[[events]]
name = "English Dance S.A."
details = "English Country Dancing in San Antonio for the first time since the pandemic! New location. Recorded music until our band is ready!"
links = ["https://www.meetup.com/english-dance-sanantonio/events/298982768/", "https://cdss.org/event/english-dance-s-a/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T16:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T18:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "TX"
city = "San Antonio"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "English Dance S.A."
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Old Tyme Contra & Community Dance"
details = """
First Saturday of every month: lesson at 6:30, dance 7-9pm.
Live band and dance caller for contras, squares, round, and fun crazy family dances, too.
Beginners are welcome! No need to bring a partner, but you are welcome to do so.
Children over age 8 who are game to participate may also attend.
Bring a closed water container and a snack if you choose.
Smooth-soled shoes work best on the Library’s wonderful wood floor.
Please do not wear perfume or scents to the dances."""
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/old-tyme-contra-community-dance-of-macon-county-nc/2024-05-04/", "https://fontanalib.org/events/first-saturday-contra-dance-may"]
start = "2024-05-04T18:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T21:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NC"
city = "Franklin"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$10-$14"
organisation = "Friends of Contra Dance of Macon County"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Carolina English Country Dancers"
details = "English Country Dance"
links = ["https://carolinaenglishcountrydance.com/", "https://cdss.org/event/carolina-english-country-dancers-saturday-dance/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T18:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T21:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "SC"
city = "Greenville"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
price = "$5-$10"
organisation = "The Carolina English Country Dancers"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Goshen Community Contra Dance"
details = """
Contra Dance with live music and caller. 
The dance will be held at Goshen First Church, 215 South St., Goshen, IN. 
General Public: Non-members $8, Members $6
Students: Non-members $5, Members $3
Children under 12: Free
Family maximum cost: $18 
No experience or partner needed and all dances are led by experienced callers. 
New dancers are always welcome and are invited to the free beginners workshop at 6:30pm."""
links = ["http://godancing.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/goshen-community-contra-dance-2/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T19:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T22:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "IN"
city = "Goshen"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$3-$8"
organisation = "Goshen Community Contra Dance"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Port Ewen English Country Dance"
details = """
English Country Dance with visiting callers. Live local band. Air conditioned hall, so we dance all summer! 
7 PM skills class for beginners 
Dance is 7:30 to 10:30. Entry is $15."""
links = ["https://www.hudsonvalleydance.org/english-country-1", "https://cdss.org/event/hudson-valley-country-dancers-port-ewen-english-country-dance/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T19:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T22:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NY"
city = "Port Ewen"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$15"
organisation = "Hudson Valley Country Dancers"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "First Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Wild Asparagus with George Marshall, David Cantieni, Becky Tracy, Ann Percival and guests. Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance 
Cost: $12 – $20 sliding scale 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/first-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Asparagus"]
callers = ["George Marshall"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "George Marshall"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Knoxville Contra Dance"
details = "Join us the first Saturday of every month (except February) for our monthly dance in the gymnasium of the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge as we dance mostly contras. Neither partner or experience is required. All dances are taught. We usually have live music from a local band, and always live calling from a local caller. A donation is requested, but no one turned away."
links = ["https://www.knoxvillecontra.org/schedule", "https://cdss.org/event/monthly-american-folk-dance-and-contra-series-at-childrens-museum-of-oak-ridge/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T22:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "TN"
city = "Oak Ridge"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["DJ TacoShel"]
callers = ["Dan Kappus"]
price = "$5-$10"
organisation = "Knoxville Contra Dancers"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "First Saturday Contra Dance"
details = """
The Monadnock Folklore Society presents the Peterborough, NH First Saturday Contra Dance on the first Saturday with different musicians and callers every month.  
The dancing begins at 8:00 PM, with an introductory workshop beginning at 7:30. Sliding scale admission is  $12 – 20. 
We also host an open jam session for beginning and intermediate musicians from 6:45 – 7:30 PM. 
The Monadnock Folklore Society has presented contra dances and concerts of traditional music since 1982."""
links = ["https://www.monadnockfolk.org/event/peterborough-first-saturday-contra-dance-2-10/", "https://cdss.org/event/first-saturday-contra-dance-in-peterborough-nh/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T22:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NH"
city = "Peterborough"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Montpelier Contra Dance"
details = """
Montpelier Contra Dance with callers and bands that perform regionally and nationally—see website or Facebook events
Beginners, singles, and all ages are welcome; all dances are taught.
Gender-neutral role terms (Larks and Robins)
Newcomers lesson 7:40 pm. Dancing 8-11pm.
Please bring clean soft-soled shoes.
Masks optional / Excellent ventilation with open windows and ceiling exhaust fan (bring a sweater in cooler months)
More info at our website. 
$12 adults, $5 kids/low-income, $20 dance supporters.
Questions? 802-225-8921 or cdu.tim@gmail.com
Dancing 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays year round"""
links = ["https://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing/", "https://cdss.org/event/montpelier-contra-dance/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T19:40:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "VT"
city = "Berlin"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$5-$20"
organisation = "Montpelier Contra Dance"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Monterey Contra Dance"
details = """
Monterey Country Dance Community holds contra dances most first and third Saturdays, unless otherwise noted in our schedules and calendars. Come alone or bring a friend—beginners are always welcome! 
Lessons at 6:40; dance starts at 7 PM. 
​Prices: 

$12 General
​$10 Members of MCDC, BACDS, CDSS or other sister organizations
$5 active military & full-time students, with ID
FREE! for children 12 & under ​"""
links = ["https://montereycontradance.org/index.html", "https://cdss.org/event/monterey-contra-dance/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T18:40:00-07:00"
end = "2024-05-04T22:00:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CA"
city = "Monterey"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$5-$12"
organisation = "Monterey Country Dance Community"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Circle Left"
details = "Circle Left is a gender-neutral contra dance in Oakland on the first Saturday of the month."
links = ["https://www.queercontradance.org/circleleft.html", "https://cdss.org/event/circle-left/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T21:30:00-07:00"
end = "2024-05-05T01:00:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CA"
city = "Oakland"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$5-$20"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "English Country Dance to Live Music"
details = "A special event in our resurging Chicagoland West English country dance series: live music by Amy McFarland, keyboard, and Aileen Murphy, violin. Central Illinois and Chicagoland callers will share the instruction. Special time from 12 to 3 p.m. (our English dances usually start at 3:15 p.m. following international folk dancing). Followed by (recorded music) international folk dancing led by Mady Newfield until 5:30 p.m."
links = ["https://chicagolandecd.org/chicagoland-west-ecd/", "https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-to-live-music/"]
start = "2024-05-05T12:00:00-05:00"
end = "2024-05-05T15:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "IL"
city = "Glen Ellyn"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
price = "$10"
organisation = "Chicagoland English Country Dancers"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Capital English Country Dancers"
details = """
English Country Dance on the first Sundays of the month, October – May. Dance to live music. All dances are taught and prompted. The schedule of callers and musicians is below. Beginners, singles & couples are welcome! Doors open at 1:30, beginner workshop at 1:40 pm, dancing starts at 2pm. Please wear clean, flat, soft-soled dance shoes. 
Schedule of Events 

Feb 4: Orly Krasner with our Early Music Ensemble with Harpsichord (Larry Wallach, Tricia van Oers and Eric Buddington)
Mar 3: Elizabeth Freedman with Vonnie Estes, Charles Fisher and Nancy Bakemeier
Apr 7: Val Medve with Pat McPherson and Dough Creighton
May 5: Ice Cream Sunday – Melanie Axel-Lute, Elizabeth Stehl, Don Bell with Spare Parts and Britany Orlebeke

Our COVID Policy 

Wearing a mask is recommended.
Please stay home if you feel sick or have symptoms of Covid or flu.
CECD will notify all attendees if someone reports a Covid diagnosis within a week after a dance.

Regular Dances: $15, $12 CECD Members (Membership: $15) 
Ice Cream Sunday: $17, $14 CECD Members (includes ice cream sundaes)"""
links = ["https://www.danceflurry.org/series/capital-english-country-dancers/", "https://cdss.org/event/capital-english-country-dancers/2024-05-05/"]
start = "2024-05-05T13:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-05T17:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NY"
city = "Albany"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Spare Parts"]
callers = ["Melanie Axel-Lute", "Elizabeth Stehl", "Don Bell"]
price = "$14-$17"
organisation = "Capital English Country Dancers"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "English Country Dance"
details = """
HATDS English dances are on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays with the occasional exception. 
The 1st and 3rd Sunday dances are open to all. The 5th Sunday dances are usually, but not always, for advanced dancers. 
All dances are taught and prompted and are done to recorded music. 
The $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/2024-05-05/", "https://cdss.org/event/houston-area-traditional-dance-society-1st-sunday-english-country-dance/2024-05-05/"]
start = "2024-05-05T14:45:00-05:00"
end = "2024-05-05T17:15:00-05:00"
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"

[[events]]
name = "Roseville English Country Dance"
details = "English Country Dance at the Masonic Lodge, 235 Vernon St., Roseville! Check our website for the most current information."
links = ["https://sactocds.wordpress.com/", "https://cdss.org/event/roseville-ca-first-sunday-english-country-dance/2024-05-05/"]
start = "2024-05-05T14:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-05-05T17:00:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CA"
city = "Roseville"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
price = "$5-$12"
organisation = "Sacramento Country Dance Society"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scottish Country Dance"
links = ["https://scdcolorado.org/Weekly_Classes.html", "https://boulderdance.org/event/scottish-country-dance/2024-05-05/"]
start = "2024-05-05T16:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-05T18:30:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scd"]
workshop = true
social = false
price = "$5"
organisation = "Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
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. 
The 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 
Note: 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/2024-05-05/"]
start = "2024-05-05T17:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-05-05T19:30:00-07:00"
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"

[[events]]
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/2024-05-06/"]
start = "2024-05-06T18:10:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-06T20:30:00-04:00"
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"

[[events]]
name = "Contra Dance at the Laurel Theater"
details = "The Knoxville Contra Dance is pleased to offer a weekly contra dance at the historic Laurel Theater in Knoxville. We feature a community of callers and musicians and an intimate and friendly crowd of dancers. An introductory workshop is offered starting at 7:30, perfect for the experienced and the newcomer alike, followed by dancing to live music from 8 until we all go home. All dances are taught and no partner or experience are required. No one turned away for lack of funds."
links = ["https://www.knoxvillecontra.org/schedule", "https://cdss.org/event/monday-night-contra-dance-at-the-laurel-theater/2024-05-06/"]
start = "2024-05-06T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-06T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "TN"
city = "Knoxville"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$5-$10"
organisation = "Knoxville Contra Dance"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Monday Contra Dance"
details = "What better way to start the week? Only $3! It’s Monday, and we (almost) always dance on Monday."
links = ["https://www.monadnockfolk.org/event/monday-night-dance/2024-05-06/", "https://cdss.org/event/monday-contra-dance-in-nelson-nh/2024-05-06/"]
start = "2024-05-06T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-06T22:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "NH"
city = "Nelson"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = false
social = true
price = "$3"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scandinavian Weekly Dance"
details = """
The weekly Monday Night Scandinavian Dance continues in the new year. Learn Scandinavian couple dancing (polskas and pols). We teach the first hour, followed by open dancing, usually with live music. 
No partner needed, just low-friction, hard-soled shoes so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is necessary for fast-turning Polska and Pols dances. These classes build skills from week to week so one should try and attend regularly. Come and dance to beautiful Scandinavian fiddle tunes and live music. 
Come dance with us every Monday night (except when Monday falls on or very near a major holiday – check The Avalon dance calendar)!"""
links = ["https://boulderscandinaviandancers.org/", "https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-weekly-dance-2-2024-01-22/2024-05-06/"]
start = "2024-05-06T19:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-06T22:00:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$7"
organisation = "Boulder Scandinavian Dancers"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Birthday Ball"
links = ["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"]
start = "2024-05-06T19:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-05-06T21:15:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "OR"
city = "Portland"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = false
social = true
organisation = "Norske Runddansere"
source = "events/usa/portland.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "CFOOTMAD Zesty Contra Dance"
details = """
Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (CFOOTMAD) present a Zesty Contra dance the
2nd Saturday of each month. 7:00 p.m.- 10:00p.m. $12 always live music.  The Zesty contra dance series is for dancers with some experience with contra dance.  There is no lesson before the dance, and walk-throughs may be abbreviated, or for simpler dances, eliminated entirely."""
links = ["https://boulderdance.org/event/colorado-friends-of-old-time-music-dance-dance-zesty-contra-dance-2022-12-10-2024-05-11/"]
start = "2024-05-11T19:00:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-11T22:00:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = false
social = true
price = "$12"
organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scandinavian Monthly Dance"
details = "Social Scandinavian dancing, mostly to live music. The evening is a blend of gammaldans (waltz, hambo, schottis….) and bygdedans (polskas and springars). Requests are honored if at all possible. Partners are not necessary, but we strongly recommend wearing hard-soled shoes, as it makes the dances both easier and more fun. There is no dance during the summer months, June, July, and August."
links = ["https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-monthly-dance-2022-08-13-2023-06-10/2024-05-11/"]
start = "2024-05-11T20:00:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-11T22:30:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = false
social = true
organisation = "Boulder Scandinavian Dancers"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scottish Country Dance"
links = ["https://scdcolorado.org/Weekly_Classes.html", "https://boulderdance.org/event/scottish-country-dance/2024-05-12/"]
start = "2024-05-12T16:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-12T18:30:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scd"]
workshop = true
social = false
price = "$5"
organisation = "Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scandinavian Weekly Dance"
details = """
The weekly Monday Night Scandinavian Dance continues in the new year. Learn Scandinavian couple dancing (polskas and pols). We teach the first hour, followed by open dancing, usually with live music. 
No partner needed, just low-friction, hard-soled shoes so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is necessary for fast-turning Polska and Pols dances. These classes build skills from week to week so one should try and attend regularly. Come and dance to beautiful Scandinavian fiddle tunes and live music. 
Come dance with us every Monday night (except when Monday falls on or very near a major holiday – check The Avalon dance calendar)!"""
links = ["https://boulderscandinaviandancers.org/", "https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-weekly-dance-2-2024-01-22/2024-05-13/"]
start = "2024-05-13T19:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-13T22:00:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$7"
organisation = "Boulder Scandinavian Dancers"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Nordic Dance Lesson"
links = ["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"]
start = "2024-05-13T19:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-05-13T21:15:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "OR"
city = "Portland"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$10"
organisation = "Norske Runddansere"
source = "events/usa/portland.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Le Bal Perdu"
links = ["https://www.facebook.com/groups/234157370056114/posts/2791991717605987/"]
start = "2024-05-15T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-15T21:30:00-04:00"
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"

