{"items": [{"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670481567442", "anchor": "fb-670481567442", "service": "fb", "text": "@Dave, Amy, Audrey: as discussed in the car...", "timestamp": "1406860649"}, {"author": "Rachel", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670482545482", "anchor": "fb-670482545482", "service": "fb", "text": "this is very cool.  so from the looks of this, there is no contra in Louisiana, South Dakota, or North Dakota.  is that true?", "timestamp": "1406861347"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670482939692", "anchor": "fb-670482939692", "service": "fb", "text": "@Rachel: contradancelinks.com has \"As far as I know, there are no regular dances or events in Mississippi, South Dakota or Wyoming\"<br><br>Louisiana seems to have https://www.facebook.com/BatonRougeContraDance", "timestamp": "1406861702"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670483144282", "anchor": "fb-670483144282", "service": "fb", "text": "(but the louisiana fb link is not legible enough for me to figure out if they have regular dances or where they are, so I don't think I can add them to trycontra.com.  And trycontra is the datasource behind this heatmap.)", "timestamp": "1406861841"}, {"author": "Holly", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670483279012", "anchor": "fb-670483279012", "service": "fb", "text": "Fun! Thanks! Maine looks off to me. There are a few dances missing. Also, in my experience, people in Maine drive further to dance than those fuzzballs indicate... (Granted my experience now is a little dated, but still...)", "timestamp": "1406861973"}, {"author": "Holly", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670483423722", "anchor": "fb-670483423722", "service": "fb", "text": "(Dances missing: Falmouth, Whitefield, Topsham (or whatever used to be North Yarmouth), Bowdoinham, Bates College. Geez, yeah, actually none of the dances I went to regularly are on the map.", "timestamp": "1406862066"}, {"author": "Scott", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670484242082", "anchor": "fb-670484242082", "service": "fb", "text": "the Brentwood CA dance with frequency 24 is showing in the northern California city, not the Los Angeles neighborhood where it actually meets.  Given how the dance publicizes itself, this error should be expected.", "timestamp": "1406862707"}, {"author": "Dave", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670486008542", "anchor": "fb-670486008542", "service": "fb", "text": "Looks like you're missing dances in Topsham and Falmouth Maine", "timestamp": "1406863769"}, {"author": "Peter", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670486777002", "anchor": "fb-670486777002", "service": "fb", "text": "Are there any in Canada?", "timestamp": "1406864424"}, {"author": "Kurt", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670487086382", "anchor": "fb-670487086382", "service": "fb", "text": "There's a monthly one in Honesdale, PA (near Scranton) at The Cooperidge.<br><br>http://thecooperageproject.org/", "timestamp": "1406864805"}, {"author": "Kelly", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670487640272", "anchor": "fb-670487640272", "service": "fb", "text": "http://xkcd.com/1138/<br>edit: I look like a jerk because jeff mentions this in the post, which I did not read before posting this.<br><br>double edit: I look like a jerk only to those people who also read the post before commenting.", "timestamp": "1406865391"}, {"author": "Audrey", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670488952642", "anchor": "fb-670488952642", "service": "fb", "text": "Ask Kendall about the Baton Rouge dance.", "timestamp": "1406866396"}, {"author": "Paul", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670489626292", "anchor": "fb-670489626292", "service": "fb", "text": "...and the Dover, NH dance. But what you have is impressive.", "timestamp": "1406866614"}, {"author": "Chris", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670490918702", "anchor": "fb-670490918702", "service": "fb", "text": "I would like to see both this and the per capita map.", "timestamp": "1406867538"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670492266002", "anchor": "fb-670492266002", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff, this is geniusoid.", "timestamp": "1406868784"}, {"author": "Ralph", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670498014482", "anchor": "fb-670498014482", "service": "fb", "text": "Cool.", "timestamp": "1406872314"}, {"author": "David&nbsp;Chudzicki", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/106120852580068301475", "anchor": "gp-1406873077259", "service": "gp", "text": "I'd love per capita, but I've seen a lot worse.  Several deviations from population density are pretty clear.  ", "timestamp": 1406873077}, {"author": "David&nbsp;Chudzicki", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/106120852580068301475", "anchor": "gp-1406873148598", "service": "gp", "text": "The colors and zoom are a bit weird,  I think. As if you're implying different willingness to travel at different zoom levels. ", "timestamp": 1406873148}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1406892654017", "service": "gp", "text": "@David&nbsp;Chudzicki\n\u00a0\"As if you're implying different willingness to travel at different zoom levels.\"\n<br>\n<br>\nYeah, I don't like that. \u00a0Unfortunately that's what Google Maps' default heatmap thingy does, and I don't want to have to make my own.\u00a0\nhttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/12291459/google-maps-heatmap-layer-point-radius\n would be a place to start if I was going to fix this.", "timestamp": 1406892654}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670509461542", "anchor": "fb-670509461542", "service": "fb", "text": "@Holly, Dave:<br><br>For Falmouth I find http://www.deffa.org/falmouth.php but that looks defunct; no updates since January.<br><br>Bowdoinham is even more clearly defunct: http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/bowdoinham.html<br><br>I've added North Whitefield, Topsham, and Bates.", "timestamp": "1406892900"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670509611242", "anchor": "fb-670509611242", "service": "fb", "text": "@Scott: Fixed!", "timestamp": "1406893014"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670509701062", "anchor": "fb-670509701062", "service": "fb", "text": "@Peter: \"Are there any in Canada?\"<br><br>There are, but my data here is US only.<br><br>(I've played at Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Owen Sound but I'm sure there are others.)", "timestamp": "1406893104"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670509825812", "anchor": "fb-670509825812", "service": "fb", "text": "@Paul: The Dover dance looks defunct: http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/lamprey.html", "timestamp": "1406893217"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670509930602", "anchor": "fb-670509930602", "service": "fb", "text": "@Kurt: Looking through http://thecooperageproject.org/ I'm not able to find info on the contra dance.  Is there a specific page I should look at?", "timestamp": "1406893303"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670510230002", "anchor": "fb-670510230002", "service": "fb", "text": "(A note on adding dances to this list: the heatmap uses the data for www.trycontra.com, so I'm only adding dances that would make sense to show there.  Specifically, they have to run regularly scheduled dances and have an up-to-date website I can link to.  Just like I don't want to give someone a broken link, I don't want to link them to a site whose last listed dance was six months ago.)", "timestamp": "1406893554"}, {"author": "Kurt", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670511322812", "anchor": "fb-670511322812", "service": "fb", "text": "http://thecooperageproject.org/august-23-contra-dance/ It doesn't make it clear from that link, but the dances are every 4th Saturday of the month. I'll see if I can get someone out here to establish a page on the site more generally dedicated to the recurring event rather than to each seperate date.<br><br>You also might be interested in this page.<br>http://www.contradancelinks.com/", "timestamp": "1406894843"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670511437582", "anchor": "fb-670511437582", "service": "fb", "text": "@Kurt: \"I'll see if I can get someone out here to establish a page on the site more generally dedicated to the recurring event rather than to each seperate date.\"<br><br>That would be great!  It would make it much easier for newcomers to find the dances.", "timestamp": "1406894959"}, {"author": "Dave", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670516337762", "anchor": "fb-670516337762", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff - I hope Falmouth isn't defunct... I'm supposed to call it tomorrow :p", "timestamp": "1406899960"}, {"author": "Paul", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670517046342", "anchor": "fb-670517046342", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff, the Dover website hasn't been updated recently, but I dance there regularly, so I can attest it's still active. It's also listed on the Dance Gypsy.", "timestamp": "1406900291"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670525703992", "anchor": "fb-670525703992", "service": "fb", "text": "@Dave: The most recent date on the website for Falmouth is February; can you push them to update it, so they don't look defunct?", "timestamp": "1406905855"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670525748902", "anchor": "fb-670525748902", "service": "fb", "text": "@Paul: can you push Dover to update their site?", "timestamp": "1406905885"}, {"author": "Adam&nbsp;Yie", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/114873051319510815414", "anchor": "gp-1406906077858", "service": "gp", "text": "what's with the area in western North Carolina?", "timestamp": 1406906077}, {"author": "Robert", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/117732328885787456164", "anchor": "gp-1406906774352", "service": "gp", "text": "Adam&nbsp;Yie: Asheville?", "timestamp": 1406906774}, {"author": "Adam&nbsp;Yie", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/114873051319510815414", "anchor": "gp-1406907763399", "service": "gp", "text": "@Robert\n\u00a0take two: what's the story behind the quantity of dances in the Asheville area given the relatively small population (compared to Seattle or San Francisco)?", "timestamp": 1406907763}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670529980422", "anchor": "fb-670529980422", "service": "fb", "text": "Dave -- You REALLY sure about that gig?  :)", "timestamp": "1406908364"}, {"author": "Paul", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670530654072", "anchor": "fb-670530654072", "service": "fb", "text": "Will do. :)", "timestamp": "1406909851"}, {"author": "Paul", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670554980322", "anchor": "fb-670554980322", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff, I found out that the Dover dance website should have an update in the near future, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. The promotion is much appreciated.", "timestamp": "1406921995"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670590958222", "anchor": "fb-670590958222", "service": "fb", "text": "It looks like Austin, SF, Seattle, and Denver are all overrepresented, while Florida and most of Texas are underrepresented.", "timestamp": "1406941263"}, {"author": "Phillip", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670592415302", "anchor": "fb-670592415302", "service": "fb", "text": "I know you want ot keep trycontra.com simple, but this strikes me as something that users would like. Perhaps there could be findcontra.com as an active dancer resource with the same clean interface sensibility, but more functionality. thanks for doing this.", "timestamp": "1406942406"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670593288552", "anchor": "fb-670593288552", "service": "fb", "text": "@Phillip: I'm not sure what you're suggesting with \"this strikes me as something that users would like\".", "timestamp": "1406942801"}, {"author": "Phillip", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670593458212", "anchor": "fb-670593458212", "service": "fb", "text": "If I am wondering about where contras are, then a map would tell me more in a general way (there is a lot of this near me, there isn't much near me, I'm traveling there is a lot of contra there).", "timestamp": "1406942952"}, {"author": "Taviy", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670613727592", "anchor": "fb-670613727592", "service": "fb", "text": "If the folks between Minneapolis and Bozeman would start dancing i would call that the Northwest Passage", "timestamp": "1406956039"}, {"author": "Seth", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/100662755731741085886", "anchor": "gp-1406981376529", "service": "gp", "text": "Western NC is a hotbed, as the map shows. Asheville twice a week ( Thu and Mon) as well as Boone and ancillary advanced dances and the like. Plus very close by is Jonesboro, TN and Knoxville TN and River Falls SC. Concentrated contra dance energy!", "timestamp": 1406981376}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670641452032", "anchor": "fb-670641452032", "service": "fb", "text": "@Paul: Dover updated their site to list dances in the future, so I've put them in now!", "timestamp": "1406991561"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1406992179169", "service": "gp", "text": "@Seth\n\u00a0I think \n@Adam&nbsp;Yie\n\u00a0is asking (and I'm also curious): how did contra dance end up so popular in that part of the country? \u00a0Popularity in NE makes sense based on where contra dance managed to hold on, but why western NC?", "timestamp": 1406992179}, {"author": "Seth", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/100662755731741085886", "anchor": "gp-1406992702296", "service": "gp", "text": "There are certain college towns that have a critical mass of a creative, liberal energy: Brattleboro, Ann Arbor, Gainesville Fl, Carrboro NC, Boulder, etc. Asheville is an exemplar of this. \n<br>\n<br>\nAlso, contra in Asheville happens at Warren Wilson college. It is one of the cool hip things to do there. A constant influx of new contra dancers. Many of those WW graduated stay in Asheville, so the pool of dancers was continually growing. \n<br>\n<br>\nThere is a powerful community of musicians and callers as well. \n<br>\n<br>\nAlso, in the contra disporia of the early 70s, one of the charismatic evangelicals of contra in the southeast was Fred Park. As I understand it, He helped start many dance communities in the south east. He was based in Asheville. \n<br>\n<br>\n Phil Jamison, Beth Molaro, Diane Silver can tell a more official history of contra in Asheville. \n<br>\n<br>", "timestamp": 1406992702}, {"author": "Gwyn", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/112688130667282448577", "anchor": "gp-1407007966808", "service": "gp", "text": "There's a monthly dance (10 per year) near Williamsburg which does not have a web page but does have a FB page.\n<br>\n<br>\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/150778141623980/", "timestamp": 1407007966}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1407013432946", "service": "gp", "text": "@Gwyn\n\u00a0added!", "timestamp": 1407013432}, {"author": "Elizabeth", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670884200562", "anchor": "fb-670884200562", "service": "fb", "text": "You're missing the Toronto Country Dancers dances. Regularly scheduled second, fourth and fifth Saturdays, from September to June. Thanks for doing this. It's important.", "timestamp": "1407154456"}, {"author": "Kendall", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670886276402", "anchor": "fb-670886276402", "service": "fb", "text": "There is a very basic group doing contra dancing once a month in Baton Rouge and once a month (except for the hottest months of summer) in Lafayette, LA.", "timestamp": "1407156697"}, {"author": "Kendall", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670886545862", "anchor": "fb-670886545862", "service": "fb", "text": "Houston has 2x monthly dances. Austin has several a month. Dallas/Ft. Worth has at least 3x/month. Those Texas cities also have ECD, to some extent. San Antonio has some contra as well.", "timestamp": "1407156835"}, {"author": "Katie", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670890981972", "anchor": "fb-670890981972", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff, this is all brilliant. I love how \"my\" corner of the country is all sweetly lit up brightly!!! With people checking this out, it is also making sure that more websites are up to date, so all good. Thanks a million!", "timestamp": "1407160360"}, {"author": "Peter", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670892149632", "anchor": "fb-670892149632", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff, thanks for updating the Dover listing. But note that it's Dover, NH, not ME. It's a lively dance with about 60-90 people attending most months. Thanks - Peter (caller, hammered dulcimer player for Dover dance)", "timestamp": "1407161305"}, {"author": "John", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670900188522", "anchor": "fb-670900188522", "service": "fb", "text": "Hey Jeff, Great mapping. Thank you. There is a great once a month dance in East Putney, VT: East Putney Community Contra Dance. It is not listed on Try Contra however, it is very active, cute place with a two seater out house!!", "timestamp": "1407166924"}, {"author": "Katie", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670900612672", "anchor": "fb-670900612672", "service": "fb", "text": "John, is that Pierce's Hall?", "timestamp": "1407167335"}, {"author": "John", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670900717462", "anchor": "fb-670900717462", "service": "fb", "text": "Yes, AKA Pierce's Hall. On the Dance Gypsy it is listed as East Putney Community Contra Dance.", "timestamp": "1407167410"}, {"author": "Katie", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670900812272", "anchor": "fb-670900812272", "service": "fb", "text": "Ah. I remember dancing there in the 70's.", "timestamp": "1407167469"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670909784292", "anchor": "fb-670909784292", "service": "fb", "text": "@Peter: Fixed!  Dover NH not Dover ME.", "timestamp": "1407172748"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670909948962", "anchor": "fb-670909948962", "service": "fb", "text": "@John: Does the East Putney Community Contra Dance have a website?  I can't find one.  To put it on trycontra.com I need a website to link to.", "timestamp": "1407172821"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670910492872", "anchor": "fb-670910492872", "service": "fb", "text": "@Kendall: Does the Baton Rouge dance have a website?  Or something that I can link to that has time/place/dates?  I found https://www.facebook.com/BatonRougeContraDance but this just has updates like \"headed to Baton Rouge for 5pm dance today Sat July 26th ...same band as last played in June in Arnaudville.  Kendall Rogers calling\" which wouldn't be helpful for people new to dancing.", "timestamp": "1407172964"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670910562732", "anchor": "fb-670910562732", "service": "fb", "text": "@Elizabeth: \"You're missing the Toronto Country Dancers dances.\"<br><br>I'm sorry; some technical limitations on the backend make this US-only.", "timestamp": "1407173010"}, {"author": "Peter", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670910936982", "anchor": "fb-670910936982", "service": "fb", "text": "Thanks, Jeff. An interesting project!", "timestamp": "1407173245"}, {"author": "Kendall", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670922199412", "anchor": "fb-670922199412", "service": "fb", "text": "Yeah, the Page is mostly defunct, in favor of the Group on FB. We mostly post the events there, though, so not the most helpful for new dancers. Occasionally someone will post a video of a recent dance or something.", "timestamp": "1407178672"}, {"author": "John", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670922269272", "anchor": "fb-670922269272", "service": "fb", "text": "Jeff, I've passed onto Abe the guy that runs to East Putney/Pierces Hall dance...Abraham Noe-Hays (compostingtoilet@gmail.com)...your work and the try contra website. Thanks so much", "timestamp": "1407178715"}, {"author": "Kendall", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670922329152", "anchor": "fb-670922329152", "service": "fb", "text": "(There is not a separate webpage, because I'd probably have to run that, too, on top of calling about half the dances, running sound at all of them, etc...)", "timestamp": "1407178769"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670925901992", "anchor": "fb-670925901992", "service": "fb", "text": "@John: thanks!", "timestamp": "1407181135"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670926296202", "anchor": "fb-670926296202", "service": "fb", "text": "@Kendall: Have you let other people in your group know that organizing help would be useful?  I've often found that if I ask there are people who are happy to help that I didn't even realize.", "timestamp": "1407181280"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670926331132", "anchor": "fb-670926331132", "service": "fb", "text": "(And websites are really helpful for bringing in new dancers, which can eventually turn into more organizers/callers/sound people.)", "timestamp": "1407181316"}, {"author": "Kendall", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670933461842", "anchor": "fb-670933461842", "service": "fb", "text": "It's growing that direction, for sure. Group has existed for just over two years. I've been involved for about the last year and a half, trying to get folks going on the dancing part of things. I offered to run anyone through the basics of our sound system. Had only one taker, but she's the only other local caller, so it's still limited. I've started pushing a little bit to get more community involvement, so to speak, but it's slow going on that front. Hard right now, too, given that we're at one dance a month for the summer. Bigger push will come in the fall, I think.", "timestamp": "1407185165"}, {"author": "Juliet", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670973835932", "anchor": "fb-670973835932", "service": "fb", "text": "Hi-  I zoomed in on Michigan and no indication of our two monthly dances in Lansing.  Can I send you any info?  Note that we do stop dancing over the summer.  first dance of the season is Sept 20.", "timestamp": "1407204765"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=670999908682", "anchor": "fb-670999908682", "service": "fb", "text": "@Juliet: post the links and I'll add them!", "timestamp": "1407234578"}, {"author": "Nick", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=671033770822", "anchor": "fb-671033770822", "service": "fb", "text": "Sonora, CA contra dance:  http://squaredancer8.wordpress.com/about/", "timestamp": "1407261298"}, {"author": "Nick", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=671034444472", "anchor": "fb-671034444472", "service": "fb", "text": "Fresno, CA contra dance, second Saturdays.  The Fresno Folklore Society does not keep a standard calendar on its website; to see the schedule, you need to click through to the FFS Newsletter and scroll to the calendar section.<br><br>http://www.fresnofolklore.org/", "timestamp": "1407261816"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=671051929432", "anchor": "fb-671051929432", "service": "fb", "text": "@Nick: Thanks for the links!  But how would a visitor to the Sonora dance page know whether it was still running, or if it was taking a month off?  If possible I'd rather not put links in that can go defunct without any indication, because small dances do disappear more often than you might think.", "timestamp": "1407272134"}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=671052024242", "anchor": "fb-671052024242", "service": "fb", "text": "@Nick: And the fresno dance has the opposite problem: there are dates, but no way for a newcomer to find them.  If I make the link go to the homepage then they won't find the dance, and if I make it go to the calendar page (which is a pdf) then that will be out of date when they put out a new flyer.  Any chance you could push both of these to make web pages for the dances, with dates?", "timestamp": "1407272211"}, {"author": "Nick", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=671062398452", "anchor": "fb-671062398452", "service": "fb", "text": "So the organizers of the Sonoma dance are on FB.  Wayne, Susan, what say you to Jeff's observations?<br><br>As far as the Fresno dance goes, its primary caller also keeps a schedule for the dance on his website.  I couldn't find it when I was looking for it earlier (the site itself had been hacked and rebuilt recently), but have located it since then.<br><br>http://evobluestein.com/index.php/live-music/community-dance", "timestamp": "1407277929"}, {"author": "Wayne", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=671103501082", "anchor": "fb-671103501082", "service": "fb", "text": "Well, I guess I should say that we have neglected our wordpress page for too long. Our dance has been running every month of the year for several years. I have been thinking of putting together a Facebook group for our dance.", "timestamp": "1407297179"}, {"author": "Gwyn", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/112688130667282448577", "anchor": "gp-1407364228512", "service": "gp", "text": "7402 Richmond Road, Norge, VA 23188.", "timestamp": 1407364228}, {"author": "Dereck", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=671209862932", "anchor": "fb-671209862932", "service": "fb", "text": "Nice! I like where I live!", "timestamp": "1407371466"}, {"author": "Emily", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/100903409196973084023", "anchor": "gp-1409773096131", "service": "gp", "text": "Can we get some heat in Ottawa??? We've got 3X a month... Montreal 1-2X a month depending on the month and Toronto 2X a month. :)\n<br>\nEmily A", "timestamp": 1409773096}, {"author": "Jeff&nbsp;Kaufman", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103013777355236494008", "anchor": "gp-1409773844785", "service": "gp", "text": "@Emily\n\u00a0Sorry! \u00a0The backend doesn't support locations outside of the US. \u00a0My dance weekend and festival map does, though:\u00a0\nhttp://www.jefftk.com/p/contra-weekend-heatmap", "timestamp": 1409773844}, {"author": "Sandy", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=741165251772", "anchor": "fb-741165251772", "service": "fb", "text": "Hi Jeff, Great Map! Charlotte Dance Gypsies have been dancing at Chantilly Hall, 2101 Shenandoah Ave., Charlotte, NC 28205 for 7 years.  (We have never danced at the address listed :)) Thanks for including us on your great map!", "timestamp": "1438381148"}, {"author": "Sandy", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=741169198862", "anchor": "fb-741169198862", "service": "fb", "text": "We have a contra dance Every Monday, and once a month on Saturday, usually the 4th Saturday. We  also have Waltz Wednesday on the second Wed. of the month. We often have touring bands and those Contra Dances are on Wednesdays. Thanks! :)", "timestamp": "1438383753"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/670481507562?comment_id=917007497502", "anchor": "fb-917007497502", "service": "fb", "text": "Error:<br>[\"http://roaringjelly.org/\", \"Lexington MA\", \"3rd Fridays\", 12],<br>Usually 9, sometimes 10 if not in conflict with NEFFA (no July or August Dances)<br><br>Missing:<br>[\"http://capecontra.org/\", \"Wareham MA\", \"4th Saturdays\", 12],<br>[\"http://capecontra.org/\", \"Wellfleet MA\", \"3rd Fridays\", 12],*<br><br>*https://capecontraorg.weebly.com/outermost-contra.html<br>This Dance location is sometimes Chatham or Orleans<br>(Outermost = Outer or Lower Cape Cod)", "timestamp": "1513723252"}]}