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events:
  - name: Contrabridge
    details: "Join us for our contra dance with Bearded Dragons with calling from Sarah Trop.\n\nFrom fire and darkness rise the mighty Bearded Dragons. Blending traditional and electronic styles, they are pioneers of Techno Contra, Techno Playford, and Electro Folk in general, at the very cutting edge of folk dance music. They are fiddle playing behemoth Benjamin Rowe (also found rampaging in Contrasaurus); and bellows, keys and synths monster Vic Smith (known also in Double Dichotomy and Ceilidh Experiment). Using both traditional instruments and sounds, with live hardware synthesisers, Bearded Dragons weave a musical experience that is entirely unique.\n\nSarah Trop is a lifelong contra dancer and energetic caller based in San Francisco. She is a strong proponent of a safe and inclusive dance floor, and her steady calling will guide everyone through her varied programs with ease."
    links:
      - "https://contrabridge.org/events/2025-09/"
    start: "2025-09-27T19:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2025-09-27T23:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Cambridge
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bearded Dragons
    callers:
      - Sarah Trop
    price: £7-£15
    organisation: Contrabridge
    source: events/uk/contrabridge.yaml
  - name: ruffContra
    links:
      - "https://ruffceilidhs.org/"
    start: "2026-02-21T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2026-02-21T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Cardiff
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bearded Dragons
    callers:
      - Charlie Turner
    price: £5-£12
    organisation: ruffCeilidhs
    source: events/uk/cardiff.yaml
  - name: Electric Folk Dance Party
    links:
      - "https://electricfolkdance.party/"
    start_date: 2026-10-09
    end_date: 2026-10-11
    country: UK
    city: Hope
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Apolkalypse
      - Bearded Dragons
      - Portmanteau
    organisation: Electric Folk Dance Party
    source: events/uk/hathersage.yaml