[[events]] name = "Lancaster Contra Dance" details = """ All ages are welcome! Bring the whole family, or come on your own! No partner or prior dance experience necessary! Bringing a water bottle is encouraged. Cost: sliding scale $12-20+ cash only. Children 13 or younger dance FREE! A practice lesson is included in admission and takes place at 6:15pm before each dance. If you can count to 4 and walk, you can do this dance! See our website for details and information about location, live musicians, and other dances in south central PA.""" links = ["https://lancastercontra.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/lancaster-pa-contra-dance-2/2024-05-18/"] start = "2024-05-18T18:15:00-04:00" end = "2024-05-18T22:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "PA" city = "Lancaster" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$12-$20" organisation = "Lancaster Contra Dance" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Montpelier Contra Dance & Waltzing" 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. Special waltzing session with SpringTide before the contra dance.""" links = ["https://cdss.org/event/montpelier-contra-dance-waltzing/", "https://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing/", "https://cdss.org/event/montpelier-contra-dance/2024-05-18/"] start = "2024-05-18T19:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-05-18T23:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "VT" city = "Berlin" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["SpringTide"] price = "$5-$20" organisation = "Montpelier Contra Dance" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "South Florida Contradance" details = """ Enjoying contra dance You’ll be smiling and laughing. No partner is necessary. Lesson at the beginning. Wear casual clothes and soft soled shoes. Age range 10-100 Dances are called. Put the phone down and destress your life.""" links = ["https://www.facebook.com/events/1492896184639315/", "https://cdss.org/event/south-florida-contradance/2024-05-18/"] start = "2024-05-18T19:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-05-18T21:30:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "FL" city = "Boca Raton" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Keeping it Reel"] price = "$5-$10" organisation = "CDSS" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contra at Guiding Star Grange" details = """ The Moving Violations are: Van Kaynor (fiddle, feet), Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin, percussion), and Eric Eid-Reiner (piano). Caller varies each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. Schedule: Newcomers workshop 7:30-8:00 p.m. Contra dance 8:00-11:00 p.m. Cost: $12-20 sliding scale ($10 for students and children, $8 for under 13) at the door. Calling terms: Gender-neutral terms (usually larks and robins) are used at the 3rd Saturday dance. There is no preregistration or verified dancer list for the 3rd Sat. dance. There is also no attendance cap. See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy.""" links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/third-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-18/"] start = "2024-05-18T19:30:00-04:00" end = "2024-05-18T23:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Greenfield" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Moving Violations"] price = "$8-$20" organisation = "Van Kaynor" 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/2024-05-18/"] start = "2024-05-18T18:40:00-07:00" end = "2024-05-18T22:00:00-07:00" 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 = "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" [[events]] 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" [[events]] 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" [[events]] 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" [[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 = "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"