ottawa2019.yaml

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---

common:
    _cancelled: &cancelled
        title: !jinja "Cancelled: {{title}}"
        description: !jinja |
            This event has been cancelled.


            {{description}}
        cancelled: true

    _dance: &dance
        title: Ottawa Contra Dance
        time: 7:30pm
        endtime: 11pm
        location: Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
        url: !jinja http://ottawacontra.ca/view/?schedule#{{date|urldate}}
        description: !jinja |
            This dance features {{band}} with {{caller}}.
            {% if youth %}

            Special for this dance: to encourage lots of young dancers to come
            enjoy contra, youth under 30 get in free to this evening dance.
            Tell your friends!
            {% endif %}
            {% if note %}

            {{note}}
            {% endif %}
            {% if montreal %}

            Make it a weekend! There's a dance with the same band and caller in
            Montreal on Sunday.  See http://contramontreal.org/
            {% endif %}

            {{url}}

    _afternoon: &afternoon
        title: !jinja "Ottawa Contra Afternoon Dance: {{topic}}"
        time: 3:30pm
        endtime: 5:30pm
        url: !jinja http://ottawacontra.ca/view/?schedule#{{date|urldate}}
        location: Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
        description: !jinja |
            "{{topic}}" with {{caller}} and music by {{band}}

            {{detail}}
            {% if potluck %}

            There is a pot-luck dinner between the afternoon and evening
            dances, starting at 5:30.  Bring a meal item to share (plus a plate
            & cutlery). These are popular and friendly!
            {% endif %}

    _wednesday: &wednesday
        title: Wednesday Night Contra Dance
        time: 6:45pm
        endtime: 9:30pm
        location: Hintonburg Community Centre, 1064 Wellington St. West
        description: !jinja |
            This is a great mid-week dance with local callers and musicians.
            6:45 — intro to contra; 7:00 — dancing starts.

            Admission: $5

            Everyone is welcome, no dance experience required.  Come alone or
            with friends or family.  What to bring: light casual clothing (it
            gets warm), regular indoor shoes (to protect the floor and for
            comfort dancing), a water bottle (stay hydrated), and a smile!

    _familydance: &family
        title: Family Dance
        time: 3:30pm
        endtime: 5pm
        location: Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
        url: http://www.ottawacontra.ca/view/?familydance
        description: !jinja |
            Young kids dancing with parents, friends, and others.

            Featuring music by {{band}} with dances led by {{caller}}.

            There is always live music and all the kid-accessible dances are
            explained and guided by the caller.  Everyone welcome including
            those without kids.

            After the dance, join us for a pot-luck dinner at 5pm.  Bring
            something to share (and a plate and cutlery) and enjoy dinner with
            other families.

    _community: &community
        title: Ottawa Community Dance
        time: 6:30pm
        endtime: 7:30pm
        location: Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
        url: !jinja http://ottawacontra.ca/view/?schedule#{{date|urldate}}
        description: !jinja |
            Think big barn dance party!  Varied and accessible dances great
            school-aged kids as well as lots of fun for adults!

            The All-Comers Band plays for these dances, and you can join them!

            Community dancers are welcome to stay for the evening contra
            beginner lesson and the first two contra dances (approx. 8:30pm)
            for free.

            {% if potluck %}
            Plus, join us for a pot-luck dinner before the dance at 5:30pm.
            Bring something to share (and a plate and cutlery).
            {% endif %}

            Admission: suggested donation of $5

    _zecd: &zecd
        title: Zesty English Country Dance
        time: 6:30pm
        endtime: 7:30pm
        location: Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
        url: !jinja http://ottawacontra.ca/view/?schedule#{{date|urldate}}
        description: !jinja |
            English dance is similar to contra dance, with some delightful
            differences.

            This dance is held in the upstairs hall.

            Admission: suggested donation of $5

calendar:
    name: Ottawa Contra
    url: http://www.ottawacontra.ca/view/?schedule
    languages: [en]
    organizer:
        cn: Ottawa Contra Dance
        uri: http://ottawacontra.ca
    published:
        url: https://dancecalendars.petersimonyi.ca/ottawa.ics

events:
    - date: Sep 7, 2019
      uid: 0504f410-93fb-4e45-9d49-ba2d953a2b9b
      <<: *dance
      band: Spintuition
      caller: Alex Deis-Lauby
      montreal: true

    - date: Sep 7, 2019
      uid: ce7049d0-27c9-4157-afac-a086363689e4
      <<: *afternoon
      band: Spintuition
      caller: Alex Deis-Lauby
      topic: Contra Flourishes
      detail: Choose from flourishes for swings, petronellas, courtesy turns,
          heys, moves that swap and more. We focus on flow, communication, both
          verbal and non-verbal, safety and consent. Come prepared to see what
          these flourishes are like from both sides! Geared towards
          intermediate and advanced dancers (not suitable for beginners).

    - date: Sep 21, 2019
      uid: 146e3e1f-d5d6-422e-9f34-96853beb7556
      <<: *dance
      band: the Old Sod Band
      caller: Ken Panton

    - date: Sep 21, 2019
      uid: 4c5dab6d-32b8-49f2-b9be-67e7511ed518
      title: Ottawa Contra AGM and Pot-luck
      time: 5:00pm
      endtime: 7:30pm
      location: Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
      description: "We'll start the evening with a pot-luck dinner at 5pm —
      bring food to share, your own plate & cutlery. Then join us for our
      Ottawa Contra AGM at 6pm. Find out what the contra committee has been
      doing all year."

    - date: Oct 5, 2019
      uid: 589a0075-bf0c-40ff-884d-c1a05b8cc96b
      <<: *dance
      band: Golden
      caller: Adina Gordon
      montreal: true

    - date: Oct 5, 2019
      uid: a6eb77f9-5115-4445-b25b-3b1dd4d6e71c
      <<: *zecd

    - date: Oct 19, 2019
      uid: 5d36d8a5-49db-4b4b-a9e7-0f1a5c1b0f01
      <<: *dance
      band: Maivish
      caller: Catherine Burns
      youth: true

    - date: Oct 23, 2019
      uid: 6c808963-0dec-4bb5-99f0-5ff3dbc5a70f
      <<: *wednesday

    - title: Hey Fever! Contra dance weekend
      uid: fe153eb9-3493-49e1-8806-915ac5a84ad7
      start: 2019-11-01 7:00pm
      end: 2019-11-03 3:45pm
      location: Churchill Seniors Recreation Centre, 345 Richmond Rd., Ottawa
      url: http://www.ottawacontra.ca/heyFever/
      description: "Our very own dance weekend!

      Important: Registration is required.  You cannot purchase tickets at the
      door on Saturday night.  Sign up early, as this has sold out in past
      years.
     
      Registration: http://www.ottawacontra.ca/heyFever/registration.asp"

    - title: Hey Fever! Early registration deadline
      uid: f78bb163-d3da-4994-8ff2-4e897e3c7a29
      start: 2019-09-09 0:00
      url: http://www.ottawacontra.ca/heyFever/registration.asp
      description: !jinja "Regular admission weekend passes cost $11.30 less if
      you buy them before September 9th.

      {{url}}"

    - date: Nov 16, 2019
      uid: 513049bb-9ecd-4ce3-9043-ece06c498ff3
      <<: *dance
      band: Les Quatre Coins
      caller: June Harman

    - date: Nov 27, 2019
      uid: 11dca0d9-314c-435a-a0ce-df6823f46df8
      <<: *wednesday

    - date: Dec 7, 2019
      uid: 52a1a746-b371-49f8-8000-4e0384991a33
      <<: *dance
      band: Turning Stile
      caller: Sarah VanNorstrand

    - date: Dec 7, 2019
      uid: fe6c7d6a-ac61-46d7-8e56-f3ec56e49cce
      <<: *family
      band: Turning Stile
      caller: Sarah VanNorstrand
      potluck: true

    - date: Dec 7, 2019
      uid: bd52b4c1-ba31-47ea-b3de-12126fa51ff8
      <<: *zecd

    - date: Dec 21, 2019
      uid: 1a360e16-b88a-4596-a9eb-4c74f2add898
      <<: *dance
      band: the Old Sod Band
      caller: Catherine Burns
      note: This is our seasonal dance with pot-luck snacks, carols, and other
          fun at the break! Bring a sweet or savory snack to share. Wear red
          and green! Ho ho ho!

    - date: Jan 4, 2020
      uid: fe09712e-0084-4e52-9d6b-5df65414e426
      <<: *dance
      band: Peach Jam
      caller: David Smukler
      note: This is our New Year's Contra Ball! Dress up in your finery  to
          celebrate the new year! We'll dance mostly contras but also a few
          other styles to make it a real party.
      montreal: true

    - date: Jan 18, 2020
      uid: 82041791-8000-427f-bde4-995792a847ab
      <<: *dance
      band: Les Quatre Coins
      caller: Peter Simonyi
      note: Let's celebrate Robbie Burns — wear plaid!

    - date: Jan 18, 2020
      uid: f8578e7e-219d-4eac-926f-8e4e2520a7dd
      <<: *community
      potluck: true

    - date: Feb 1, 2020
      uid: ed333a28-5026-496e-ba1c-1169f08de0cd
      <<: *dance
      band: Cloud Ten
      caller: Luke Donforth
      montreal: true

    - date: Feb 1, 2020
      uid: 0a193205-f4d2-42a2-8863-8ac1a127fc5b
      <<: *afternoon
      band: Cloud Ten
      caller: Luke Donforth
      topic: Challenging Contra Dance
      detail: Warm up your legs and stretch your brain with an afternoon
          session full of advanced dances. And for a little added bonus, there
          will be a few tips on recovery points and how to support each other
          during these tricky dances. This session will both challenge your
          abilities and be VERY fun! Geared towards intermediate and advanced
          dancers (not suitable for beginners).
      potluck: true

    - date: Feb 1, 2020
      uid: 8ca30425-3ad4-4d78-8588-b8406bf3515c
      <<: *zecd

    - date: Feb 15, 2020
      uid: 17f25d53-42fe-46e0-95fb-a89f0edd015e
      <<: *dance
      band: the Old Sod Band
      caller: June Harman

    - date: Feb 26, 2020
      uid: 32882fae-7953-49bb-b49f-bafe1676d1fb
      <<: *wednesday

    - date: Mar 7, 2020
      uid: 5144ebee-e092-4b72-bd7c-c1622d3eb018
      <<: *dance
      band: Max Newman & Audrey Knuth
      caller: Will Mentor
      youth: true
      title: Ottawa Contra Dance (Larks & Robins)
      note: This dance will be called with the gender-free terms Larks &
          Robins.
      montreal: true

    - date: Mar 7, 2020
      uid: 75985163-ea28-4539-b950-6234347a6141
      <<: *afternoon
      band: Max Newman & Audrey Knuth
      caller: Will Mentor
      topic: Playing with Roles and Positions
      detail: Come out for an afternoon full of contra dances while we play
          with roles and positions on the dance floor. We'll have Will
          masterfully lead us through some experiments and learning all while
          we enjoy some fabulous dancing to Max Newman & Audrey Knuth! Geared
          towards intermediate and advanced dancers (not suitable for
          beginners).

    - date: Mar 21, 2020
      uid: 80cdbafc-3941-42e9-b67d-04f26e078164
      <<: *dance
      band: Peach Jam
      caller: Peter Simonyi
      title: Ottawa Contra Dance (Larks & Robins)
      note: This dance will be called with the gender-free terms Larks &
          Robins.


