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events:
  - name: York Region English Country Dancers
    details: "English Country Dance in central York Region (Ontario, Canada)! Beginners welcome; all dances taught; you don’t need to bring a partner. Admission by donation; your first class is free. Join us on the first, third, and (when there is one) fifth Saturday of the month from 2:00 to 4:00. (Please check the website for possible last-minute changes.)"
    links:
      - "http://www.yrecd.ca/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/york-region-english-country-dancers/2025-06-07/"
    start: "2025-06-07T14:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-07T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Newmarket
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: donation
    organisation: York Region English Country Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-06-09T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-09T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: TECDA Friday Evening Dance
    details: "Come and join us every Friday for an evening of dance with our talented callers: \nDave Berman, Cathy Campbell, Alan Rosenthal, Walter Zagorski. \nMasks are optional. Please bring your dancing shoes, water bottle and come and enjoy an evening of English Country Dancing. \nemail: info@tecda.ca"
    links:
      - "https://www.tecda.ca/weekly_dances.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/tecda-friday-evening-dance/2025-06-13/"
    start: "2025-06-13T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-13T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    callers:
      - Alan Rosenthal
      - Cathy Campbell
      - Dave Berman
      - Walter Zagorski
    price: $10
    organisation: Toronto English Country Dance Assembly (TECDA)
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-06-16T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-16T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-06-23T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-23T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-06-30T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-30T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-07-07T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-07-07T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-07-14T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-07-14T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-07-21T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-07-21T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-07-28T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-07-28T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-08-04T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-08-04T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-08-11T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-08-11T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-08-18T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-08-18T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Mini-bal
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/events"
    start: "2025-08-25T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-08-25T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Big Branch Festival
    links:
      - "https://www.balfolktoronto.com/bigbranch"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/2831034740401608/"
      - "https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/big-branch-balfolk-gathering--2025"
    start: "2025-09-05T16:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-09-07T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Bancroft
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Corentin Boizot-Blaise
      - Dixit
      - Hypnosis Negative
      - Naragonia
      - Tangi Lion
    price: $250-$350
    organisation: Balfolk Toronto
    source: events/canada/toronto.yaml
  - name: Chehalis Contra Dance Camp
    details: "Join us at Hatzic Lake for the Chehalis contra dance camp. We feed you and give you a bed; all you have to do is dance, play music, and visit with friends. This year we have callers Jeremy Korr and Koren Wake; and bands Joyride and The Free Raisins."
    links:
      - "https://chehalisdancecamp.com/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/chehalis-contra-dance-camp/"
    start: "2025-09-19T18:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2025-09-21T15:00:00-07:00"
    country: Canada
    state: BC
    city: Vancouver
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Joyride
      - The Free Raisins
    callers:
      - Jeremy Korr
      - Koren Wake
    price: $300-$450
    organisation: Chehalis Contra Dance Camp (Vancouver Contra Dance)
    source: events/usa/cdss.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