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events:
  - name: English Country Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
    details: "English country dancing is an accessible social dance form with a history going back several centuries. This is the dancing of Queen Elizabeth I, of Jane Austen, and a living tradition that inspires musical compositions and choreographies today. The music can be stately or sprightly, traditional or modern, recorded or live. It is danced with simple walking or skipping steps in time to the music. All dances are taught and are usually done in “long-ways sets” with partners facing in lines down the hall. After a walk-through, the easy-to-learn figures are called throughout the dance as you interact with other couples in your set and then move on to the next and repeat.\n​\nYou can come by yourself and be assured of dancing throughout the evening, since our tradition is to welcome and teach beginners and change partners for each dance. Anyone can invite anyone else to dance, regardless of gender or experience.  English country dance will satisfy your wish for pleasurable exercise, a warm social community, mental stimulation, or even transcendent aesthetic experiences. We invite you to join us! \n​Recorded Music: $12 General | $10 Members | $7 Young Adult & Youth (Ages 10 -21)"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/english-country-dance"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-at-tapestry-folkdance-center/2024-09-29/"
    start: "2024-09-29T19:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-09-29T21:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $7-$12
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Star of the North
    details: "You are invited to a weekend of engaging music and dance with premier artists:\nCaller: Gaye Fifer\nGaye has been calling at ECD and contra dance camps, weekends and festivals around the country for many years. Her pleasant style and graceful teaching put dancers at ease and set the stage for a great dance experience. A retired elementary school teacher living in Pittsburgh, PA, Gaye is the immediate past president of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) and has a passionate interest in supporting dance community leaders and organizers. \nMusicians: Karen Axelrod (piano), Eric Martin (fiddle) and Shira Kammen (fiddle).  \n Star of the North 2024 workshop artists’ full biographies are available here. \nRegister for the entire weekend, October 4 – 6, 2024 \nOr \nIndividual dances and events\nPre-registration is recommended\nEntire weekend registration:\nEarly bird (register before 9/16/2024: $140 \nRegular (register after 9/16/2024: $150  \nRegister by event: \n\nFriday, October 4 Evening Dance 8:00 –10:00 pm | $35\nSaturday, October 5 Morning Dance Workshop 10:00 am – noon | $30\nSaturday, October 5 Afternoon Dance Workshop 2:00 – 4:00 pm | $30\nSaturday, October 5 Evening Ball 8:00 – 10:30 pm | $35\nSunday, October 6 Morning Dance 10:00 am – 12:30 pm |$30"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/starofthenorth"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-04/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-05/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-06/"
    start: "2024-10-04T20:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-10-06T12:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
    price: $140-$150
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml