam Beavers
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Lindsey Dono
    price: $30-$175
    organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Echo Summit Dance Camp
    links:
      - "https://sactocds.wordpress.com/echo-summit-dance-camp-2022/"
    start: "2022-09-16T16:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2022-09-18T15:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Sacramento
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
      - Singularity
    callers:
      - Bob Isaacs
      - Cis Hinkle
    price: $300-$330
    organisation: Sacramento Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Fall Frolick
    links:
      - "https://www.bacds.org/camps/fallwk2022/"
    start_date: 2022-12-02
    end_date: 2022-12-04
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Healdsburg
    styles:
      - ecd
      - balfolk
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Audrey Knuth
      - Jon Berger
      - Rebecca King
      - Jim Oakden
      - Jeffrey Spero
      - Christopher Jacoby
      - Sande Gillette
    price: $375
    organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Contra Carnivale
    links:
      - "https://contracarnivale.org/"
    start: "2023-01-13T19:00:00-08:00"
    end: "2023-01-15T22:30:00-08:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Luis Obispo
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Notorious
      - Riptide
      - The Free Raisins
    callers:
      - Lindsey Dono
      - Seth Tepfer
      - Will Mentor
    price: $120-$195
    organisation: Sierra Music and Arts Institute
    source: events/usa/california.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: Epicenter
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/epicenter-2023/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1274767079982894/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/groups/1426278460928839/posts/3306456466244353/"
    start: "2023-03-31T19:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2023-04-02T18:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Mill Valley
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Latter Day Lizards
      - The Figments
    callers:
      - Cis Hinkle
      - Lindsey Dono
    price: $90-$175
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance
    source: events/usa/nbcds.yaml
  - name: Camp Sturtevant
    links:
      - "https://www.caldancecoop.org/special-events/camp-sturtevant/"
    start: "2023-05-26T13:45:00-07:00"
    end: "2023-05-29T17:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Los Angeles
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Uncle Farmer
    callers:
      - Susan Petrick
    organisation: California Dance Co-Operative
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Balance the Bay
    links:
      - "https://bacds.org/camps/btb2023/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/956293198944366/"
    start: "2023-08-11T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2023-08-13T22:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Francisco
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Nova
      - The Gaslight Tinkers
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - Michael Karcher
    price: $30-$180
    organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Labor Day Dance Away
    links:
      - "https://www.caldancecoop.org/special-events/labor-day-dance-away-2021/"
    start_date: 2023-09-01
    end_date: 2023-09-04
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Julian
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    organisation: California Dance Co-Operative
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Harvest Moon
    links:
      - "https://www.sbcds.org/hm/"
    start_date: 2023-10-13
    end_date: 2023-10-15
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Santa Barbara
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Stringrays
      - Eloise & Co.
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Jacqui Grennan
    price: $70-$175
    organisation: Santa Barbara Contra Dance Society
    source: events/usa/sbcds.yaml
  - name: Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend
    details: "Monterey Country Dance Community is thrilled to be back for our 7th annual Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend! Join us for three days of dancing to nationally renowned musicians and callers in beautiful downtown Monterey, California. \nSpots fill up fast, so register today! \nNovember 3-5, 2023\nMusic by Elixir and The Free Raisins\nCalling by Nils Fredland and Lindsey Dono\nat the Monterey YMCA, 600 Camino el Estero in Monterey, CA \n\nDance with us Friday night through Sunday night in beautiful Monterey, CA\nThe YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula is an airy WWII-era wooden USO dance hall, just a short walk from the ocean and historic downtown Monterey.\nHealthy light snacks will be provided every day, all day, with tables indoors and out\nThe details of our COVID policy will be finalized later, but our regular dance series has a policy of masks optional at this time. We will have good quality paper masks available, for those who would like to use them, and we will work to ensure ventilation in the hall, no matter the weather\nWork scholarships available!\nMore information available on our website"
    links:
      - "https://montereycontradance.org/index.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/foggy-moon-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2023-11-03T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-11-05T22:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Monterey
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Elixir
      - The Free Raisins
    callers:
      - Lindsey Dono
      - Nils Fredland
    organisation: Monterey Contra Dance Community
    source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml
  - name: Contra Carnivale
    links:
      - "https://contracarnivale.org/"
    start_date: 2024-01-12
    end_date: 2024-01-14
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Luis Obispo
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Elixir
      - The Syncopaths
      - Eloise & Co.
    callers:
      - Nils Fredland
      - Cis Hinkle
      - Susan Petrick
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Fiddling Frog Contra Dance Weekend
    details: "A full weekend of great contra dancing to fabulous bands and skillful callers in Pasadena, CA. Callers Lisa Greenleaf and Susan Michaels, bands are Stomp Rocket (Dave Langford, Bethany Waickman & Glen Loper) & Engine Room (Noah VanNorstrand, Kelsey Wells, Alex Sturbaum). Check out the website for more information including Google Form Registration and methods of payment."
    links:
      - "https://www.caldancecoop.org/special-events/fiddling-frog/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/fiddling-frog-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2024-02-23T18:30:00-08:00"
    end: "2024-02-25T23:15:00-08:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Pasadena
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Engine Room
      - Stomp Rocket
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - Susan Michaels
    organisation: California Dance Co-Operative
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Epicenter dance weekend
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/epicenter-2024/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/907102560774142/"
    start: "2024-04-05T19:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-04-07T17:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Mill Valley
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Free Raisins
      - Genticorum
    callers:
      - Seth Tepfer
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Queer Contra Dance Camp
    details: Queer Contra Dance Camp is a queer-normative contra dance weekend in the California redwoods with incredible talent and an enthusiastic and friendly community.
    links:
      - "https://www.queercontradance.org/queercamp.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/queer-contra-dance-camp/2024-04-12/"
    start: "2024-04-12T18:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-04-14T15:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Aptos
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Nimbus
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Andy Shore
      - Isaac Banner
    price: $125-$500
    organisation: San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: BACDS Family Week
    details: "BACDS Family Week celebrates its 31st year with its magical dance and music celebration in the beautiful redwoods of Aptos, CA. Open and welcoming to families of all kinds and sizes! \nStaff this year will include Shirleigh Brannon (Irish dance), Lindsay Verbil (English Country Dance), Yoyo Zhou (Contra) and Susan Frontczak (theater and storytelling), plus Talitha Amadeo Aho (singing), Jeff Spero (keyboard), M’Gilvry Allen (fiddle), Ben Saylor (Irish flute), Anne Bingham Goess (fiddle), Craig Johnson (keyboard), Lorraine Kostka (crafts), and Raffi Maslan and Andy Wilson (Circus Arts). Camp also offers Waldorf-inspired preschool and roving babysitters for the little ones. \n$975 adults, $840 teens, $650 kids 6-12, $300 kids 2-5. Work trade discount available."
    links:
      - "https://www.bacds.org/familyweek/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/bay-area-country-dance-society-family-week-camp/"
    start_date: 2024-06-23
    end_date: 2024-06-29
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Aptos
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Lindsay Verbil
      - Yoyo Zhou
    price: $650-$975
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: AmWeek
    links:
      - "https://amweek.camp/"
    start_date: 2024-06-30
    end_date: 2024-07-05
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Ben Lomond
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Potent Brew
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Chris Page
    price: $320-$800
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Balance the Bay
    details: "Balance the Bay is a high-power contra weekend in San Francisco, located just 2000 feet from the ocean, overlooking Lake Merced. Hot dancing in the cool ocean breeze! This year we feature Riptide and Countercurrent, with gender-neutral calling by Jacqui Grennan and Maia McCormick. Lots of space, lots of parking, lots of food, lots of fun! Register now."
    links:
      - "https://bacds.org/camps/btb2024/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/367690706325047/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/balance-the-bay-san-francisco-contra-weekend/"
    start: "2024-08-16T19:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-08-18T17:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Francisco
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Riptide
      - Countercurrent
    callers:
      - Jacqui Grennan
      - Maia McCormick
    organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Echo Summit
    links:
      - "https://sactocds.wordpress.com/echo-summit-dance-camp-2024/"
    start_date: 2024-09-13
    end_date: 2024-09-15
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Sacramento
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Figments
      - Toss the Possum
    callers:
      - Jesse Edgerton
      - Wendy Graham
    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
  - name: Harvest Moon
    links:
      - "https://www.sbcds.org/hm/"
    start: "2024-10-04T18:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-10-06T21:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Santa Barbara
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Latter Day Lizards
      - Wild Asparagus
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - George Marshall
    price: $70-$185
    organisation: Santa Barbara Contra Dance Society
    source: events/usa/sbcds.yaml
  - name: Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend
    details: "Please join us on November 1-3, 2024, for our 8th Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend, in beautiful Monterey, California! \nOur amazing talent will be:\nJoyride! from Portland, Oregon and Stomp Rocket\nwith callers Will Mentor and Jacqui Grennan! \n(Joyride is: George Penk, Erik Weburg, Sue Songer & Jeff Kerssen-Griep)\n(Stomp Rocket is: Dave Langford, Glen Loper & Bethany Waickman) \n\nDance with us Friday night through Sunday night in beautiful Monterey, CA\nThe Monterey YMCA is an airy WWII-era wooden USO dance hall\nHealthy light snacks will be provided every day, all day, with tables indoors and out\nWe continue to have a policy of masks being strongly recommended but not required.  All dancers and staff will need to present a negative COVID test upon first arrival at the hall (once for the weekend). We will have COVID tests available for purchase, and good quality paper masks will be available for free, for those who would like to use them We will also work to ensure good ventilation in the hall, no matter the weather\nCancellation policy: full refund, if requested, for any reason."
    links:
      - "http://montereycontradance.org/foggy-moon.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/foggy-moon-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2024-11-01
    end_date: 2024-11-03
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Monterey
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Joyride
      - Stomp Rocket
    callers:
      - Jacqui Grennan
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: Monterey Country Dance Community
    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: 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: Fiddling Frog Dance Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.caldancecoop.org/special-events/fiddling-frog/"
    start_date: 2025-02-21
    end_date: 2025-02-23
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Pasadena
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Syncopaths
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Susan Petrick
      - Lindsey Dono
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Queer Contra Dance Camp
    details: Queer Contra Dance Camp is a queer-normative contra dance weekend in the California redwoods with incredible talent and an enthusiastic and friendly community.
    links:
      - "https://www.queercontradance.org/queercamp.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/queer-contra-dance-camp/"
    start: "2025-04-11T18:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2025-04-13T15:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Aptos
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $125-$500
    organisation: San Francisco Bay Queer Contra Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml