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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/2024-06-13/"
    start: "2024-06-13T19:15:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-06-13T22:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Berkeley
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $6-$25
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: TECDA Friday Evening Dance
    details: "Come and join us every Friday for an evening of dance with our talented callers: \nDave Berman, Cathy Campbell, Alan Rosenthal, Walter Zagorski. \nMasks are optional. Please bring your dancing shoes, water bottle and come and enjoy an evening of English Country Dancing. \nemail: info@tecda.ca"
    links:
      - "https://www.tecda.ca/weekly_dances.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/tecda-friday-evening-dance/2024-06-14/"
    start: "2024-06-14T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-06-14T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Toronto
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    callers:
      - Alan Rosenthal
      - Cathy Campbell
      - Dave Berman
      - Walter Zagorski
    price: $10
    organisation: Toronto English Country Dance Assembly
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Introduction to Austen-era English Country Dance
    details: "Join Monrovia English Country Dance for a special introductory class on dancing in Jane Austen’s time! This beginner-friendly class will teach the basics of English Country Dance as seen in Austen’s novels and their movie adaptations. No partner required, no costume required; all are invited to have a relaxing and fun time. \nDances will be taught by Cara King, who has lectured on Austen-era dancing for JASNA-SW, and taught Regency dance for the Historical Tea & Dance Society, Monrovia ECD, and the Regency Fiction Writers. (Recorded music.)"
    links:
      - "https://cdss.org/event/introduction-to-austen-era-english-country-dance/"
      - "https://monroviaecd.org/"
    start: "2024-06-14T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-06-14T22:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Monrovia
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: false
    price: $5
    organisation: Monrovia English Country Dance
    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-2/2024-06-14/"
    start: "2024-06-14T19:30:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-06-14T22:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: OR
    city: Portland
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: $7-$20
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: The Round Playford ball
    links:
      - "https://round.soc.srcf.net/pball2024"
    start: "2024-06-15T16:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-06-15T21:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Cambridge
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Small Square Band
    price: £15-£20
    organisation: The Round
    source: events/uk/the_round.yaml
  - name: York Region English Country Dancers
    details: "English Country Dance in central York Region (Ontario, Canada)! Beginners welcome; all dances taught; you don’t need to bring a partner. Admission by donation; your first class is free. Join us on the first, third, and (when there is one) fifth Saturday of the month from 2:00 to 4:00. (Please check the website for possible last-minute changes.)"
    links:
      - "http://www.yrecd.ca/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/york-region-english-country-dancers/2024-06-15/"
    start: "2024-06-15T14:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-06-15T16:00:00-04:00"
    country: Canada
    state: Ontario
    city: Newmarket
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    organisation: York Region English Country Dancers
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: The Round club night
    links:
      - "https://round.soc.srcf.net/events"
      - "https://round.soc.srcf.net/diary"
    start: "2024-06-23T20:00:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-06-23T22:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Cambridge
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: £2-£4
    organisation: The Round
    source: events/uk/the_round.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-07-06T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-07-06T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-08-03T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-08-03T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: AberACED
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"
    start: "2024-09-07T14:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-07T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: £3
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/p/dance-diary-experiment.html"
    start: "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2024-09-28T22:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Chris & Julie Dewhurst
    callers:
      - Mike Courthold
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Nottingham Mixed Dance
    links:
      - "https://www.nfdg.org.uk/club_dances.php"
    start: "2024-11-09T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-11-09T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Nottingham
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    callers:
      - Colin Hume
    price: £10
    organisation: Nottingham Folk Dance Group
    source: events/uk/nfdg.yaml
  - name: Friday Folk Saturday Special
    links:
      - "https://fridayfolk.org.uk/"
    start: "2024-11-23T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-11-23T22:30:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: St Albans
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: false
    social: true
    price: £12
    organisation: Friday Folk
    source: events/uk/st_albans_friday_folk.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/p/dance-diary-experiment.html"
    start: "2024-12-14T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-12-14T22:30:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Falconers
    callers:
      - Geoff Cubitt
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Joint Christmas Twmp
    links:
      - "https://aberaced.wordpress.com/calendar/"
    start: "2024-12-20T19:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2024-12-20T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Aberystwyth
    styles:
      - irish-set
      - balfolk
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Hywel Jones
      - Nigel Hardy
      - Keith Ffloyd
      - Ian Hughes
      - John Blanchfield
    price: £2
    organisation: AberACED
    source: events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/p/dance-diary-experiment.html"
    start: "2025-01-18T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2025-01-18T22:30:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Chis & Julie Dewhurst
    callers:
      - Dave Wright
      - Kathryn Wright
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/p/dance-diary-experiment.html"
    start: "2025-03-22T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2025-03-22T22:30:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Nozzy
    callers:
      - Nicola Scott
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/p/dance-diary-experiment.html"
    start: "2025-09-27T19:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2025-09-27T22:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Falconers
    callers:
      - Rhodri Davies
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml
  - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance
    links:
      - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/p/dance-diary-experiment.html"
    start: "2025-12-13T19:30:00+00:00"
    end: "2025-12-13T22:30:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Sytchampton
    styles:
      - ecd
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer
    callers:
      - Ivan Aitken
    price: £8
    organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club
    source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml