A Philadelphia-area group affiliate of the Country Dance and Song Society

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Twelfth Night dance


To help ring in the New Year, come dance with us!  Liz Snowdon and Kay Baker will be calling, and Tom Philips, Paul Prestopino, and Kathy Talvitie will be playing!

Saturday, Jan 3, 2009
7:30 pm
Summit Church
Greene & Westview Streets, Mt. Airy, PA

Tea Dance

Sunday, December 28
1-4 pm
Merion Friends Meeting Social Hall
A variety of GCD's callers will be calling, and an open band will be playing.

Dancing on YouTube

First Saturday video
Peggy Leiby has put video of First Saturday Dances and the GCD performance teams on YouTube.  Enjoy!

Community Dance

Janet Mills calling, and Dads & Daughters will be playing (Shane and Mat Clark, Imogen, Cecily, and Robert Mills)
Sunday, January 11, 2009
3 - 4:30 PM (please note time change)
Merion Friends Meeting Social Hall
adults $5 / children $2 / members $4

GCD's community dances are particularly intended for younger dancers.
Please bring a snack to share.

Membership

Your membership in GCD supports our local dance activities, entitles you to reduced admission at our dances and assures your acceptance to the Predominantly Playford Ball in December.  If you'd like to be a member, please fill out the membership form by October 14, 2008 for assured admission to the 2008 Ball.

Wednesdays

Every Wednesday evening, 8 till 10:15 at Merion Friends Meeting Activity Building (except for the month of August.) "Headstart" for newer dancers, 7:40.
GCD and CDSS members: $6
Non-members: $7
Full-time students: half price
First time attendees: no charge.

Beginners welcome and no partners needed--please wear flat shoes and arrive in time for the 7:40 session.

How to get there

First Saturdays

We hold an event each first Saturday from October -- May.  Please check later for our fall 2008 schedule.

Workshops at 3pm, Evening Dances at 7:30pm
All dances except the December Ball are held at Summit Church in Mt. Airy.

Please note: the prices of some of these events has gone up.

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GCD and CDSS members:
    Workshop $7
    Evening dance $8
    Both events $11
Non-members:
    Workshop $8
    Evening dance $9
    Both events $13
Full-time students: half price

Garland and Rapper

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The Garland team is under the new leadership of Ruthanne Ankney, and we would love some more members.  We're dancing at May Day, a Fairy Festival, Springfield Library and more. You can sign up for the listserv here, or contact Ruthanne at bluerosemoon@dandy.net.

The Rapper Sword Dance Team practices weekly.  If you are interested, please use the Rapper response form, or talk to Tanya, Chloe, or Andrew.

Longsword
2nd & 4th Wednesdays

longswordAndrew Snyder leads Longsword on 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at Merion Friends Meeting, 6:15pm. Come check it out! There is no obligation to attend regularly or to perform.

Here are 2 photos of the group in action!

If you have questions, please e-mail Andrew Snyder.


Print out GCD Flyers

December 2008
January 2009
We use PDF format for flyers. If they don't show up when you click on them, download Adobe Acrobat Reader software (there's no charge).

For more Information:

Email webmaster Josh Burdick or GCD president Chloe Maher.

Or call 215-836-0426 /// 856-858-3385 /// 610-623-1926
We hope you'll come join us!
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