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events:
  - name: Dancing Bears Dance Camp
    details: "The Dancing Bears Dance Camp is held every Memorial Day Weekend at King’s Lake Camp in Wasilla, Alaska. Our next camp will be May 23-26, 2025 with calling by Will Mentor and Lindsey Dono and music by River Road (Jesse Ball, Sarah-Hadley Yakir, Kristin Planeaux) and Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings (Rhys Jones, Nogosee Fields, Mandy King, Brian DeMarcus)."
    links:
      - "https://www.thedancingbears.org/dance-camp-1"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/dancing-bears-dance-camp/"
    start_date: 2025-05-23
    end_date: 2025-05-26
    country: USA
    state: AK
    city: Wasilla
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Rhys Jones and the Imaginary Beings
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Lindsey Dono
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: The Dancing Bears
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Chain Reaction
    links:
      - "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chainreactiondance/1462651"
    start: "2025-05-30T18:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-01T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: ME
    city: Surry
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Drive Train
      - Engine Room
    callers:
      - Alyssa Adkins
      - Will Mentor
    price: $80-$120
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Roanoke Railroader
    links:
      - "http://www.roanokerailroader.com/"
    start_date: 2025-07-03
    end_date: 2025-07-06
    country: USA
    state: VA
    city: Salem
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Toss the Possum
      - The Latter Day Lizards
      - Rushfest
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Gaye Fifer
    price: $95-$160
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Ashokan Northern Week
    links:
      - "https://ashokancenter.org/product/northern-week-2025/"
    start: "2025-07-13T13:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-07-19T14:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Olivebridge
    styles:
      - contra
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Lighthouse
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Susan Kevra
      - John Krumm
    price: $585-$1035
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Balance the Bay
    details: "Hot dancing in the cool summer ocean breeze! Featuring The Latter Day Lizards and River Road, with gender-neutral calling by Will Mentor and Alex Deis-Lauby. Registration opens May 11. \nFor more information, email balancethebay@gmail.com."
    links:
      - "https://bacds.org/camps/btb2025/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/balance-the-bay-san-francisco/"
    start: "2025-08-15T19:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2025-08-17T18:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Francisco
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
      - The Latter Day Lizards
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Rocky Mountain Rendezvous
    links:
      - "https://cfootmad.org/rendezvous"
    start: "2025-08-29T18:00:00-06:00"
    end: "2025-09-01T13:30:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: CO
    city: Boulder
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Stove Dragon
      - Spintuition
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: ContraStock
    links:
      - "https://fsgw.org/contrastock"
    start: "2025-09-07T13:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-09-07T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MD
    city: Glen Echo
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Good Company
      - The Gigmeisters
      - Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Will Mentor
      - Rick Mohr
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Feet Retreat
    links:
      - "https://www.feetretreat.com/feet-retreat-2025/"
    start_date: 2025-09-19
    end_date: 2025-09-21
    country: USA
    state: NC
    city: Ellerbe
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Supertrad
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Cis Hinkle
      - Emily Rush
      - Gaye Fifer
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Adirondack Dance Weekend
    details: "A weekend of Contra, English Country and Balfolk dancing, tucked into the Adirondack Mountains on the shores of Lake George. Featuring Will Mentor, River Road, Gaye Fifer and more to be announced. Dance, sing, jam, hike, swim, kayak and more."
    links:
      - "https://www.danceflurry.org/adirondack-dance-weekend/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/adirondack-dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2025-09-26
    end_date: 2025-09-28
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: Silver Bay
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
      - Lighthouse
      - Eloise & Co.
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: DanceFlurry
    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: Contra NYC
    links:
      - "https://www.contradance.nyc/"
    start: "2025-10-24T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-10-26T17:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: NY
    city: New York
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Red Case Band
      - Kingfisher
      - Some Assembly Required
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Hey Fever
    links:
      - "http://www.ottawacontra.ca/heyFever/"
    start: "2025-10-31T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-11-02T15:00:00-05:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Ottawa
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Good Company
      - River Road
    callers:
      - Mary Wesley
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: Ottawa Contra Dance
    source: events/usa/trycontra.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