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events:
  - name: Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Kweebec
    details: "Cascade of Music & Dance at Camp Kweebec, just northwest of Philadelphia, is a full week of music, art, and community celebrating the living traditions of song and dance. \nThis week brings the whole singing Amidon family together on staff: singing leaders and music educators Peter and Mary Alice, who met at a CDSS camp in the 1970s; master musician Sam Amidon, who has taken his community-oriented folk music roots out into the world of performance art; and Stefan Amidon, who has followed in his parents’ footsteps as music educator for the young and singing leader for all. \nAdd to this seasoned players who have inspired generations of musicians (Danny Noveck and Karen Axelrod), musicians and teachers who grew up in musical families (Sophie Wellington, Anna Patton, Elvie Miller, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Sally Jablonsky), some great callers with a wealth of knowledge about the craft (Joanna Reiner Wilkinson and Mary Wesley) plus ethnomusicologist/instrumentalist/singing leader/songwriter Brian Dolphin and lyrical fiddler and tunesmith Ben Schreiber and you’ve got the makings for a very special week! \nChildren attend classes with their age group in the morning, where they sing, craft, dance, and play, while the older campers attend their choice of dances, harmony singing workshops, step-dance instruction, and a class for budding callers. Twice a day, the whole camp comes together for a community dance and a gathering for games, stories, participatory songs, and staff and camper performances. After the kids are paraded to bed by the pied piper, watched over by roving monitors, more dancing and late night activities commence. \nIf you are looking to dance the week away to phenomenal music, or to build your repertoire or deepen your knowledge of traditional music, or wish you had more time to make art and sing, or if you are simply looking to make some connections with a fantastic group of people in this fractured world, then make your way to Cascade!"
    links:
      - "https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/cascade-of-music-dance-at-kweebec/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/cascade-of-music-dance-at-camp-kweebec/"
    start: "2025-08-11T16:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-08-17T10:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: PA
    city: Schwenksville
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
      - Mary Wesley
    price: $750-$1400
    organisation: Country Dance & Song Society
    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: Head for the Hills
    details: "A getaway weekend of dance, music and song at Camp Harlam near Kresgeville, PA in the Poconos, with many of your favorite musicians, callers, and workshop leaders. Sponsored by Princeton Country Dancers."
    links:
      - "http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/about-hfth"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/head-for-the-hills/"
    start_date: 2025-11-07
    end_date: 2025-11-09
    country: USA
    state: PA
    city: Kunkletown
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $140-$240
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: ContraCopia
    links:
      - "http://www.thursdaycontra.com/contracopia/"
    start_date: 2025-11-28
    end_date: 2025-11-30
    country: USA
    state: PA
    city: Philadelphia
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - River Road
      - Northwoods
      - Midnight on the Water
    callers:
      - Janine Smith
      - Qwill Duvall
      - Michael Karcher
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml