Regular Events

Wednesday Evening Dances
8:00 – 10:15 pm at Merion Friends Activity Building in Merion, PA, each Wednesday from September to July (no dancing in August). No partners needed. Beginners welcome - Please wear flat shoes, and arrive by 7:30 for an orientation to basic dance figures.
GCD and CDSS members $6 • Non-members $7
Full-time students half price • First time attendees no charge
Check the calendar page to see the schedule of performers for upcoming dances.

First Saturday Dances
From September to May each year, GCD holds evening dances, often with afternoon workshops, on the first Saturday of each month, usually at Summit Presbyterian Church in Mt. Airy.

Community Dances
On occasional Sunday afternoons, at the Merion Friends Activity Building in Merion, PA.  Dancing for all ages, including children.
Try out simple English Country Dances in a lively, easy-going session. Watch for community dances to resume in the Fall.

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Event Highlights

“The Music of Dance: Baroque Suites to the Sweet & Saucy Tango”
SUNDAY, May 20, 3:00 pm
The Colonial Assemply of Germantown County Dancers will be performing at the Crossroads Theatre in New Brunswick as part of the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the Highland Park Recorder Society.

The program includes 17th- and 18th-century pieces by famed Baroque composers including G.F. Handel, Domenico Zipoli, Luigi Boccherini and François Couperin – plus tango, mambo and samba selections by such popular composers as Astor Piazzolla, Angel Villoldo and Moises Simone. The concert includes two special presentations, one by the Colonial Assembly of the Germantown Country Dancers in English Colonial/Regency costumes, accompanied by the Practitioners of Musick, in aristocratic dances performed in 18th-century Europe, and another by the iHOPE Children’s Choir, conducted by Christina Suh, singing samba selections and Korean folk music, accompanied by Jang-Gu, a Korean percussion instrument. The concert will conclude with a grand finale in which all the musicians and dancers join forces to present the famous “La Folia Variations” by Arcangelo Corelli, in a special arrangement by Minju Lee. Tickets are $10 at the door (open seating). Children 12 and under are admitted free. See the Recorder Society webpage for details.

GCD's 2009 Twelfth Night on WHYY
GCD’s Twelfth Night Dance was filmed in January 2009 for a short "Experience" program on WHYY, public television in the Philadelphia area. The program began airing on May 30, 2011, and can be viewed on the WHYY website.

Printable Dance Schedule
Flyer with GCD April through July 2012 events is now available.

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Longsword is Back
On 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, GCD Longsword Team will be practicing at Merion Friends from 6:15 to 7:15 pm (prior to the dance). New team members are welcome. If you are interested in participating or want more info, contact Tanya Rotenberg.

Join us!
2011-2012 Membership Form Now Available
Membership in GCD gives you discounts on admission to dances, and guaranteed admission to the Playford Ball! (if membership is received by October 15, and ball registration is received by November 5).  Please see the membership form for more information.

Take the GCD Events Survey
Do you have ideas about GCD that you'd like to share? Please let your voice be heard by taking our online, anonymous
Events Survey

The survey features several multiple choice questions (with room for your comments) about each of GCD's event areas of Wednesdays, 1st Saturdays, Community Dances and the Playford Ball. We want to know what you want the dances to look like! Your responses will help inform the GCD board and shape the future of GCD's event offerings.

Thanks in advance for your participation!

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In Remembrance - Emlen Cresson, Will Power,

Tom Maher, Ruth Cresson,, Mae Ann Senior