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events:
  - name: Whitewater Whirl
    details: "The Whitewater Whirl returns for its 17th year in West Virginia’s New River Gorge area. Gaye Fifer and Janine Smith call to the tunes of Hot Coffee Breakdown: Tom Cunningham (fiddle), Luis de Leon (percussion/harmonica), Kate Sanders (keyboard)—and Brazenkeys, with Tadhg Ó Meachair (all-Ireland champion on accordion), Joanna Hyde (fiddle), and Eric Schedler (piano). \nNew Deal-era dance hall with suspended wooden floor, free tent camping or dorm style bunks, motels and B&Bs in area, meal plan available. Register at WhitewaterWhirl.org. \nSponsored by Kanawha Valley Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (FOOTMAD). \n$115, under 30 $75"
    links:
      - "https://www.footmad.org/whirl"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/whitewater-whirl-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2024-05-03T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-05T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: WV
    city: Fayetteville
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Brazenkeys
      - Hot Coffee Breakdown
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Janine Smith
    price: $75-$115
    organisation: Kanawha Valley Friends of Old Time Music and Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml