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events:
  - name: Berkeley English Dance
    details: "BACDS (Bay Area Country Dance Society) presents dances every Thursday night (except holidays) at \nChrist Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA. \nContra dancing happens on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Thursday of the month, from 8pm to 10:30pm. \nEnglish Country Dancing happens on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, from 7:45pm to 10pm. \nBoth are are preceded by beginners’ lessons. \nIn addition, there is an experienced English dance on the 4th Saturday of the month from 7:30pm to 10pm at the same location. \nDetails at our website. \nWe also have Facebook groups: \n\nBerkeley Contra Dance\nBerkeley English Country Dance"
    links:
      - "https://bacds.org/series/english/berkeley_wed/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/berkeley-ca-contra-and-english-dances/2024-05-23/"
    start: "2024-05-23T19:15:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-05-23T22:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Berkeley
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $6-$25
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Friday Night English Dance
    details: "For details about venue, callers, musicians, COVID policies, please go to our website, or email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org \nSliding scale: $7 – $20."
    links:
      - "https://portlandcountrydance.org/upcoming/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/pcdc-friday-night-english-dance-2/2024-05-24/"
    start: "2024-05-24T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-05-24T22:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: OR
    city: Portland
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $7-$20
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Mendocino English Country Dance
    details: "Fourth Saturday of every month (check our calendar for occasional date changes). \nLive music with Take a Dance, the Mendocino English Country Dance Orchestra. \nDances taught and prompted by alternating local and guest callers.  \nFun and friendly dancers welcome newcomers in an inclusive and enjoyable environment. Everyone gets to dance!"
    links:
      - "https://www.mendoecd.org/event/monthly-2022-05-28-2022-06-25-2022-07-23-2022-08-27-2022-09-24-2022-10-22-2022-11-26-2022-12-24-2023-05-27-2023-06-24-2023-12-23-2024-05-25/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/mendocino-english-country-dance/2024-05-25/"
    start: "2024-05-25T19:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-25T22:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Caspar
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Take a Dance
    price: $15
    organisation: Mendocino English Country Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: ECD Atlanta Regular Dance
    details: "How do I love ECD? Let me count the ways….\nThere is something for everyone!\nSome people love ECD for the music—we dance to beautiful tunes taken from classical arrangements, old ballads, and the modern era. Others love ECD for its uncomplicated moves that are chained together to form intricate, lyrical patterns. And almost everyone loves ECD for the communal dance experience, which can be energizing, mesmerizing, and just plain fun! \nNo dance partner necessary!\nDon’t have a dance partner to bring with you? No problem! Just come alone. ECDA culture is that couples change partners at the end of every dance and no one sits out unless they want to. \nNo experience necessary!\nNever tried this before? No problem! Unlike in the movies, every ECDA dance starts with a walkthrough, during which the caller teaches the dancers what to do, and then continues to “Call” (give instruction and prompt the moves) throughout the entire dance. And, like other new skills, the terminology and moves used in ECD get easier with time and practice. Regular ECDA dances are beginner friendly and the atmosphere is supportive of new dancers. \nNo fancy uniforms!\nYou may have seen ECD on TV before but English Country Dance in the 21st century is not all Regency Balls and period costumes (although there is certainly a time and a place for that—check out these suggestions for the Saturday night Ball at each year’s Fandango! dance weekend). No special clothing is needed for our regular ECDA dances other than clean, soft-soled shoes that won’t scruff up the dance floor. \nSee for yourself. Here are clips of a group of ECDA dancers practicing in advance for the Saturday night Ball to be held during Fandango! 2015. Clips show the “walk through” and then the dance itself with calling by Everett Lunsford and music by ‘Round Robbin: Robbin Marcus (piano), Dave Marcus (concertina), and Meredith Doster (flute)."
    links:
      - "https://ecdatlanta.org/schedule.htm"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/ecd-atlanta-regular-dance/2024-05-26/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-atlanta-2nd-4th-5th-sundays-3/"
    start: "2024-05-26T14:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-05-26T17:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: GA
    city: Atlanta
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Merriment
    callers:
      - Seth Tepfer
    price: $9
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml