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Tuesday March 2 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm at ZOOM LINKBoard of Directors Meeting
Monday March 8 at 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmBoard of Directors Meeting
Monday April 5 at 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmBoard of Directors Meeting
Monday May 3 at 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmBoard of Directors Meeting
Monday June 7 at 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
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Come Join Us for a Virtual Peel the Pumpkin
An opportunity for the LGBTQ+ square dance community to come together and strengthen those friendships through dancing, gaming, socializing, and costuming (…not in this order.) The annual Times Square fly-in weekend is now transformed into a three hour virtual event. Saturday, October 31, 3pm-6pm EDT. Advanced registration is required to attend this Zoom event. Click…
Update Peel the Pumpkin 2020
Dear Pumpkin Peeler:We know how much you look forward to our annual fly-in where we celebrate our club and each other, through square-dancing, basket raffles, costume parades, and buffet banquets. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on many aspects of social life and social dancing. Many, many fly-ins have been canceled this year. With…
2020 IAGSDC Convention Will Not Be Stopped By COVID-19
A traditional event in the gay square dance world usually takes place over the Fourth of July weekend — the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs (IAGSDC) convention. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the convention to be held in Denver has been transformed into a virtual convention that is conveniently, and safely,…
Jeopardy! Times Squares/ IAGSDC Edition
As a prelude to the “Take A Peak : Home Edition” convention that begins this week, let’s test your knowledge of Times Squares and IAGSDC history through this time-honored trivia game. Similar to the television show, there will be three rounds – Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy! and Final Jeopardy!Kudos to Bob Bauer (Alex Tresbon) and Ping…
Connecting our Club through “Distant Socializing”
Tue 31 Mar 6:30pm – 9:00pm “Distant Socializing” via ZoomIn an effort to bring some connection between us, a video group chat is being hosted, via Zoon, so we can see each other and hear our stories of what’s happening in our seclusion. If you have not used Zoom yet, there are a few ways…
PS 3 Closes for After School Events for the Rest of March
The Department of Education of the City of New York has announced that all after school events taking place in public schools are cancelled through the end of March. Please check our website and/or sign up for our eblasts for information about dances after that.
Featured Articles
“Why No C-2?” by F. William Chickering reprinted from the December 1993 issue of Times Squared
If you ever wondered why Times Squares doesn’t offer C-2, here’s the reason. Decided in 1993 and still valid. I have heard lots of questions over the past few months as to why there was going to be no C-2 class, was there going to be an Advanced class, and why Plus is starting so…
“Why Mainstream?” by Sheldon Green printed in the June 1994 issue of Times Squared
Even before the turn of the last century, dancers were worried about rushing through each dance level and lower the quality of dancing for the whole club. The gay clubs are nearly unique in dancing multiple levels. Most straight clubs (and a few of the gay ones) dance only a single level; if you want…
“Peel the Apple Logo” from the May 1989 issue of Times Squared
Here’s the logo from the one and only time that Times Squares hosted an IAGSDC convention.
“Like a Virgin” by Arthur Wooten printed in the June 1997 issue of Times Squared
In this article Arthur remembers beginning his love affair with square dancing. Well, I was “like a virgin”, figuratively speaking of course, until I graduated from the Mainstream Class this past May. Phew! It took nine months to birth this baby. Last September, four days after the break-up from a ten-year relationship, two dear friends…
“Your Square Dance Personality Quotient” by Michael Gravois from the August 1989 issue of Times Squared
Take this little quiz and find out how well you get along with other dancers.
Danny Dee’s Advice Column from the October 1990 issue of Times Squared
Where have all the advice columns gone? We need someone to help all of us cowboys with our square dance problems! “Every letter guaranteed genuine!” Dear Danny Dee, I’ve been dancing with the Times Squares for some time and have become an enthusiastic advocate of Square Dancing. Feel like I’m getting some good, healthy exercise…