--- events: - name: Hey Days links: - "https://www.bacds.org/camps/eweek2022/" start_date: 2022-06-12 end_date: 2022-06-19 country: USA state: CA city: Rohnert Park styles: - ecd - balfolk workshop: true social: true price: $825-$1050 organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society source: events/usa/california.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: 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: 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: Fall Frolick details: "Join us for two days and nights of English Country dancing, singing, and workshops aplenty at The Bishop’s Ranch in beautiful Sonoma County (Healdsburg, CA) wine country. Featuring callers Dan Blim, Kalia Kliban, and Bridget Whitehead with music by Patti Cobb, Alex Cumming, Audrey Jaber, Christopher Jacoby, Caroline McCaskey, Rebecca King, and more! \nSpace is limited—register now! All for $395! There are some work-trade discounts and youth scholarships available." links: - "https://www.bacds.org/camps/fallwk2023/" - "https://cdss.org/event/fall-frolick-the-2023-bacds-fall-dance-weekend/" start: "2023-11-17T17:00:00-08:00" end: "2023-11-19T16:00:00-08:00" country: USA state: CA city: Healdsburg styles: - ecd workshop: true social: true bands: - Alex Cumming - Caroline McCaskey - Patti Cobb - Audrey Jaber - Christopher Jacoby - Rebecca King callers: - Bridget Whitehead - Dan Blim - Kalia Kliban price: $395 organisation: CDSS 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: 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: Scandia Camp Mendocino links: - "http://scandiacampmendocino.org/" start_date: 2024-06-08 end_date: 2024-06-15 country: USA state: CA city: Mendocino styles: - scandi workshop: true social: true price: $1200-$1300 organisation: Scandia Camp Mendocino source: events/usa/mendocino.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: 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: BACDS Fall Frolick details: "The Bay Area Country Dance Society Presents\nFall Frolick\nA predominantly English Country Dance Weekend at The Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, CA \nEnglish Country Dance Luminaries Brad Foster, David Newitt, and Anna Rain! \nKaren Axelrod & Ben Schreiber offering a musician’s track, plus Audrey Jaber, Christopher Jacoby, Shira Kammen, Jim Oakden, & Chip Prince. Sound support by Christopher Jacoby & Alicia Cover. \nJoin us for two days and nights of English dancing, music-making, and workshops aplenty, beginning with something new: dinner on Friday night included! \nRegister now." links: - "https://www.bacds.org/camps/fallwk2024//" - "https://cdss.org/event/bacds-fall-frolick/" start: "2024-11-15T16:00:00-08:00" end: "2024-11-17T17:00:00-08:00" country: USA state: CA city: Healdsburg styles: - ecd workshop: true social: true callers: - Anna Rain - Brad Foster - David Newitt price: $440 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