[[events]]
name = "CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance"
details = """
CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance, first and third Fridays each month.
7:00 p.m. lesson, 7:30-10:30 p.m. dance. $15/general $12/members $19 students. CFOOTMAD events at The Avalon are mask optional and no longer
require proof of vaccine or boosters. Vaccines are recommended, but not required."""
links = ["https://boulderdance.org/event/community-contra-dance-2020-12-04-2022-03-18/2024-05-17/"]
start = "2024-05-17T19:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-17T22:30:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$12-$19"
organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scottish Country Dance"
links = ["https://scdcolorado.org/Weekly_Classes.html", "https://boulderdance.org/event/scottish-country-dance/2024-05-19/"]
start = "2024-05-19T16:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-19T18:30:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scd"]
workshop = true
social = false
price = "$5"
organisation = "Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scandinavian Weekly Dance"
details = """
The weekly Monday Night Scandinavian Dance continues in the new year. Learn Scandinavian couple dancing (polskas and pols). We teach the first hour, followed by open dancing, usually with live music. 
No partner needed, just low-friction, hard-soled shoes so that you will be able to pivot (spin) on the beautiful Avalon floors. Pivoting easily and frequently is necessary for fast-turning Polska and Pols dances. These classes build skills from week to week so one should try and attend regularly. Come and dance to beautiful Scandinavian fiddle tunes and live music. 
Come dance with us every Monday night (except when Monday falls on or very near a major holiday – check The Avalon dance calendar)!"""
links = ["https://boulderscandinaviandancers.org/", "https://boulderdance.org/event/scandinavian-weekly-dance-2-2024-01-22/2024-05-20/"]
start = "2024-05-20T19:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-20T22:00:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$7"
organisation = "Boulder Scandinavian Dancers"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Nordic Dance Lesson"
links = ["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"]
start = "2024-05-20T19:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-05-20T21:15:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "OR"
city = "Portland"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$10"
organisation = "Norske Runddansere"
source = "events/usa/portland.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scottish Country Dance"
links = ["https://scdcolorado.org/Weekly_Classes.html", "https://boulderdance.org/event/scottish-country-dance/2024-05-26/"]
start = "2024-05-26T16:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-26T18:30:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["scd"]
workshop = true
social = false
price = "$5"
organisation = "Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Hands Across Contra"
details = "Lesson at 7; Dance 7:30 to 10:30.  Admission sliding scale $5 to $15."
links = ["https://boulderdance.org/event/hands-across-contra-7/"]
start = "2024-05-31T19:30:00-06:00"
end = "2024-05-31T22:30:00-06:00"
country = "USA"
state = "CO"
city = "Boulder"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = false
social = true
price = "$5-$15"
organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance"
source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Nordic Dance Lesson"
links = ["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"]
start = "2024-06-03T19:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-06-03T21:15:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "OR"
city = "Portland"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$10"
organisation = "Norske Runddansere"
source = "events/usa/portland.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Nordic Dance Lesson"
links = ["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"]
start = "2024-06-10T19:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-06-10T21:15:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "OR"
city = "Portland"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$10"
organisation = "Norske Runddansere"
source = "events/usa/portland.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Nordic Dance Lesson"
links = ["http://www.norskerunddansere.org/dance-lessons.html"]
start = "2024-06-17T19:00:00-07:00"
end = "2024-06-17T21:15:00-07:00"
country = "USA"
state = "OR"
city = "Portland"
styles = ["scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$10"
organisation = "Norske Runddansere"
source = "events/usa/portland.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Le Bal Perdu"
links = ["https://www.facebook.com/groups/234157370056114/posts/2791991717605987/"]
start = "2024-06-19T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-06-19T21:30:00-04:00"
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"

[[events]]
name = "ContraStock"
links = ["https://fsgw.org/contrastock"]
start_date = "2024-10-20"
end_date = "2024-10-20"
country = "USA"
state = "MD"
city = "Glen Echo"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"