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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
  - 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. \nA 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. \nStaff 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
  - name: Dance Camp North
    details: "The Dam Beavers with caller Jeremy Korr \nDance Camp North is the signature weekend event of the Contra Borealis Dancers.  It takes place on Labor Day weekend each year.  There is a dance in Fairbanks Friday evening followed by a dance weekend at the Lost Lake Boy Scout Camp about 60 minutes south of Fairbanks. \nExcellent food, cabins or tent accommodations and bathrooms provided, but you bring your own bedding, up to 110 people enjoy the rural settings with a dance hall, workshop rooms, swimming or boating on Lost Lake, and nice fall hiking with great views of the Tanana River basin. Aurora viewing is a definite possibility."
    links:
      - "https://contraborealis.org/dance-camp-north/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/dance-camp-north-2025/"
    start_date: 2025-08-29
    end_date: 2025-09-01
    country: USA
    state: AK
    city: Fairbanks
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Dam Beavers
    callers:
      - Jeremy Korr
    organisation: Contra Borealis Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - 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 \n\nThe Dam Beavers (Ben Schreiber, Scotty Leach, Ness Smith-Savedoff)\nTopspin (Anna Patton, Owen Morrison, Emily Troll, Stefan Amidon)\n\nwith calling by \n\nGaye Fifer and\n\nWill Mentor\n\nWatch this space for more details as they become known. Registration is expected to open by summer. \n$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
  - name: Atlanta Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "https://adw.contradance.org/"
    start_date: 2025-11-07
    end_date: 2025-11-09
    country: USA
    state: GA
    city: Atlanta
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
      - The Dam Beavers
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Cis Hinkle
    organisation: ContraATL
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: "Atlanta Dance Weekend: Contra Fantasia"
    details: "Calling all Dancing Pirates, Magicians, Mermaids, Vampires, Elves, Ogres, Fairy Princesses, and Sorcerer’s Apprentices… Step into a world of rhythm and revelry November 7–9, 2025 starring the Dam Beavers and River Road, with Alex Deis Lauby and Cis Hinkle. Fanciful costumes on Saturday night encouraged; joy all weekend guaranteed!"
    links:
      - "https://adw.contradance.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/atlanta-dance-weekend-2025-contra-fantasia/"
    start_date: 2025-11-07
    end_date: 2025-11-09
    country: USA
    state: GA
    city: Atlanta
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
      - The Dam Beavers
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Cis Hinkle
    organisation: ContraATL
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Contra Carnivale
    links:
      - "https://contracarnivale.org/"
    start_date: 2026-01-16
    end_date: 2026-01-18
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Luis Obispo
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Red Case Band
      - Topspin
      - The Dam Beavers
    callers:
      - Jacqui Grennan
      - Jean Gorrindo
      - Michael Karcher
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Carolina Meltdown
    details: "Contra Dance Weekend sponsored by Charlotte Contra Dancers. Held at Camp Thunderbird, Lake Wylie, SC"
    links:
      - "https://www.charlottecontradance.org/carolina-meltdown"
    start: "2026-03-20T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2026-03-22T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: SC
    city: Lake Wylie
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Dam Beavers
      - Engine Room
    callers:
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - Cis Hinkle
    organisation: Charlotte Contra Dancers
    source: events/usa/charlotte.yaml
  - name: Pigtown Fling
    links:
      - "https://www.pigtownfling.com/"
    start_date: 2026-03-27
    end_date: 2026-03-29
    country: USA
    state: OH
    city: Cincinatti
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Kingfisher
      - The Dam Beavers
    callers:
      - Wendy Graham
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml