{"id":8187,"date":"2025-10-06T12:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/wexford\/events\/%event_type%\/cross-country-dance-championships-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:40:21","slug":"cross-country-dance-championships-2026","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/wexford\/events\/national-international-competitions\/cross-country-dance-championships-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country Dance Championships 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8187\" class=\"elementor elementor-8187\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-148c4bc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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