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You could summarize the State Convention as Fun!!
Vendors!!
and
Square Dancing day and night!!

 

Square Dance Convention

Fun!! Vendors!! Dancing — Day & Night!!!

  • Wood Floors Throughout!
  • Round Dancing
  • Fun!
  • Intros to Contra and More...
  • Line Dancing
  • Advanced Dancing
  • Fashion Show and Skit
  • Fun! Fun!
  • Sewing Clinic
  • Grand March
  • Yard Sale
  • Did we mention...Fun!
  • Vendors

Join us on for the Convention, back in Gatlinburg again after that record-setting Convention there.   The beautiful W. L. Mills Conference Center provides more than great dancing space in a comfortable and convenient layout.   

OUR FLYER!

What You can Expect for !!

Over 70 gifted, talented and challenging callers, cuers and lines instructors

9 Halls of GREAT, CONTINUOUS DANCING…. including:

  • Live Band Hall: Friday & Saturday Evenings... Square Dancing only... dancing in beautiful Mills Auditorium... high energy, FUN ! ... Mainstream & Plus calling (split sessions)

  • Wood flooring in ALL halls: NO dancing on carpet!
  • SSD hall & Mainstream hall: more relaxed halls for ALL dancers... Lines between tips in the evenings
  • Plus hall: for the dedicated Plus dancer... Rounds between tips in the evenings
  • Advanced hall: full day and evening program, both Friday and Saturday. 15+ amazing advanced callers... MORE C1
  • Rounds hall: full day and evening program, both Friday and Saturday. 14+ “smooth” rounds cuers...Phase II-VI... LARGE cool (you might want to bring a wrap or jacket) hall
  • Lines program: full hours of Line Dancing only, both Friday & Saturday
  • Thursday Night Trail-in Dance: It’s casual dress, “wear your convention t-shirt” and be ready to dance night!!!!
    Dancing begins at 8pm...In 3 LARGE, COOL HALLS...
    • PLUS HALL!
    • SINGING CALLS HALL!
    • DEDICATED ROUND DANCE HALL!

Workshops
Intros
Request Rounds (higher levels)
Fun Squares
Hot Hash
Singles’ Dance
Afterparty
Fashion Show… NOT your ordinary runway stroll!
Sewing Clinic
Used Clothing Sale

Schedules
Thursday: Trail-In Dance 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

  • (4) FOUR Dedicated SQUARE DANCE HALLS: SSD, MS, PLUS, ADV
  • (2) TWO Dedicated ROUND DANCE HALLS: Ph II-III and Ph IV-V
Friday & Saturday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
  • 9 HALLS of continuous DANCING… both days!
  • Dedicated SSD Hall, Both days and evenings
  • Dedicated MS Hall, Both days and evenings
  • Dedicated PLUS Hall, Both days and evenings
  • Dedicated Advance / C1 Hall (19 callers!) 21 hrs of Adv-C
  • Dedicated Line Dancing Hall, 8 hrs usual Lines+1 each Intro & Experienced Hrs
  • 2 Dedicated Rounds Halls, 23 hrs of Rounds (12 cuers!)
  • Variety Hall for "Fun Squares" Hex, DBD, etc!
  • Live Band: Evening Hrs (squares only)

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Registration

Get your advanced tickets early (before July 1, ) for the weekend package at an exceptional value of only $35 per person.  At the door, weekend ticket package cost is only $40 per person. 

Here is our 2025 CONFERENCE FLYER with the Registration Form on the back.  You'll need an Adobe Acrobat reader (which is free) to read it.  If you don't have the free Adobe Acrobat reader, click here to go to the Adobe site and download it. 

Make your checks payable to TN State Convention and mail your registration form with your check to our registration chairman, Shea Meincke:  TN State Convention, P. O. Box 7056, Maryville , TN  37802-7056. If you have any convention questions, just drop an email to meincke_us@yahoo.com.

Conference Hotels

(Click to download Registration PDF).

(Click to download Hotel Details PDF).

50th Anniversary

Commemorative T-Shirts

These delightful and fun t-shirts are available in short sleeves. These shirts wash and wear well, and are great for those casual dances were comfort is so appreciated.

Convention Trail-In dance on Thursday evening is "WEAR YOUR T-SHIRT" casual night. Sizes are limited and will sell out before the Convention. Get yours now!!

  • Short sleeved $12 each for Small, Med, Lg, and XL; $13 for XXL and XXXL
  • To order, e-mail: Glenda Hoose at gbooker1122@icloud.com

    or send your order, along with a check payable to "2025 TN State Convention" including shipping ($10 for 1 or 2) to:

    Glenda Hoose
    6845 Peanut Way
    Knoxville, TN 37918

    • (NOTE: Glenda is unable to hold t-shirts for pick-up at the Convention unless full payment is received by July 15, 2025.)

Additional Information

Check this section as you get closer to the dance for more details.