          Don't forget to wear green for St Patty's day!
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Mar 21, 2020
      uid: c5cd0b68-6445-4821-aa30-0945f5f16cc6
      <<: *community
      potluck: true
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Mar 25, 2020
      uid: b801d34f-3382-4491-a550-91eefe698641
      <<: *wednesday
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Apr 4, 2020
      uid: 7b8430a6-47b6-4912-bc56-e314cd0927fb
      <<: *dance
      band: JWalk
      caller: Gaye Fifer
      montreal: true
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Apr 4, 2020
      uid: 3a64f558-d5dc-4236-abe0-2ba0c8460aae
      <<: *afternoon
      band: JWalk
      caller: Gaye Fifer
      topic: Intermediate Waltz
      detail: Gaye will teach a few ways to play with intermediate waltz moves
          while connecting to your partner and to the music. She focuses on the
          importance of clear, timely leads and aware, in-the-moment following.
          In between teaching you'll get lots of fantastic waltzing time with
          JWalk!  Geared towards intermediate and advanced dancers (not
          suitable for beginners).
      potluck: true
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Apr 18, 2020
      uid: 1fa5d2a4-f2fa-4994-92c3-e96c564ce46e
      <<: *dance
      band: Les Quatre Coins
      caller: Ken Panton
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Apr 18, 2020
      uid: d96a7b65-2602-43a4-b65b-ab2aa4122aff
      <<: *zecd
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Apr 22, 2020
      uid: a11448c2-8028-46c6-a3f2-d3daea16556d
      <<: *wednesday
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: May 2, 2020
      uid: d63382c4-37e0-401e-b713-e36a0d28c4dc
      <<: *dance
      band: Stomp Rocket
      caller: Lisa Greenleaf
      montreal: true
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: May 2, 2020
      uid: 72fdfde9-58fd-4ef4-8591-b50f4ed0ceda
      <<: *afternoon
      band: Stomp Rocket
      caller: Lisa Greenleaf
      topic: Challenging Dances of Many Formations
      detail: Expect an awesome afternoon of dancing with friends, to fantastic
          music, in formations that are rarely seen during a typical evening
          contra dance. All dances geared for those looking for challenge and
          fun! Expect big smiles and super rockin' music! Geared towards
          intermediate and advanced dancers (not suitable for beginners).
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: May 16, 2020
      uid: 04618262-651c-43bb-9482-e539e0ad8356
      <<: *dance
      band: Becky Tracy + Keith Murphy
      caller: Catherine Burns
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: May 16, 2020
      uid: 47b856d3-6ec3-457c-a821-353c6979dae5
      <<: *community
      potluck: true
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: May 27, 2020
      uid: 92290048-88e0-435c-8850-42513dd59d52
      <<: *wednesday
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Jun 6, 2020
      uid: ab996a08-89fd-4a26-b87f-0dd746607d30
      <<: *dance
      band: Triton
      caller: Mary Wesley
      montreal: true
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Jun 6, 2020
      uid: c1a3b1c5-031d-478e-9013-c3463ae1d6e4
      <<: *afternoon
      band: Triton
      caller: Mary Wesley
      topic: Balfolk & Breton Dances
      detail: Come take a trip to France with Mary Wesley and Triton! Balfolk
          dancing is popular social dancing from Western Europe, a recent
          revival of traditional, mostly French, folk dances. These include
          Breton dances from the northwestern, historically celtic region of
          France known as Brittany. Balfolk and Breton dances range in form
          from partnered dances (waltz, schottish, mazurka), circle and
          longways sets (chappelloise and bourées) and "la danse en chaîne,"
          chain dances combining a variety of steps and arm movements (hanter
          dro, andro, and many more)! These dances and the tunes that go with
          them are beautiful and mesmerizing. Venez dansez! All dances are
          accessible to beginners and will be enthusiastically taught.
      overlay: *cancelled

    - date: Jun 20, 2020
      uid: 692b9c32-51e4-4867-a9f4-1ac562448cc8
      <<: *dance
      band: Stolen Goods - our community band!
      caller: the Ottawa Callers Collective
      note: Since this is our last dance of the season we'll have a dessert
          pot-luck at the break!
      overlay: *cancelled