[[events]]
name = "FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp"
details = """
Bands and Music Workshops: 

Jeffrey Spero and Ryan McKasson (Syncopaths) and Ness Smith-Savedoff (The Dam Beavers) 
Larry Unger (Notorious) and Eric Boodman (Calico) and Emily Troll (Pine Tree Flyers and Anadama)
Lindsay Taylor and Brian Nelson (Glorieta Pines)
more local musicians announced soon

Calling and Dance workshops led by: Gaye Fifer and Alexandra Deis-Lauby 
Singing Workshops led by Deirdre Murtha"""
links = ["http://folkmads.org/events/camps/folkmadness/", "https://cdss.org/event/30th-annual-folkmadness-music-song-dance-weekend/"]
start_date = "2025-05-23"
end_date = "2025-05-26"
country = "USA"
state = "NM"
city = "Socorro"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Gaye Fifer"]
price = "$90-$185"
organisation = "FolkMADS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Taste of Haven"
links = ["https://www.contracorners.net/event-type/dance-weekend/"]
start_date = "2025-06-06"
end_date = "2025-06-08"
country = "USA"
state = "IN"
city = "Syracuse"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Dam Beavers", "Bobcat Opposum"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Dwayne Johnson"]
price = "$90-$110"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Lady of the Lake June Week"
details = """
On the shores of Coeur d’Alene Lake, fifty miles from Spokane, WA, is a week long adventure full of dance, music, and song shared with a welcoming community from all over the West and beyond.  There’s time to hike, canoe and just hang out on the beach or porches. 
A unique blend of contras and English country featuring three daily contra dance workshops, two daily English country dance workshops, two callers workshops (contras and English), three different band workshops (including English) and two different singing workshops.  Plus evening dances that include contra and English dances run concurrently. 
Staff include three callers: Gaye Fifer, Lindsey Dono, and Luke Donforth and three bands: Dam Beavers (Ben Schreiber & Scotty Leach), Fiddle Hellions (Betsy Branch, George Penk, & Sue Songer) and Root System (Audrey Jaber, Anna Patton & Amy Englesberg). Wonderful food with four different choices (gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, dairy free).  Cedar cabins and nearby meadows for camping.  And a sliding scale of fees starting at $750 with breakeven at $850.  Transportation to and from the Spokane Airport to camp is available."""
links = ["http://www.ladyofthelake.org/june-week/", "https://cdss.org/event/lady-of-the-lake-music-and-dance-week/"]
start = "2025-06-22T15:00:00-07:00"
end = "2025-06-28T11:00:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "ID"
city = "Harrison"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Dam Beavers", "Fiddle Hellions", "Root System"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Lindsey Dono", "Luke Donforth"]
price = "$750-$1050"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Roanoke Railroader"
links = ["http://www.roanokerailroader.com/"]
start_date = "2025-07-03"
end_date = "2025-07-06"
country = "USA"
state = "VA"
city = "Salem"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Toss the Possum", "The Latter Day Lizards", "Rushfest"]
callers = ["Will Mentor", "Gaye Fifer"]
price = "$95-$160"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Harmony of Song & Dance"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2025-07-26"
end_date = "2025-08-02"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Countercurrent"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Adina Gordon"]
price = "$850-$1500"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Cleveland Butterfly Twirl"
details = "An exciting weekend dance, in Cleveland, with two wonderful bands: George Paul and Playing with Fire, & Tom Cunningham and Hot Coffee Breakdown. Two wonderful callers: Gaye Fifer and Darlene Underwood. Sound by Hanno. We’d love you and your friends to join us for a dance weekend of smiling faces, joyous laughter, wonderful music, hands four, friendship and community."
links = ["https://www.clevelandbutterflytwirl.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/cleveland-butterfly-twirl/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/1279189076745356/"]
start_date = "2025-09-12"
end_date = "2025-09-14"
country = "USA"
state = "OH"
city = "Chagrin Falls"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Hot Coffee Breakdown", "Playing with Fyre"]
callers = ["Carol Kopp", "Darlene Underwood", "Gaye Fifer", "Michael Hamilton"]
price = "$130"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Feet Retreat"
links = ["https://www.feetretreat.com/feet-retreat-2025/"]
start_date = "2025-09-19"
end_date = "2025-09-21"
country = "USA"
state = "NC"
city = "Ellerbe"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Supertrad", "River Road"]
callers = ["Will Mentor", "Cis Hinkle", "Emily Rush", "Gaye Fifer"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Adirondack Dance Weekend"
details = "A weekend of Contra, English Country and Balfolk dancing, tucked into the Adirondack Mountains on the shores of Lake George. Featuring Will Mentor, River Road, Gaye Fifer and more to be announced. Dance, sing, jam, hike, swim, kayak and more."
links = ["https://www.danceflurry.org/adirondack-dance-weekend/", "https://cdss.org/event/adirondack-dance-weekend/"]
start_date = "2025-09-26"
end_date = "2025-09-28"
country = "USA"
state = "NY"
city = "Silver Bay"
styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["River Road", "Lighthouse", "Eloise & Co."]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Will Mentor"]
organisation = "DanceFlurry"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend"
details = """
Mark your calendars now to join us once again in the heart of Pittsburgh for our annual Fall Dance Weekend, happening Oct 17–19, 2025 at the Wightman School community building in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood! Dance all weekend long to music by 

The Dam Beavers (Ben Schreiber, Scotty Leach, Ness Smith-Savedoff)
Topspin (Anna Patton, Owen Morrison, Emily Troll, Stefan Amidon)

with calling by 

Gaye Fifer and

Will Mentor

Watch this space for more details as they become known. Registration is expected to open by summer. 
$120 early admission, $75 for dancers under 25. After September 30 or at the door: add $20; $75 for financial need."""
links = ["https://pittsburghcontra.org/fdw/", "https://cdss.org/event/pittsburgh-fall-dance-weekend/"]
start = "2025-10-17T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2025-10-19T15:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "PA"
city = "Pittsburgh"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Dam Beavers", "Topspin"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Will Mentor"]
price = "$75-$140"
organisation = "Pittsburgh Contra Dance"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Epicenter"
links = ["https://nbcds.org/epicenter-2025/"]
start_date = "2026-03-27"
end_date = "2026-03-29"
country = "USA"
state = "CA"
city = "Mill Valley"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Notorious", "The Syncopaths"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Liz Nelson"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"