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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: 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: Bal Folk Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://folkschool.configio.com/pd/1212/bal-folk-dance-weekend"
    start_date: 2022-10-21
    end_date: 2022-10-23
    country: USA
    state: NC
    city: Brasstown
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Rachel Bell
      - Becky Tracy
      - Susan Kevra
    price: $233
    organisation: John C. Campbell Folk School
    source: events/usa/john_c_campbell.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: "New Year's Eve Party"
    links:
      - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"
    start: "2022-12-31T20:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-01-01T00:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Greenfield
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Nova
    callers:
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
    price: $15-$25
    organisation: Guiding Star Grange
    source: events/usa/greenfield.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: Flurry Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.flurryfestival.org/"
    start_date: 2023-02-17
    end_date: 2023-02-19
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Saratoga Springs
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scandi
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: DanceFlurry
    source: events/usa/flurry.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: Balfolk Party
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/728453452332957/"
    start: "2023-03-11T18:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-03-11T23:45:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: PA
    city: Pittsburgh
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Pardon My French
    organisation: ~
    source: events/usa/pittsburgh.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: Set for Spring
    links:
      - "https://www.nttds.org/setspring23/home.html"
    start: "2023-03-24T19:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-03-26T14:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: TX
    city: Dallas
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - "Rachel, Susan & David"
    callers:
      - David Millstone
    price: $60-$120
    organisation: North Texas Traditional Dance Society
    source: events/usa/dallas.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: BalFolk Workshop & Dance
    details: BalFolk workshop & dance for all ages and experience levels. Free and open to the public.
    links:
      - "https://www.middlebury.edu/events/event/balfolk-workshop"
    start: "2023-04-15T16:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-04-15T18:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Middlebury
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Triton
    callers:
      - Mary Wesley
    price: free
    organisation: Middlebury College
    source: events/usa/middlebury.yaml
  - name: NEFFA
    links:
      - "https://www.neffa.org/"
    start_date: 2023-04-21
    end_date: 2023-04-23
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Marlborough
    styles:
      - contra
      - scandi
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: NEFFA
    source: events/usa/neffa.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: 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: Adirondack Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://www.danceflurry.org/adirondack-dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2023-09-29
    end_date: 2023-10-01
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Silver Bay
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Red Case Band
    price: $150-$675
    organisation: DanceFlurry
    source: events/usa/flurry.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: Head for the Hills
    details: "A getaway weekend of dance, music, and song in the Poconos (PA), sponsored by Princeton Country Dancers."
    links:
      - "https://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/about-hfth"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/head-for-the-hills/"
    start: "2023-11-10T17:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-11-12T15:15:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: PA
    city: Kunkletown
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - A Joyful Noise
      - Brooklyn Swing Ensemble
      - Millserati
      - Raise the Roof
      - TWeLve
    callers:
      - Dave Rupp
      - Donna Hunt
      - Michael Karcher
      - Robert Mills
      - Ted Rudofker
    price: $115-$225
    organisation: Princeton Country Dancers
    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: Burlington Balfolk
    details: "An evening of Balfolk dancing with Triton and Mary Wesley.  There will be a 30min introductory workshop for newcomers, from 7.30-8pm. The bal will run from 8-10pm."
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/330064919913531/"
      - "https://www.tritontrad.com/schedule/"
    start: "2024-01-12T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-01-12T22:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Burlington
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Triton
    price: $5-$20
    organisation: Triton & Mary Wesley
    source: events/usa/burlington.yaml
  - name: Le Bal Perdu
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/683309803941218/"
    start: "2024-01-17T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-01-17T22:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    city: Washington DC
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Trio Mirambel
    organisation: Le Bal Perdu
    source: events/usa/washington_dc.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: "La Folk Soirée de l'Alliance"
    details: A taste of Bourrée
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/7255813117811687/"
      - "https://www.afmsp.org/event?eventId=1469#/"
    start: "2024-01-25T19:00:00-06:00"
    end: "2024-01-25T20:30:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $10
    organisation: Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul
    source: events/usa/minneapolis.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: Le Bal Perdu
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/groups/234157370056114/posts/2775979145873911/"
    start: "2024-02-21T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-02-21T22:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    city: Washington DC
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Trio Mirambel
    price: $10
    organisation: Le Bal Perdu
    source: events/usa/washington_dc.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: "La Folk Soirée de l'Alliance"
    details: "À l'Ouest et au Sud"
    links:
      - "https://www.afmsp.org/events/la-folk-soiree-2#/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/201597846298560/"
    start: "2024-02-29T19:00:00-06:00"
    end: "2024-02-29T20:30:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $10
    organisation: Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul
    source: events/usa/minneapolis.yaml
  - name: Le Bal Perdu
    details: "We'll do quick teach on most dances - so everyone can join in.  And...we'll repeat some dances so you can relax and dance something you already know.   No partner needed!  \r\n\r\nNot sure what balfolk is?    Give it a try Wednesday night and find out!   (hint:  mix of easy dances done in pairs, lines, chains, circles, etc. -- based on traditional French dances)"
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/groups/234157370056114/posts/2791991717605987/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/lynn.baumeister/posts/pfbid02cbBESbbdDZFYYBeyA4DDfrRoLrGwnQuFp73mRrwqnDQiCaBDPGwbJyoUYojXNUD9l"
    start: "2024-03-20T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-03-20T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    city: Washington DC
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Trio Mirambel
    price: $10
    organisation: Le Bal Perdu
    source: events/usa/washington_dc.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: "La Folk Soirée de l'Alliance"
    details: "P'tit Fest Noz"
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/341117162106552/"
      - "https://www.afmsp.org/events/la-folk-soiree-3#/"
    start: "2024-03-28T19:00:00-06:00"
    end: "2024-03-28T20:30:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Bretones
    price: $10
    organisation: Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul
    source: events/usa/minneapolis.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
  - name: Le Bal Perdu
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/groups/234157370056114/posts/2791991717605987/"
    start: "2024-04-17T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-04-17T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    city: Washington DC
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Trio Mirambel
    price: $10
    organisation: Le Bal Perdu
    source: events/usa/washington_dc.yaml
  - name: NEFFA
    details: "13 parallel stages, Friday thru Sunday."
    links:
      - "https://www.neffa.org/festival-home/"
    start: "2024-04-19T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-04-21T17:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Marlborough
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - scd
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Live Wire
      - Kingfisher
      - Torrent
      - Good Company
      - Dogtown
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Rick Mohr
      - Ben Sachs-Hamilton
      - Bob Isaacs
      - Michael Karcher
      - Dereck Kalish
    organisation: NEFFA
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    details: "Fun, accessible French and European traditional dances. No experience or partner necessary. \nDance series run by Eloise & Co. \nFor April 21, special guests: \n\nMusic by Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin & Rachel Bell\nDance instruction by Lisa Tamres\n\nThe April 21 dance is supported in part by the Country Dance and Song Society’s Gadd/Merrill fund. \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. \nMark your calendars for: \n\nMay 19 Broad Brook Community Center\nMay 31 Greenfield Guiding Star Grange\nJune 13 Guilford Park Pavilion\nAug 25 Scott Farm\n\nSliding scale $12-$25."
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/april-brattleboro-bal-folk/"
    start: "2024-04-21T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-04-21T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin & Rachel Bell
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml