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events:
  - name: Mad Robin Ball Weekend
    details: "The 2024 edition of the venerable and delightful Mad Robin Ball has been expanded to a long weekend of dance, music, and more in Northern California, May 17 – 21, 2024. Callers are Gene Murrow, Bruce Hamilton, and Kalia Kliban, accompanied by a quartet of beloved musicians: Daniel Beerbohm, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, and Jacqueline Schwab. Special events (wine tours, kayaking, hikes, etc.) and affordable accommodations (homestays, B&Bs, inns, etc.) are available to dancers coming from afar. \nDrawing from the many Boston Centre recordings that he produced for Bare Necessities, as well as from recordings by the bands Hold the Mustard and Reunion, Gene has assembled for this year’s Ball a legacy program of “classics” comprising significant and consequential English country dances. Kalia and Bruce will do varied programs on the Friday and Tuesday surrounding the Ball. The programs will be supported and enhanced by the artistry of our musicians, who have had considerable influence on the style of English country dance music in the United States and abroad. \nThe Mad Robin weekend offers English dancers a rare opportunity to dance with three of our genre’s most highly regarded teachers and callers accompanied by exceptional music, as well as enjoy the richness of the Bay Area’s culture and climate."
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/mrb2024/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/mad-robin-ball-weekend/"
    start: "2024-05-17T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-05-21T22:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Petaluma
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - "Daniel Beerbohm, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea & Jacqueline Schwab"
    callers:
      - Bruce Hamilton
      - Gene Murrow
      - Kalia Kliban
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Brownsville English Country Dance
    details: "Brownsville ECD is held in the Town Hall of West Windsor (Brownsville), Vermont. \n\n1:00 Dances for more experienced dancers*\n1:45 Beginners introduction to terms and movements – Everyone welcome!\n2:00 General Dance – Everyone welcome!\n\nPotluck snack table. Enjoy. \n\nGeneral admission – $10\nFirst Time Dancers – FREE\nUnder 15 – FREE\n\n* These dancers will need to know different types of heys, mirror B2B, poussettes and other basic figures without teaching the movements."
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/brownsville-english-country-dance/2024-05-19/"
    start: "2024-05-19T13:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-19T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: West Windsor
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $10
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: English Country Dance
    details: "HATDS English dances are on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays with the occasional exception. \nThe 1st and 3rd Sunday dances are open to all. The 5th Sunday dances are usually, but not always, for advanced dancers. \nAll dances are taught and prompted and are done to recorded music. \nThe $10 admission is used to pay the rent. Cash, credit cards, and digital wallets are accepted."
    links:
      - "https://hatds.org/ecd#hatds"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-in-houston/2024-05-19/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/houston-area-traditional-dance-society-3rd-sunday-english-country-dance/2024-05-19/"
    start: "2024-05-19T14:45:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-05-19T17:15:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: TX
    city: Houston
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10
    organisation: Houston Area Traditional Dance Society
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Sacramento English Country Dance
    details: "English Country Dance at the Young Ladies’ Institute, 1400 27th St., Sacramento! Check our website for the most current information."
    links:
      - "https://sactocds.wordpress.com/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/sacramento-english-country-dance-third-sunday/2024-05-19/"
    start: "2024-05-19T13:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-05-19T17:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Sacramento
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Quite Carried Away
    callers:
      - Gary Sandler
    price: $5-$12
    organisation: Sacramento Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Sebastopol 1st and 3rd Sunday English Dance
    details: "English country dancing runs the gamut from sublime to silly, from elegant to energetic, and the dance repertoire draws from over 350 years of material. Our series offers delectable live music and skilled callers from the Bay Area and beyond. You can come by yourself or with friends, since we change partners after each dance. If you’ve ever done contra or square dancing, much of our dance vocabulary will be familiar to you since both of those styles evolved from English country dancing. \nThe dance is held the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month, 2-4:30 pm, to live music, all levels of experience welcome; and occasional 5th Sundays for Advanced dancers. Admission is $15 for members of NBCDS and its affiliates, $8 for young adults ages 19-30, and $3 for youth ages 6-18. Call 707-829-3478 for more information or contact kalia@nbcds.org \nNote: We sometimes need to make a venue or time change to accommodate special events. Please check the NBCDS calendar to confirm."
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/english-country-dance/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/sebastopol-1st-and-3rd-sunday-english-dance/2024-05-19/"
    start: "2024-05-19T17:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-05-19T19:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Sebastopol
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $3-$15
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Gainesville English Country Dance
    details: "We dance to live music by Hoggetowne Fancy every Monday at United Church of Gainesville, 1624 NW 5th Avenue. Cost is $5 for the hall plus a similar amount for the band. This dance is open to all. All dances are taught, walked through and called. There is a lesson at 6:10."
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/gainesville-florida-english-country-dance/2024-05-20/"
    start: "2024-05-20T18:10:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-20T20:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: FL
    city: Gainesville
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Hoggetowne Fancy
    price: $10
    organisation: Gainesville English Country Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Chippenham Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/887594332750059/"
    start: "2024-05-24T11:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-05-27T23:45:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Chippenham
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - balfolk
      - irish-set
      - scandi
      - scd
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bearded Dragons
      - Chaotic Good
      - Confluence
      - Contra Sutra
      - Portmanteau
      - The Falconers
      - WillPower
    callers:
      - Bob Morgan
      - Bruce Hamilton
      - Charlie Turner
      - Colin Hume
      - Daisy Black
      - Fee Lock
      - Lynne Render
      - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
    organisation: Chippenham Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/chippenham.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-06-01T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-06-01T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Gender-Free Dance Camp
    links:
      - "https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2024.html"
    start: "2024-06-07T15:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-06-09T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Maia McCormick
      - Scott Higgs
    price: $150-$400
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Dance Trance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://www.dancetrance.ltda.us/"
    start: "2024-06-07T20:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-06-09T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: KY
    city: Lexington
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Hot Coffee Breakdown
      - Dreamdance
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Joe Wilkie
    price: $50-$115
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Swing into Summer
    links:
      - "http://www.swingintosummer.org/"
    start_date: 2024-06-14
    end_date: 2024-06-16
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Countercurrent
      - "Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose"
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Adina Gordon
    price: $100-$260
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Halsway Playford Assembly
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/halsway-playford-assembly/"
    start: "2024-06-21T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-06-23T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Albireo
    callers:
      - Andrew Swaine
    price: £190-£310
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: BACDS Family Week
    links:
      - "https://www.bacds.org/familyweek/"
    start_date: 2024-06-23
    end_date: 2024-06-29
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: La Honda
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Yoyo Zhou
    price: $300-$975
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: July Fourth
    links:
      - "https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"
    start_date: 2024-06-27
    end_date: 2024-07-01
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
    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
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-07-06T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-07-06T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Gran Bal Trad (Vialfre)
    links:
      - "https://www.granbaltrad.it/wp/?lang=en"
    start_date: 2024-07-08
    end_date: 2024-07-13
    country: Italy
    city: Vialfre
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - italian
      - irish-set
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Associazione Culturale GBT
    source: events/italy/vialfre.yaml
  - name: Summer Country Dancing
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/summer-country-dance-week/"
    start: "2024-07-22T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - "Ali, Jane & Meg"
    callers:
      - Mark Elvins
    price: £240-£430
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: "Grand Bal de l'Europe (Gennetines)"
    links:
      - "https://www.gennetines.org/en/"
    start_date: 2024-07-26
    end_date: 2024-08-09
    country: France
    city: Gennetines
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - scandi
      - irish-set
      - e-ceilidh
      - italian
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: Association Européenne des Amoureux de Danses Traditionnelles
    source: events/france/gennetines.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-08-03T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-08-03T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Halsway Folk Dance Holiday
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/halsway-folk-dance-holiday/"
