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events:
  - name: Fire Ant Frolic
    details: "Join us for a lovely weekend of music, friendship and dancing! Steve Zakon-Anderson will be calling to the music of Northwoods. Featuring Casey Murray, Molly Tucker and Sam Zakon-Anderson. We’ll have workshops, dance parties, Sunday potluck brunch, more! Convenient location, lots of parking and nearby restaurants. For more information, visit fireantfrolic.org"
    links:
      - "http://www.fireantfrolic.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/fire-ant-frolic-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2025-11-14
    end_date: 2025-11-16
    country: USA
    state: TX
    city: Austin
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Northwoods
    callers:
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: 75th National Square Dance Convention
    details: "Enjoy several days of contra dancing at the 75th National Square Dance Convention in Waco, TX June 24-27, 2026. \nNote: Contra callers who register by Dec 31, 2025 and indicate their interest on the registration form can be scheduled to call contra dances or other traditional formations at this national convention, which will have 3,000 attendees!   \nRegistration is $80 for adults until May 1, 2026, when it increases to $95. \nRegister on our website. The contra hall schedule (which might include you as a caller!) will be posted in the Spring of 2026 on the Contralab Facebook page."
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/contra-hall-at-the-75th-national-square-dance-convention/"
    start_date: 2026-06-24
    end_date: 2026-06-27
    country: USA
    state: TX
    city: Waco
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $80-$95
    organisation: Contralab
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml