Every week
Join us for our regular Wednesday evening English Country Dance at Merion Friends Meeting Activities Building (logistical details below). Note that Christmas and New Year's Day are on Wednesdays this round, so we will NOT have a dance on either night.
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GCD's Predominately Playford Ball: December 7, 2024
Music by Ben Schreiber, Paul Oorts, and Dave Wiesler
Afternoon music by Adam Oleska, Anna Rain, Kathy Talvitie
★ ★ Online registration is now open!
Tickets are NOT available at the door.
Our Playford Ball page has the full program list, with video links, also details about admission, schedule, etc.We teach 2-3 Ball dances each Wednesday, host several Ball review nights, also a 1st Saturday afternoon in November when you can practice the more difficult or less familiar dances.
From the GCD Board
GCD Code of Conduct: This year, the GCD Board formalized a code of conduct which reflects the values that have always been a part of our community. Please read them now and again!: Code of Conduct PDF.
New COVID guidelines (11/2024): Masks are optional but welcome for all GCD dances. Please stay home if you have potential symptoms. Also if you or a household member has had a positive test within 10 days, unless you now have tested negative. We inform our participants if anyone tests positive following a GCD event. Thus 1) you will be asked to sign a contact information form the first time you attend a GCD event, and 2) If you test positive within 3 days of attending a GCD event, you must let the board know (your identity will not be revealed in the public email sent out). Full COVID policy PDF.
The Teen Barn Dance
Saturday, December 14th
We had a lot of fun together until the pandemic.... Rick Mohr is gathering a new cohort. Please pass the word! We're meeting on 2nd Saturday evenings at Summit Church, November thru May. Details here: Teen Barn Dance.
Regular Dances and Events
| When? | What? | Where? |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesdays Year round (occasional exceptions) 7:30 pm – Arrive for new dancers' orientation |
English Country Dancing
Sliding scale Admission: |
Merion Friends Meeting Activities Building |
| First Saturdays October - May 3:00–5:30 pm – Afternoon Workshop | ECD for intermediate and experienced dancers** see below
Sliding-Scale Admission: |
Summit Church, Mt. Airy |
| Mt. Airy Barn Dance 1st Sundays, November – April 2:00–3:45 pm |
Old time fun for all ages: FaceBook page
Adults $5-10, kids and teens (age 4-18) $3-5. |
Summit Church, Mt. Airy |
Before you come...
On Wednesday evenings and at the Mt. Airy Barn Dance, new dancers are always welcome! Each dance is taught, then prompted. You don't need to bring a partner, as we change partners throughout the session. Friendly folk will ask you to dance. English Country Dancing is community dancing, where one of the pleasures is interacting with everyone in the room.
Please wear flat-soled shoes.
** First Saturday workshops and evening programs are more difficult than on Wednesdays. The programs are intended for intermediate and experienced dancers who know standard figures, such as casts and leads, siding, single and double figures of eight, and all manner of heys.
Venues
Germantown Country Dancers holds dances in two locations:
Merion Friends Meeting Activities Building 615 Montgomery Ave, Merion, PA 19066 (on the Main Line)
Summit Church, Mt. Airy, Westview & Greene Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19119
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