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events:
  - name: Bal Folk dance
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1309986429497191/"
      - "https://forms.gle/fP8no4vi4dAgjZP18"
    start: "2022-05-08T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2022-05-08T20:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Montague
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $15
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    cancelled: true
    source: events/usa/massachusetts.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: Greenfield Bal Folk Dance Party
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/689248876247889/"
      - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"
    start: "2023-01-13T20:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-01-13T23:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Greenfield
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Guiding Star Grange
    source: events/usa/greenfield.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
    start: "2023-02-26T18:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-02-26T21:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    source: events/usa/guilford.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: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/3240314386190965/"
    start: "2023-03-16T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-03-16T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    cancelled: true
    source: events/usa/guilford.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/157202500578721/"
    start: "2023-04-09T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-04-09T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    source: events/usa/guilford.yaml
  - name: FolkMADness Camp
    links:
      - "https://folkmads.org/events/camps/folkmadness/"
    start_date: 2023-05-26
    end_date: 2023-05-29
    country: USA
    state: NM
    city: Socorro
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
      - Supertrad
      - The Cheap Shots
      - The Parson Sisters
      - Adobe Brothers
    callers:
      - David Millstone
      - Sue Rosen
    price: $155-$455
    organisation: New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society
    source: events/usa/socorro.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=694250769375462&set=a.512747104192497"
    start: "2023-06-11T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-06-11T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    source: events/usa/guilford.yaml
  - name: Big Branch Balfolk Gathering
    links:
      - "https://www.thebigbranchfestival.com/about-3"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/266944475756218"
    start_date: 2023-09-08
    end_date: 2023-09-10
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Kingston
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $125-$225
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=694250769375462&set=a.512747104192497"
    start: "2023-09-17T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-09-17T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    source: events/usa/guilford.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: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    details: "Live music & dance instruction by Eloise & Co.\nBecky Tracy (fiddle) & Rachel Bell (accordion) \nCovid safety updates will be published a week before the event on the calendar page at Rachel Bell Music.  \nFun, accessible French and European traditional dances. No experience or partner necessary! A joyous community event for all!  \nDances range from beautiful and meditative to raucous and energetic. Even if you’ve never tried anything like this before, come on over! Feel free to sit along the edges and listen and check it out, or join right in on the fun! We’ll teach you everything you need to know, and the crowd has a reputation for being happy and welcoming, eager  to draw newcomers into the fun! For the folks who have been showing up regularly to this monthly series, we always include some extra variations or new dances so there’s always something new to look forward to!  \nCheck this video out, and then spread the word!"
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/brattleboro-bal-folk/2023-10-29/"
    start: "2023-10-29T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-10-29T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    details: "Live music & dance instruction by Eloise & Co.\nBecky Tracy (fiddle) & Rachel Bell (accordion) \nCovid safety updates will be published a week before the event on the calendar page at Rachel Bell Music.  \nFun, accessible French and European traditional dances. No experience or partner necessary! A joyous community event for all!  \nDances range from beautiful and meditative to raucous and energetic. Even if you’ve never tried anything like this before, come on over! Feel free to sit along the edges and listen and check it out, or join right in on the fun! We’ll teach you everything you need to know, and the crowd has a reputation for being happy and welcoming, eager  to draw newcomers into the fun! For the folks who have been showing up regularly to this monthly series, we always include some extra variations or new dances so there’s always something new to look forward to!  \nCheck this video out, and then spread the word!"
