[[events]] name = "ContraATL Weekly Dance" details = "Atlanta’s weekly contra dance features a variety of local and regional talent. We dance every Friday night except rare blackout dates, generally last two Fridays in December and the first Friday in January." links = ["https://contradance.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/contra-atl-weekly-dance/2024-06-07/"] start = "2024-06-07T19:30:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-07T22:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "GA" city = "Decatur" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$7-$20" organisation = "ContraATL" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Friday Contra Dance" details = """ All are welcome to come and dance! You don’t need to bring a partner. Contra dancing is easy to learn. We have beginners’ lessons for anyone who hasn’t done it before, or wants a reminder. $5 – $25, pay what you can.""" links = ["https://www.nashvillecountrydancers.org/contra-dances", "https://cdss.org/event/friday-contra-dance-nashville-tn/2024-06-07/"] start = "2024-06-07T19:30:00-05:00" end = "2024-06-07T22:30:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "TN" city = "Nashville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$5-$25" organisation = "Nashville Country Dancers" source = "events/usa/cdss.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-2020-12-04-2022-03-18/2024-06-07/", "https://cfootmad.org/node/1234"] start = "2024-06-07T19:00:00-06:00" end = "2024-06-07T22:30:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$10-$15" organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance" source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml" [[events]] name = "NACDS Contra Dance" details = """ We meet in the gym at Faith Presbyterian Church (corner of Airport & Whitesburg), on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Park along Airport because we enter the gym on that side.   You need to be there by 6:30pm for the Newcomers Workshop. Dance is 7-10pm. You will need soft-soled shoes (sneakers are okay). We don’t want to hurt the gym floor. Clothing—be prepared to sweat. You do not need a partner. Bring a resealable container of water. $15 non-members.""" links = ["https://cdss.org/event/north-alabama-country-dance-society-nacds-contra-dance/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T18:30:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "AL" city = "Huntsville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$15" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Jonesborough Contra" details = """ Never contra danced before? We gotcha covered! You’ll want to be there at 7pm for the Newcomer Lesson. Dance begins at 7:30pm.  Cost: $12 Adults, $8 Students, $30 Families Cash or Venmo Donations to help cover expenses appreciated Come as you are, no partner needed Short newcomer lesson starts promptly at 7pm Dance starts at 7:30pm Friends, families, and children welcome Follow us on Facebook & Instagram or on our website. We are an all-volunteer nonprofit educational organization which is dedicated to the cultivation of a healthy community through traditional dance and music.""" links = ["https://cdss.org/event/jonesborough-tn-contra-7/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "TN" city = "Johnson City" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Appalachian Roots"] callers = ["Deanna Palumbo"] price = "$8-$12" organisation = "Historic Jonesborough Dance Society" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "CDK Contra Dance" details = """ Contra & Square Dance – beginner workshop 7:00pm, Dancing 7:30 – 10:30pm February 10: Tunes by Brook Farm String Band; calls by Marlin Whitaker. March 9: Big Fun with Darlene Underwood (English dance in the afternoon 2p-5p) April 13: Smith, Campeau & Nelson with Ken Gall calling May 11: Liberty String Band with Maeve Devlin calling June 8: River Music with various local callers – Open Mic Night Suggested donation $5-$20""" links = ["https://www.countrydancinginkalamazoo.com/", "https://cdss.org/event/cdk-contra-dance/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MI" city = "Kalamazoo" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["River Music"] price = "$5-$20" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Space Coast Contra Dance" details = """ Our second Saturday contra dance on the Space Coast of FL featuring live bands, awesome callers, and a friendly crowd. All are welcome. No partner needed. For more information, visit our website. We’d love to have you join us! $15; $5 for 25 and under.""" links = ["https://spacecoastcontra.org/calendar-upcoming-contra-dances/", "https://cdss.org/event/space-coast-contra-dance/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:30:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "FL" city = "Cocoa" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "$5-$15" organisation = "Space Coast Contra Dance" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Second Saturday BFMS Contra Dance" details = """ Steve Gester calling to Renee Mendenhall (accordion), Janina O’Brien (keyboard), and Steven Epstein (clarinet and sax) Dance lesson: 7:30. Admission is: $10 BFMS Members & Affiliates, $15 non-members. Under 21 and full-time students with ID: Free. Beginners and families are welcome. No experience necessary; you don’t need to bring a partner.""" links = ["https://www.bfms.org/saturdayDance.php", "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-bfms-contra-dance/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:30:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MD" city = "Baltimore" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Steve Gester"] price = "$10-$15" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "TopHill Music Contradance Party" details = """ Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. Schedule: There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:45pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome! Cost: $12-20 sliding scale High-level masks are mandated for this dance. Please bring your own water bottle. Up-to-date vaccinations are encouraged but not required. If you are not feeling well, please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time! See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy.""" links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:45:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-08T23:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Greenfield" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$12-$20" organisation = "Alice Kenney" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contra Dance" details = """ HATDS hosts contra dances on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of most months. We dance to live music. All skill levels are welcome and all dances are called. Bring water and clean shoes! The admission price for contra dances is $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Cash, checks, credit cards, and digital wallets are currently accepted at the door. If paying cash, please bring correct change. No large bills accepted.""" links = ["https://hatds.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/contra-dancing-in-houston-tx/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:30:00-05:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:30:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "TX" city = "Houston" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "$10-$15" organisation = "Houston Area Traditional Dance Society" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "NACDS Contra Dance" details = """ Every 2nd & 4th Saturday starting 2024. Contra Dance in the gym at Faith Presbyterian Church, Huntsville, AL. Newcomers at 6:30pm; dance 7 pm Central time. Check Facebook for updated info under North Alabama Country Dance Society. Wear soft-soled shoes and bring your own resealable water container. Members $10;  non-members $15.""" links = ["https://cdss.org/event/north-alabama-country-dance-society-contra-dance/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:30:00-05:00" end = "2024-06-08T23:00:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "AL" city = "Huntsville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "$10-$15" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.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. $15 for non-members; $12 for members; 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-2022-12-10/2024-06-08/", "https://cdss.org/event/zesty-contra-dance/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:00:00-06:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:00:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "$12-$15" organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance" source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml" [[events]] name = "San Luis Obispo Monthly Contra Dance" details = "Live music and gender-neutral calling at the monthly contra dance in San Luis Obispo, CA. Dances are monthly on the 2nd Saturday. 6:30 lesson, dancing until 9:30." links = ["https://www.cccds.org/schedule/", "https://cdss.org/event/san-luis-obispo-monthly-contra-dance/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T18:30:00-07:00" end = "2024-06-08T21:30:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "San Luis Obispo" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$10" organisation = "Central Coast Country Dance Society" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "2nd Saturdays Contra Dance" details = """ Covid precautions are suspended indefinitely! We will continue to monitor potential exposures at PCDC events and adjust policies as needed. Refer to the PCDC Covid policy for details. 7:00 pm newcomer/refresher lesson 7:30 pm dancing starts 10:30 dancing ends Some dancers head to a pub for “afters”—all are welcome! For more current information and last-minute changes, see the PCDC calendar.""" links = ["https://portlandcountrydance.org/upcoming/", "https://cdss.org/event/portland-country-dance-community-2nd-saturdays-contra-dance/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:00:00-07:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:30:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "OR" city = "Portland" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$6-$20" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Sacramento Contra Dance" details = """ Contra Dancing in Sacramento! Every 2nd and 4th Saturday, 7-10PM, at 4623 T St., Sacramento. Check our website for details. Cost: $12 for adults; $8 for college students with ID; $5 for dancers under 18; $25 maximum for families (cash or check). If cost is the only thing preventing you being being there, please talk to the greeters at the door.""" links = ["https://sactocds.wordpress.com/", "https://cdss.org/event/sacramento-ca-contra-dance-2nd-and-4th-saturdays/2024-06-08/"] start = "2024-06-08T19:00:00-07:00" end = "2024-06-08T22:00:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Sacramento" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "$5-$12" organisation = "Sacramento Country Dance Society" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "TADAMS 2nd Sunday Afternoon Contra Dance" details = "Join the Richmond VA contra dance, hosted by TADAMS, in the beautiful historic Ginter Hall on 2nd Sunday afternoons. Beginner lesson at 1:45pm; dance from 2:30-5:30. Check our full calendar for caller and band details. Admission is $15 non-members, $10 members and students, children under 13 are free." links = ["https://cdss.org/event/tadams-2nd-sunday-afternoon-contra-dance/2024-06-09/"] start = "2024-06-09T13:45:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-09T17:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "VA" city = "Richmond" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$10-$15" organisation = "TADAMS (Traditional American Dance and Music Society)" cancelled = true source = "events/usa/cdss.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-2020-12-04-2022-03-18/2024-06-21/"] start = "2024-06-21T19:00:00-06:00" end = "2024-06-21T22:30:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$10-$15" organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance" source = "events/usa/boulder.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-2020-12-04-2022-03-18/2024-07-05/"] start = "2024-07-05T19:00:00-06:00" end = "2024-07-05T22:30:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$10-$15" organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance" source = "events/usa/boulder.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" [[events]] name = "ContraCopia" links = ["http://www.thursdaycontra.com/contracopia/"] start_date = "2024-11-30" end_date = "2024-11-30" country = "USA" state = "PA" city = "Philadelphia" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Ice Cream Truckers", "Stove Dragon"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"