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Square Dancing at the Center

Mainstream Blast Weekend Coming Up in October 2019

Come learn how to square dance and enjoy the fun. We are offering a Mainstream Blast Weekend class in October with Dane Bragg teaching. Our blast class allows you to learn all the calls in the mainstream program and you will be able to dance anywhere after that.

Reigster for the Class

News

Times Squares Board Minutes for May and June Available Now

Read the May minutes. September 0utreach event: Fun Dance at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (CBST), which serves the NYC LGBTQ community. Weekend Mainstream Blast Class in October. International Friendship dance ...
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June 15, 2019 / Administrator

Times Squares Board Minutes for April Available Now

Read the latest minutes. A great social event! Times Squares members and their friends are invited to attend a free 45-minute tour of the photo exhibitof the Stonewall era, Love ...
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April 9, 2019 / Warren Livesley

Times Squares Board Minutes for January to March Available Now

Board minutes for January and February are available. In the March minutes read about our new theme nights, Fall Mainstream Blitz weekend and more ...
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March 5, 2019 / Administrator

Times Squares Annual Meeting 2019 Minutes Available Now

Click here to read the minutes. Congratulations to Jim Babcock, Michael Coan, and Nadine Posner for being elected to the Times Squares Board. Since there was not a quorum ...
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January 7, 2019 / Warren Livesley

Times Squares Board Minutes for December Available Now

Read December's Board minutes here. Come meet prospective members at our upcoming Dance Party/Open House events on January 25, January 29 and February 5. We are more than half way ...
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December 8, 2018 / Warren Livesley

CANCELLED – A2/C1 Workshops on 12/20 and 12/17

The A2/C1 dances on December 20 and December 27 have been cancelled. Enjoy the holidays and dance with us again on January 3, 2109. With such a long break between ...
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December 8, 2018 / Warren Livesley

Times Squares Board Minutes for November 2018 Available Now

Read about Peel the Pumpkin 2018 here ...
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December 3, 2018 / Warren Livesley

Virginia Thaler in Square Dance Heaven

Our darling Gina was fatally struck by a car while crossing a street in Millburn, NJ on Monday night (26 Nov.) Our thoughts are with her husband Steve and their ...
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November 30, 2018 / James R Babcock

Advanced/C1 Workshop is Cancelled for Nov 15

We are expecting the first snow storm of the season in New York City. It promised to be a messy wintery wet snow, and the rain later will make traveling ...
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November 15, 2018 / Administrator

Times Squares Board Minutes for October 2018 available

Read about our October meeting. Business cards are available to hand out. See you archangel for them. Fly-in registrations are much ahead of last year. There is a courtesy van ...
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October 9, 2018 / Administrator
Featured Stories

“Fees-ible” by Steven Skyles-Mulligan reprinted from the June 1998 issue of Times Squared

Don't you just hate to look at past fee schedules! The bad news is fees for regularly scheduled club events (club nights and Friday’s A/C dances) are going up. The ...
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July 11, 2019 / Administrator

“Confessions of a Straight Gay Square Dancer: Part III” By Doris Nixon reprinted from the November 1995 issue of Times Squared

This is the last part of Doris' memoir of dancing with Times Squares. Click here to read the first part or the second part. At Christmastime, some of the men ...
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June 27, 2019 / Administrator

“Confessions of a Straight Gay Square Dancer: Part II” By Doris Nixon reprinted from the October 1995 issue of Times Squared

Click here for the first part of Doris' memoir of dancing with Times Squares.
 On Valentine’s Day I found myself with a group of young men readying themselves to perform ...
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June 20, 2019 / Administrator

“Confessions of a Straight Gay Square Dancer: Part I” By Doris Nixon reprinted from the September 1995 issue of Times Squared

Doris Nixon became everyone's grandmother as she joyously danced with Times Squares. Here, in three parts, is her story. Before moving to New York City, I was an elementary ...
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June 13, 2019 / Administrator

“Straights Invade a Gay Square” reprinted from the September 1985 issue of Times Squared

While dancing on the Christopher Street Pier on Sunday, a nice, older couple watched for a while and then announced that they were square dancers, and immediately were invited to ...
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May 31, 2019 / Administrator

“Times Squares Disc-aires” By Tom Cook reprinted from the February 1987 issue of Times Squared

Here's an article from very early in our history when we were dancing to records. I can't imagine having to dance up to speed from the very beginning. Or that ...
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May 16, 2019 / Administrator

“I’m On My Way!” By Howard Richman reprinted from the May 1991 issue of Times Squared

Howard does such a great job as an experienced caller it's hard to think of him just starting out. Thanks to the continued support of the Times Squares, calling ...
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May 2, 2019 / Administrator

“AIDS Square Dancing – A Personal Experience” reprinted from the January 2001 issue of Times Squared

In this article by Harry Simmons we are reminded of the horror of the AIDS epidemic and its effect on the gay community. The contrast in our monthly newsletter between ...
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April 18, 2019 / Administrator

“Trapped in PS 3” reprinted from the May 1992 issue of Times Squared


As a club we've been around quite a while. In this occasional column we'll look back at some of the serious and not to serious articles from past issues of ...
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April 5, 2019 / Administrator

Learn to Square Dance!


Looking for an evening of fun and socializing? Join us for an introduction to square dancing. No partner, experience, special clothing, or dance skill required. If you can walk, you ...
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January 13, 2019 / James R Babcock
Dance Calendar

  1. “Xmas in July” Club Night with Betsy Gotta

    Tuesday July 30 at7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  2. Mets Pride Night at Citi Field

    Saturday August 10 at7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

  3. Times Squares Board Meeting

    Monday August 12 at6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

  4. “The White Party” Club Night with Dayle Hodge

    Tuesday August 13 at7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

  5. Dance Party with Betsy Gotta

    Tuesday August 20 at7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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Peel the Pumpkin

Registration for Peel the Pumpkin 2019 "Sci-Fi Swing By" is now available. Register now!

DoubleTree by Hilton Fort Lee

November 1 - 3, 2019

Betsy Gotta, Bill Harrison, Tom Miller

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