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/brattleboro-bal-folk/2023-11-26/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=694250769375462&set=a.512747104192497"
    start: "2023-11-26T18:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-11-26T21:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    details: "Fun, accessible French and European traditional dances. \nNo experience or partner necessary. \nLive music by Eloise & Co.\nBecky Tracy (fiddle) & Rachel Bell (accordion) \nWith special guest Susan Kevra from Nashville, who will be teaching the dances and adding clarinet and French singing to the evening! In particular, she will teach some bourrée variations to expand our dance repertoire. \nSuggested donation sliding scale $12-$25 \nDances range from beautiful and meditative to raucous and energetic. Even if you’ve never tried anything like this before, come on over! Feel free to sit along the edges and listen and check it out, or join right in on the fun! We’ll teach you everything you need to know, and the crowd has a reputation for being happy and welcoming, eager to draw newcomers into the fun. For the folks who have been showing up regularly to this monthly series, the expanded bourrée possibilities will be a real treat! \nCheck this video out, and then spread the word! \nMasks are welcome but not required. Please stay home if you are testing positive for Covid-19. \nThe Dec. 17 dance is supported in part by the Gadd/Merrill Foundation of the Country Dance and Song Society. \nMark your calendars for 2024 bal folk: Jan. 21, Feb. 25, March 24"
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/brattleboro-bal-folk/"
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=694250769375462&set=a.512747104192497"
    start: "2023-12-17T18:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-12-17T21:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    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: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/679024397745439/"
    start: "2024-01-21T18:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-01-21T21:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    source: events/usa/guilford.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
    start: "2024-02-25T18:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-02-25T21:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    source: events/usa/guilford.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    details: "Fun, accessible French and European traditional dances.  \nNo experience or partner necessary. \nLive music & dance instruction by Eloise & Co.: Becky Tracy (fiddle) & Rachel Bell (accordion) \nPlease bring a clean pair of shoes to change into, or clean your shoes off thoroughly once you get inside, before you step onto the dance floor. We want to protect that beautiful wood floor! \nDances range from beautiful to raucous. Even if you’ve never tried anything like this before, come on over! Feel free to listen and watch from the sidelines or jump in. We’ll teach you everything you need to know, and the crowd has a reputation for being welcoming, eager  to draw newcomers into the fun. We will continue to offer variations and new dances to keep the experienced dancers engaged! \nShare our video with friends to whet their appetite!  \nMasks are welcome but not required. Please stay home if you feel ill or are testing positive for Covid-19. \nSliding scale $12-$25"
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/brattleboro-bal-folk/2024-02-25/"
    start: "2024-02-25T18:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-02-25T21:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    details: "Fun, accessible French and European traditional dances just outside Brattleboro.\r\nNo experience or partner necessary.\r\n\r\nLive music & dance instruction by Eloise & Co.\r\nBecky Tracy (fiddle) & Rachel Bell (accordion)\r\n\r\nPlease bring a clean pair of shoes to change into, or clean your shoes off thoroughly once you get inside, before you step onto the dance floor. We want to protect that beautiful wood floor!\r\n\r\nSuggested donation sliding scale $12-$25\r\n\r\nDances range from beautiful to raucous. Even if you’ve never tried anything like this before, come on over! Feel free to listen and watch from the sidelines or jump in. We’ll teach you everything you need to know, and the crowd has a reputation for being welcoming, eager to draw newcomers into the fun. We will continue to offer variations and new dances to keep the experienced dancers engaged!\r\n\r\nShare our video with friends to whet their appetite!\r\nhttps://youtu.be/Y8OUy5JM6Jw?si=s8-aKotdPEayFcW0\r\nMasks are welcome but not required. Please stay home if you feel ill or are testing positive for Covid-19.\r\n\r\nTentative next date: April 21. Stay tuned for details.\r\n\r\nMark your calendars for May 31 at the Greenfield Guiding Star Grange. This will be a bal folk PARTY with no teaching. We'll have an intro session first to get the beginners ready and then it will be dance party time! All are welcome at the party, and even if you don't know all the dances, you'll be able to look around and follow what others around you are doing. It's going to be a blast! Check the Eloise & Co. facebook page for updates on exact timing and details."
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/319274934467538/"
    start: "2024-03-24T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-03-24T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Rachel Bell
    source: events/usa/guilford.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    details: "Fun, accessible French and European traditional dances.  \nNo experience or partner necessary. \nLive music & dance instruction by Eloise & Co.: Becky Tracy (fiddle) & Rachel Bell (accordion) \nPlease bring a clean pair of shoes to change into, or clean your shoes off thoroughly once you get inside, before you step onto the dance floor. We want to protect that beautiful wood floor! \nDances range from beautiful to raucous. Even if you’ve never tried anything like this before, come on over! Feel free to listen and watch from the sidelines or jump in. We’ll teach you everything you need to know, and the crowd has a reputation for being welcoming, eager  to draw newcomers into the fun. We will continue to offer variations and new dances to keep the experienced dancers engaged! \nShare our video with friends to whet their appetite!  \nMasks are welcome but not required. Please stay home if you feel ill or are testing positive for Covid-19. \nSliding scale $12-$25"
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/brattleboro-bal-folk/2024-03-24/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/319274934467538/"
    start: "2024-03-24T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-03-24T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Fiddlehead Frolic
    links:
      - "http://www.hands4dancers.org/upcoming-dances/2024/3/30/fiddlehead-frolic"
    start: "2024-03-30T12:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-03-30T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Ithaca
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
      - Metku
    callers:
      - Mary Wesley
    price: $18-$35
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml