The Predominately Playford Ball

Saturday afternoon and evening, December 6, 2025

Music by Bare Necessities: Kate Barnes, Mary Lea, Earl Gaddis, Jaqueline Schwab

Please join us this year for Philadelphia's annual Ball. Registration is currently full, but spots may open up. Please contact Barbara Schlenger-Faber at bjfaber@verizon.net or 610-357-7032 to be put on a waiting list.

Location: The Associated Polish Home, 9150 Academy Road, Philadelphia, PA 19114

Once you register, you will receive a dance instruction PDF from our registrar, along with other details about the venue and the schedule.

Admission:

Tickets will not be available at the door.
We do have a waiting list.

• $42 -- GCD members (you can join while registering if you wish)
• $45 -- non-members
• $28 -- under 30
• $15 -- afternoon only
• $10 -- non-dancing guests

Schedule

Friday: Evening dance in Princeton, New Jersey with Bare Necessities.
Hosted by Lambertville Country Dancers.

Saturday:
Afternoon Review
Dinner Bring your own. We will set up elegant tables in the hall. Or you can choose to go out to a restaurant.
Ball with Tea intermission. Local dancers are encouraged to bring a contribution for the Tea tables.

The 2025 Ball Program

Videos: Many are performed by the Germantown Country Dance Team. Gratitude to Jan Alter for producing them.

• Barbarini's Tambourine
• Boatman
• Cupid's Garden
• Echoes
• Eggshell Whimsy
• Footprints in the Sand
• Hambleton's Round O
• Heading for Zero
• Hudson Barn
• Lilliburlero
• Love's Triumph (Higgs version)
• Midwinter Maggot
• Mulberry Garden
• Pursuit
• Sarah
• Slaughter House
• Smithy Hill
• Trip to Provence
• Trip to the Manors
• Vines Entwined

  Dances are taught on Wednesday evenings and at our 1st Saturday November workshop at Summit Church, 3:00pm.

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  COVID note: Masks are not required. We request that you test prior to travelling to the Ball. GCD will of course refund your registration if you test positive.

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