    start: "2024-08-12T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-08-19T10:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Richard Jones & Chris Jewell
    callers:
      - Ivan Aitken
    price: £380-£610
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Whitby Folk Week
    links:
      - "https://www.whitbyfolk.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1106457830699953/"
    start: "2024-08-17T15:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-08-23T23:59:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Whitby
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - ecd
      - irish-set
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Whapweasel
      - Bedlam
      - No Lazy Dancing Dance Band
      - Relentless
      - Steamchicken
      - Bellamira
      - Melrose Ceilidh Band
      - "The Hedgehog's Skin"
      - Frog on a Bike
      - Contrasaurus
      - Contrary Faeries
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
      - Albireo
      - The Falconers
      - Stradivarious
      - Tina Morris & Graham Lee
    callers:
      - Erin Mansfield
      - Nick Walden
      - Pete Coe
      - Martyn Harvey
      - Bob Morgan
      - Alison Rowley
      - Joey Oliver
      - Sue Coe
      - Andrew Swaine
      - Daisy Black
      - Charlotte Rich-Griffin
      - Rhodri Davies
      - Orly Krasner
      - "Jerry O'Reilly"
      - Annabel Sharp
      - Nigel Sharp
    price: £70-£365
    organisation: Whitby Folk Week
    source: events/uk/whitby.yaml
  - name: Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend
    links:
      - "https://facone.org/labor-day-weekend/labor-day-weekend.html"
    start_date: 2024-08-30
    end_date: 2024-09-02
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Plymouth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Ben Sachs-Hamilton
    price: $365-$415
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Halsway Regency Assembley
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/the-halsway-regency-assembly-2024/"
    start: "2024-08-30T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-01T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Warleggan Village Band
    callers:
      - Georgia Delve
    price: £200-£310
    organisation: Halsway Manor
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-09-07T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-07T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Adirondack Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://www.danceflurry.org/adirondack-dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2024-09-27
    end_date: 2024-09-29
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Silver Bay
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: DanceFlurry
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Halsway Harvest Weekend
    links:
      - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/halsway-harvest-weekend-sept2024/"
    start: "2024-09-27T16:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-29T16:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Halsway
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - "Dampier's Round"
    callers:
      - Frances Oates
      - Barrie Bullimore
      - Laura Hodges
    organisation: Halsway Harvest
    source: events/uk/halsway.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html"
    start: "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-28T22:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
    callers:
      - Mike Courthold
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Head for the Hills Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/about-hfth"
    start_date: 2024-11-08
    end_date: 2024-11-11
    country: USA
    state: PA
    city: Kresgeville
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $140-$240
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Nottingham Mixed Dance
    links:
      - "https://www.nfdg.org.uk/club_dances.php"
    start: "2024-11-09T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-11-09T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Nottingham
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    callers:
      - Colin Hume
    price: £10
    organisation: Nottingham Folk Dance Group
    source: events/uk/nfdg.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html"
    start: "2024-12-14T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-12-14T22:30:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Falconers
    callers:
      - Geoff Cubitt
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Joint Christmas Twmp
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/calendar/"
    start: "2024-12-20T19:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-12-20T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - irish-set
      - balfolk
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Hywel Jones
      - Nigel Hardy
      - Keith Ffloyd
      - Ian Hughes
      - John Blanchfield
    price: £2
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance
    details: Stellar Days & Nights
    links:
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/2506311286238510/"
    start: "2025-01-17T13:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2025-01-20T13:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CO
    city: Buena Vista
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    organisation: Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance
    source: events/usa/buena_vista.yaml
  - name: IVFDF 2025
    links:
      - "https://sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Leq1eMKDNDjcN3gCWJYP85NiybMTMXjsQ4xmtFoGHHoAZuMj4nJDXANz3dZVWTRyl&id=61556458347712"
    start_date: 2025-02-28
    end_date: 2025-03-02
    country: UK
    city: Sheffield
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - s-ceilidh
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    organisation: IVFDF
    source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml