--- events: - name: Harvest Moon links: - "https://www.sbcds.org/hm/" start_date: 2023-10-13 end_date: 2023-10-15 country: USA state: CA city: Santa Barbara styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Stringrays - Eloise & Co. callers: - Will Mentor - Jacqui Grennan price: $70-$175 organisation: Santa Barbara Contra Dance Society source: events/usa/sbcds.yaml - name: Balance the Bay details: "Balance the Bay is a high-power contra weekend in San Francisco, located just 2000 feet from the ocean, overlooking Lake Merced. Hot dancing in the cool ocean breeze! This year we feature Riptide and Countercurrent, with gender-neutral calling by Jacqui Grennan and Maia McCormick. Lots of space, lots of parking, lots of food, lots of fun! Register now." links: - "https://bacds.org/camps/btb2024/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/367690706325047/" - "https://cdss.org/event/balance-the-bay-san-francisco-contra-weekend/" start: "2024-08-16T19:00:00-07:00" end: "2024-08-18T17:00:00-07:00" country: USA state: CA city: San Francisco styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Riptide - Countercurrent callers: - Jacqui Grennan - Maia McCormick organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml - name: Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend details: "Please join us on November 1-3, 2024, for our 8th Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend, in beautiful Monterey, California! \nOur amazing talent will be:\nJoyride! from Portland, Oregon and Stomp Rocket\nwith callers Will Mentor and Jacqui Grennan! \n(Joyride is: George Penk, Erik Weburg, Sue Songer & Jeff Kerssen-Griep)\n(Stomp Rocket is: Dave Langford, Glen Loper & Bethany Waickman) \n\nDance with us Friday night through Sunday night in beautiful Monterey, CA\nThe Monterey YMCA is an airy WWII-era wooden USO dance hall\nHealthy light snacks will be provided every day, all day, with tables indoors and out\nWe continue to have a policy of masks being strongly recommended but not required.  All dancers and staff will need to present a negative COVID test upon first arrival at the hall (once for the weekend). We will have COVID tests available for purchase, and good quality paper masks will be available for free, for those who would like to use them We will also work to ensure good ventilation in the hall, no matter the weather\nCancellation policy: full refund, if requested, for any reason." links: - "http://montereycontradance.org/foggy-moon.html" - "https://cdss.org/event/foggy-moon-contra-dance-weekend/" start_date: 2024-11-01 end_date: 2024-11-03 country: USA state: CA city: Monterey styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Joyride - Stomp Rocket callers: - Jacqui Grennan - Will Mentor organisation: Monterey Country Dance Community source: events/usa/cdss.yaml