Links
Upcoming
IAGSDC National Conventions
Never been to a Convention and wondering what to expect? Download Allan Hirst's guide to IAGSDC national conventions at this
address: http://www.danceinfo.org/articles/guide.pdf
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Dates |
Name, Club |
Location |
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June 29-July 2, 2012 |
Dance Up a Storm (hosted by Squares Across the Border) |
Hyatt Regency Vancouver in Vancouver, Canada (get your passports in order!) |
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July 4-7, 2013 |
Weave Your Heart in San
Francisco (hosted by San Francisco area clubs) |
Marriott Marquis hotel in San Francisco, CA |
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July 3-6, 2014 |
31st Annual IAGSDC Convention (hosted by Temple Squares) |
Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT |
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June/July 2015 |
Unconfirmed |
Unconfirmed |
Lesbian
and Gay Square Dance Links
Click on each of
the banners below to go straight to the web page of the associated club!
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Chesapeake
Squares, Baltimore, Maryland |
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Times Squares,
New York, New York |
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DC Lambda Squares,
Washington, D.C. |
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Delmarvalous Squares, Southern Delaware |
Local
Gay-friendly Square Dance Clubs
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Club/website/contact |
Date/time,
program, location |
Considerations |
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Certain
Saturdays, Advanced 7-8 PM, Plus DBD 8-10 PM. Grace Lutheran Church,
Warminster, PA |
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2nd, 4th, and
5th Fridays, 8-10:30 PM, Plus-level during school year/Mainstream in summer. Shue-Medill Middle School, Newark, DE during school
year/Ebenezer Methodist Church, Newark, DE in summer. |
Square dance
attire is encouraged but not required during school year, casual attire in
summer. Singles are welcome, since they use dance cards. Dancing either role
is fine, though you may be given a colored sash to wear to help the caller
tell if you are dancing the opposite role. |
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Dixie Derbys (Hatboro, PA) DixieDerbys@verizon.net,
215-675-8814 |
Cafeteria of
Upper Moreland Elementary School (behind the middle school), 3990 Orangemans RD, Hatboro, PA |
Square dance
attire is the norm; women usually wear long skirts or slacks. Dancing either role
is fine. They often have singles, but not always. |
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Club Sashay (Springfield, Delaware County,
PA) Jeff and Susan
Kaufman: 610-446-2794 |
2nd and 4th Saturdays, 8-10:30 PM
(click for a PDF of their schedule) Plus-level (with some Mainstream in
2011). C. C. Hancock Memorial Church, Springfield (Delaware County), PA |
Each dance has
a particular theme. Men: long pants/jeans, long-sleeved shirts. Women: short
or long-sleeved shirts, skirts/pants/jeans. They usually have singles. If
dancing the opposite role, please wear something to identify your dance
gender. |
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Busy Bees
(Pitman, NJ) 856-881-6216,
Vi McKenzie: vimckenzie@aol.com |
Wednesdays, 8
PM (round dance lessons at 7 PM). Highland Chemical Engine Company (Fire
House), 109 Woodland Avenue in Pitman, NJ. Please park in the rear. |
According to
Betsy, they would have a relaxed dress code and single dancers present. Many
singles can dance the girl's part, and many of the experienced women can
dance either part. |
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Lone Rangers
(Prospect Park, PA) 610-485-4560,
Linda Ayars: lindaayars@verizon.net |
1st, 3rd, 5th Saturdays,
8-10:30 PM (click for PDF of their schedule) (round dance lessons at 7
PM). Plus DBD. Olivet Presbyterian Church, 1001 Washington Ave at 10th St.,
Prospect Park, PA (very close to SEPTA Prospect Park station) |
Couples,
solos, families are welcome. The dancers wear traditional square dance
attire, though sometimes women wear slacks. |
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Castle Squares
(Wilmington, DE) 302-994-4719,
Lisa Nichols: lisalto@aol.com |
1st and 3rd Fridays, 8-10:30 PM
(click for PDF of their schedule) Full Advanced. Red Clay Creek
Presbyterian Church, McKennans Church and Millcreek
Rds, Wilmington, DE |
Single dancers
are welcome. Dress is casual. Dancing the opposite sex's role is not a
problem. |
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Maris Grove
Square Dancers (Glen Mills, PA) Chris Phelan |
Fridays,
7:30-9:30 PM through 3/18/11. Angels needed for Mainstream class. Location: Maris
Grove in Glen Mills, PA |
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Other Square
Dance Links
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IAGSDC History
Wiki. A map of the North American clubs made by our own Anand
Sitaram is on the Clubs page |
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A podcast
filled with square dance interviews, advice, and history, as well as some
recipes to try out at your next potluck dance |
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The governing
body for Modern Western Square Dance callers. The site includes official
definitions for all Modern Western Square Dance calls. |
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Square Dance
Animations. See an animated, overhead view of all calls from Mainstream
through C3A. |
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IAGSDC:
International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs: A Lesbian and Gay
Organization |
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The WSD Page: Modern
Western Square Dancing |
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Delaware
Valley Federation of Square and Round Dancers |
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Vic Ceder: In combination with Western Square Dance site,
there should be enough information about our activity to please anyone! |
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Gay Callers
Association (GCA) · Supreme Audio |
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Callerlab Ceder's
Caller Database |
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The Independence Squares Guide to Square Dancing
with Straight People |
Tips on
differences between gay/lesbian and straight clubs (besides the obvious). Be
sure to confirm with the individual club. |
Philadelphia
Lesbian and Gay Resources Links
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William Way
Community Center |
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Sister Space
of the Delaware Valley |
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Philly Gay
Calendar |
