---
events:
  - name: 5th Friday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"
    start: "2022-12-30T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2022-12-30T23:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Greenfield
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
    price: $12-$20
    organisation: Guiding Star Grange
    source: events/usa/greenfield.yaml
  - name: Beantown Stomp
    links:
      - "https://www.beantownstomp.com/"
    start: "2023-03-10T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-03-12T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Boston
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
      - Eloise & Co.
    callers:
      - Luke Donforth
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    price: $40-$120
    organisation: JP Gender Free Contra Dance
    source: events/usa/boston.yaml
  - name: Rochester Double Dance
    details: "Will Mentor is calling with River Road for our annual Thanksgiving Double Contra Dance. We hope you can come! \n\n1:00 – 2:00 Open Waltz\n2:30 – 5:30 Advanced Contra\n7:30 – 10:30 Evening Contra "
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/rochester-ny-double-dance/"
    start: "2023-11-25T13:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-11-25T22:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Webster
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: Country Dancers of Rochester
    source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml
  - name: Montpelier Contra Dance
    details: "Lisa Greenleaf calling to music by River Road (Kristen Planeaux, Sarah-Hadley Yakir, Jesse Ball).\nNewcomers lesson at 7:40 with dancing 8-11.\nEveryone welcome.\nAll dances are taught and gender-neutral role terms are used.\nPlease bring clean soft-soled shoes.\nMasks are optional.\nMore info at Capital City Grange.\n$12 adults, $5 kids/low-income, $20 dance supporters.\nQuestions? 802-225-8921 or cdu.tim@gmail.com\nDancing every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday."
    links:
      - "https://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/montpelier-contra-dance-6/"
    start: "2023-12-02T19:40:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-12-02T23:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Berlin
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    price: $5-$20
    organisation: Montpelier Contra Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml
  - name: Dance Flurry Festival
    links:
      - "http://www.flurryfestival.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/the-2024-flurry-festival/"
    start: "2024-02-16T19:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-02-18T19:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Saratoga Springs
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scandi
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Countercurrent
      - Engine Room
      - River Road
      - Supertrad
    callers:
      - Adina Gordon
      - Bob Isaacs
      - Liz Nelson
      - Isaac Banner
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    organisation: DanceFlurry
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Hash Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://fsgw.org/hashtag-dance-weekend"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2024-03-09
    end_date: 2024-03-10
    country: USA
    state: MD
    city: Glen Echo
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
      - The Ice Cream Truckers
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
    organisation: Folklore Society of Greater Washington
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Fifth Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange
    details: "River Road with Alex Deis-Lauby calling. Caller and featured musicians vary each time; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. \nSchedule: 7:30 beginner lesson, 8:00-11:00 contras \nCost: $12-$20 sliding scale \nSee venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."
    links:
      - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/fifth-friday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange-2/"
    start: "2024-03-29T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-03-29T23:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Greenfield
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
    price: $12-$20
    organisation: Jesse Ball
    source: events/usa/cdss.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: Dancing Fish
    links:
      - "https://dancingfish.dance/"
    start_date: 2024-05-03
    end_date: 2024-05-04
    country: USA
    state: FL
    city: Melrose
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: TopHill Music Spring Special
    details: "We are pleased to bring these TWO wonderful bands together for you at one dance party!  \nPlease welcome River Road: Sarah Hadley-Yakir on fiddle, Jesse Ball on mandolin and feet, and Kristen Planeaux on keys, accordion and flute \nand \nwelcome back Nova: Kathleen Fownes on fiddle, Everest Witman on guitar, and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin on accordion and piano. \nThese two delightful bands offer nonstop talent and fun for this THM Contradance Party! \nBut wait—There’s more good news: \nCalling the evening program for you will be Lisa Greenleaf \nPlease join us for this double dance!\nThere will be a newcomers workshop at 7:00pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome. Let’s gooooooooooooo! \nAdmission: $25-30\nMasks are recommended but not mandated for this dance.\nPlease bring your own water bottle. \n**If you are not feeling well please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!\nMore info: Alice Kenney, 413-575-9721, alicekenneypt@gmail.com"
    links:
      - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/tophill-musics-spring-special-contradance-party/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-11/"
    start: "2024-05-11T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-11T23:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Greenfield
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Nova
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    price: $25-$30
    organisation: TopHill Music
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Spring Dance Romance
    links:
      - "https://tcdancers.org/sdr"
    start_date: 2024-05-24
    end_date: 2024-05-26
    country: USA
    state: NC
    city: Carrboro
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Mean Lids
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra
    links:
      - "https://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-esc.html"
    start_date: 2024-07-01
    end_date: 2024-07-05
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Michael Karcher
    price: $335-$453
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml