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events:
  - name: Montpelier Contra Dance
    details: "Montpelier Contra Dance with callers and bands that perform regionally and nationally—see website or Facebook events\nBeginners, singles, and all ages are welcome; all dances are taught.\nGender-neutral role terms (Larks and Robins)\nNewcomers lesson 7:40 pm. Dancing 8-11pm.\nPlease bring clean soft-soled shoes.\nMasks optional / Excellent ventilation with open windows and ceiling exhaust fan (bring a sweater in cooler months)\nMore info at our website. \n$12 adults, $5 kids/low-income, $20 dance supporters.\nQuestions? 802-225-8921 or cdu.tim@gmail.com\nDancing 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays year round"
    links:
      - "https://capitalcitygrange.org/dancing/contradancing/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/montpelier-contra-dance/2025-06-07/"
    start: "2025-06-07T19:40:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-07T23:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Berlin
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $5-$20
    organisation: Montpelier Contra Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Cabot Community Contra Dance
    details: "The Cabot Community Contra Dance is a distinctly beginner-friendly and family-friendly dance held every 2nd Friday, September–June. Our rotating Vermont callers use gender-free terminology, with music provided by The Usual Suspects, a great group of local musicians, and sit-ins are welcome! We have a lovely wooden-floored space in the Cabot Town Hall.  \nAdmission is on a sliding scale, $5-10 suggested, but nobody is turned away for lack of funds. Masks are welcomed but not required, and we ask that you bring some clean, dry shoes to change into, if it’s snowy or wet out."
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/cabot-community-contra-dance/2025-06-13/"
    start: "2025-06-13T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-13T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Cabot
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Usual Suspects
    price: $5-$10
    organisation: Cabot Community Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Across the Lake
    details: "Joseph Pimentel calls to music by Bare Necessities (Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline Schwab). Friday night welcome dance, Saturday afternoon workshops (likely to include a challenging/advanced session for experienced dancers plus a review session for all for the evening gala), and Saturday night dress-up gala. Pre-registration required; registration opens mid-February 2025. You can register to pay for the entire weekend or for individual sessions."
    links:
      - "http://burlingtoncountrydancers.org/across-the-lake/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/across-the-lake-english-country-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2025-06-13T20:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-14T23:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Colchester
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Bare Necessities
    callers:
      - Joseph Pimentel
    organisation: Burlington Country Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: "Brattleboro Bal Folk: Jam & Dance"
    details: "Come dance and hang out with us in this beautiful pavilion just a few minutes outside of Brattleboro, VT! \n4:30-5:45 Jam Session\n5:45-6:30 Bring your own picnic\n6:30-9 Dance Party \nwith Eloise & Co.\nBecky Tracy, fiddle & Rachel Bell, accordion \nFun, easy dances from France. Live music. Family-friendly. \nAll dances taught. No experience necessary \nWant a glimpse? Bottle This Stuff"
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/brattleboro-bal-folk-jam-dance-at-the-guilford-park-pavilion/"
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
      - "https://www.bandsintown.com/e/106214437"
    start: "2025-06-15T16:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-06-15T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guilford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Pavilion Bal Folk
    links:
      - "https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/calendar"
    start: "2025-06-15T17:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2025-06-15T20:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Guildford
    styles:
      - balfolk
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Eloise & Co.
    price: $12-$25
    organisation: Brattleboro Bal Folk
    source: events/usa/guilford.yaml