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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 July Available Now

Read the July minutes. Plus Class will be offered for four Thursdays in September. Go Mets! Pride Night. Take me out to the ballgame! Karaoke Night for those who can ...
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August 2, 2019 / Warren Livesley

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
Featured Stories

“You Know You’re Hooked When” by Guy Leighton from the October 1992 issue of Times Squares

Square dancing is not a disorder. Even though you might exhibit almost all of the symptoms below. You Know You’re Hooked When: You walk into a room and figure ...
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September 19, 2019 / Administrator

“Limp Limerick” reprinted from the September 1988 issue of Times Squared

Poetry for the ages, it's not. Cute, it is. September finds dancers en masse Enrolled in a next-level class. This post-summer schooling Provides some refueling Since many have run ...
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September 6, 2019 / Administrator

Times Squares Board Minutes for August Available Now

Read the August minutes. Join us for a Dance Party on September 10th from 7:00 - 9:00, with Howard Richman calling, at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (130 West 30th Street ...
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August 28, 2019 / Warren Livesley

“Club Unity” reprinted from the May 1987 issue of Times Squared

Wait a minute . . . there were concerns about club unity when we only danced two levels?!? In response to a letter received from a dissatisfied member, there was ...
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August 22, 2019 / Administrator

“Club Shirts” reprinted from the December 1987 issue of Times Squared

Be grateful for the club shirts that we have. Carl Bleiweiss presented to the board a few examples of possible club shirts which he had designed. He suggested that ...
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August 8, 2019 / Administrator

“Hot Gossip” reprinted from the April 1987 issue of Times Squared

What gay publication would be worth it's salt without a little gossip? ...
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July 25, 2019 / Administrator

“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
Dance Calendar

  1. Club Night with Howard Richman

    Tuesday September 24 at6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

  2. Plus Class #4 with Howard Richman

    Thursday September 26 at6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

  3. Club Night with Howard Richman

    Tuesday October 1 at6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

  4. A1 Class/C1 Workshop #1 with Betsy Gotta

    Thursday October 3 at6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

  5. Times Squares Board Meeting

    Monday October 7 at6:30 pm - 8:30 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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