---
events:
  - name: Whitewater Whirl
    links:
      - "https://www.footmad.org/whirl"
    start: "2023-05-05T18:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-05-07T13:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: WV
    city: Fayetteville
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Playing with Fyre
      - Trillium
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Terry Doyle
    price: $60-$110
    organisation: Friends of Old Time Music and Dance of Kanawha Valley (FOOTMAD)
    source: events/usa/fayetteville.yaml
  - name: Whitewater Whirl
    details: "The Whitewater Whirl returns for its 17th year in West Virginia’s New River Gorge area. Gaye Fifer and Janine Smith call to the tunes of Hot Coffee Breakdown: Tom Cunningham (fiddle), Luis de Leon (percussion/harmonica), Kate Sanders (keyboard)—and Brazenkeys, with Tadhg Ó Meachair (all-Ireland champion on accordion), Joanna Hyde (fiddle), and Eric Schedler (piano). \nNew Deal-era dance hall with suspended wooden floor, free tent camping or dorm style bunks, motels and B&Bs in area, meal plan available. Register at WhitewaterWhirl.org. \nSponsored by Kanawha Valley Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (FOOTMAD). \n$115, under 30 $75"
    links:
      - "https://www.footmad.org/whirl"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/whitewater-whirl-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2024-05-03T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-05T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: WV
    city: Fayetteville
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Brazenkeys
      - Hot Coffee Breakdown
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
      - Janine Smith
    price: $75-$115
    organisation: Kanawha Valley Friends of Old Time Music and Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss_2024.yaml
  - name: Contradancers Delight Holiday
    links:
      - "http://www.contradancersdelight.com/"
    start_date: 2024-12-26
    end_date: 2025-01-01
    country: USA
    state: WV
    city: Morgantown
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Toss the Possum
      - Spintuition
      - Buzz Band
    callers:
      - Bob Isaacs
      - Terry Doyle
      - Warren Doyle
      - Devin Pohly
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Whitewater Whirl
    details: "Join FOOTMAD for the 18th annual Whitewater Whirl Contra Dance Weekend in West Virginia’s scenic New River Gorge area. \nOur bands are Supertrad, a regular on the dance weekend circuit, featuring Sam Bartlett (banjo), Eric Schedler (piano and accordion), and Owen Morrison (guitar and foot percussion) and The Johns featuring Ruby John (fiddle), John Warstler (guitar), and Budd Greenman (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle, percussion). \nOur callers are the well-traveled Darlene Underwood from Cincinnati and Michael Karcher, now based in Allentown, PA. \nOur talented sound engineer, Hanno Meingast, will be making the music in the hall sound great. \nTwo evening contra dances, contra dance sessions during the day plus a late-night techno-contra, waltz, squares, English Country and Kerry Sets. We’ll be dancing in our wood and stone New Deal-era hall with suspended wooden floor and barn doors opened or closed to suite the weather. The calling terms will be larks and robins. \nCabin accommodation or camping is included in the weekend price. The camp will open Thursday night for early arrivals and stay open Sunday night for late departures. Online registration starts December 1 on our website."
    links:
      - "https://www.footmad.org/whirl"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1053543309886331/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/whitewater-whirl-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2025-05-02T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-05-04T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: WV
    city: Fayetteville
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Supertrad
      - The Johns
    callers:
      - Darlene Underwood
      - Michael Karcher
    price: $75-$130
    organisation: Friends of Old Time Music and Dance of Kanawha Valley (FOOTMAD)
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Contradancers Delight Holiday
    links:
      - "http://www.contradancersdelight.com/"
    start_date: 2025-12-26
    end_date: 2025-12-31
    country: USA
    state: WV
    city: Morgantown
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Toss the Possum
      - Spintuition
      - Buzz Band
      - George Paul
    callers:
      - Terry Doyle
      - Bob Isaacs
      - Devin Pohly
      - Warren Doyle
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml