Dress is always casual. No partner is required. Tips alternate throughout the dance for the scheduled programs. The caller will announce which program is coming next before each tip begins. Just join the closest square when the music starts and let the fun begin!
We occasionally have a two-session event. At such dances, we may also welcome any interested GCA Callers to call one of two 15-minute tips during the break between sessions to encourage the next generation of upcoming callers.
Cost is $10 for one session, or $15 for two-session events.
Please note that there are some dances that fall at different times, or occasionally, on a different day. Check the schedule below for details.
Dance Schedule
| Date | Event | Location | Caller(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday December 2, 3:00-7:00 PM | Glitter Ball (Mainstream through C1) More Info | The Merion Friends Meeting House, 615 Montgomery Ave, Merion Station, PA | Betsy Gotta | |||
| Saturday January 27, 5:00-8:00 PM | Combined dance with Times Squares! Mainstream and Plus with an Advanced star tip) More Info | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 200 Main St. Chatham, NJ 07928 | Dan Koft | |||
| Friday to Sunday, April 5-7, 2024 | Independence Squares Fly-In: Spin The Windmill At The Moulin Rouge More info | Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, 400 Oxford Valley Rd, Langhorne, PA | Darren Gallina Betsy Gotta Bill Harrison | |||
| Friday to Sunday, April 4-6, 2025 | Independence Squares Fly-in | Sheraton Bucks County Hotel, 400 Oxford Valley Rd, Langhorne, PA | Jeremy Butler, Vic Ceder, Don Moger | |||
| Friday to Sunday, March 13-16 2026 | Independence Squares Fly-in | Watch this space for location and caller information! |
Venue details
– Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion – 2111 Sansom Street, Phila, PA 19103
(If you look up the Lutheran Church on the web, you’ll see that their main entrance is on Chestnut St. We use the back entrance at 2111 Sansom St.)
– Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek – 579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711
– Merion Friends Meetinghouse – Activities Building – 615 Montgomery Ave, Merion Station, PA 19066
(at the intersection of Montgomery Ave. and Meetinghouse Lane, between Narberth and Bala Cynwyd)
Activities Building sits back off of Montgomery Ave tucked behind the Meetinghouse itself and the old General Wayne Inn.
Parking Near the Lutheran Church
There is a parking garage (at 2107 Sansom St) right next to the Sansom St. entrance of the Lutheran Church (the attendant parks your car). The church has a stamp so you can get a flat fee discount (cash only please with IS stamp).
There is also a nearby self-park option. It is two blocks away. You can enter 164 S. 24th St. Philadelphia in your GPS. It’s on 24th St. between Sansom and Walnut, on the right, and hard to miss. You can only use a credit/debit card there, you can’t use cash.
There is on-street parking in the area around the church, Finding a spot is a combination of luck and persistence, and many of us are successful. You can pay at a kiosk, or you can use the ParkMobile app. The app is easy to use, and offers the advantage of being able to extend your parking time from your phone, without running back to your car. It works throughout Philadelphia, and other major cities as well.
Upcoming IAGSDC Fly-ins and other Dances of Interest
Below are links to some of the fly-ins and other dances of interest that we know about that are close by (relatively speaking)! Always check with the home club’s website for any updates.
For Nationwide Conventions, Fly-Ins and Dances, check the
IAGSDC Event listing.
| Regional Club Fly-Ins and Dances | |||
| Date | Name, Club | Location | Caller |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 27-29, 2023 | Times Squares Peel The Pumpkin 2023 Link: Walk and Dodge the Plank – Peel the Pumpkin 2023 (timessquares.nyc) | New York, NY | Betsy Gotta, Michael Kellogg |
| November 10-12, 2023 | DC Lambda Squares Harvest Festival Hoedown 2023. Dancing On Safari Link: HFH | Harrisburg, PA | Dayle Hodge, Deborah Carroll-Jones, Michael Levy |
| April 19-21, 2024 | Chesapeake Squares, Pass The Ocean Hon! Link: chesapeakesquares.org | Rehoboth Beach, DE | Dayle Hodge, Chris Phillips, Don Moger |
| July 4-7, 2024 | IAGSDC Convention: Carolina Twirl Link: Carolina Twirl (carolinatwirl2024.com) | Durham, NC | Various |