Swing Me in St. Louis
32nd Annual IAGSDC convention
Dates: 22-25 May 2015
Host Hotel: St. Louis Union Station Hotel
Hosting club: Gateway Squares
Convention committe title: Dance To The Middle, Inc.
Convention committee members: Aaron Wells
Calling staff:
- Saundra Bryant
- Deborah Carroll-Jones
- Vic Ceder
- Barry Clasper
- Bill Eyler
- Darren Gallina
- Betsy Gotta
- Dayle Hodge
- Michael Kellogg
- Michael Levy
- Gary Monday
- Anne Uebelacker
- Trail-in dance: Darren Gallina
Sound staff:
Vendor list:
- Badges: The Badge Works
- Photographer: Carrie Meyer of Insomniac Studios
Fun Badge Tour stops and highlights:
- Anheuser-Busch Biergarten and Factory Tour (http://anheuser-busch.com/index.php/our-company/operations/breweries-brewery-tours/)
- Third floor of the City Museum (http://www.citymuseum.org/)
- Middle of the street at Laclede's Landing.
Pre/Post convention events & tours:
Date | Time(s) | Tour |
---|---|---|
Mon May 18 | 9:30am - 12:30pm | Segway through Downtown St. Louis |
Tues May 19 | 9am - 2pm | Slots and Shops in St. Charles Tour |
Weds May 20 | 9:30am to 4:30pm | Forest Park - "Meet Me in St. Louis" |
6pm - 10pm | Experience The Central West End | |
Thurs May 21 | 9am - 12:30pm | Gateway to the West |
9am - 2pm | Sights of St. Louis Tour | |
10pm - 2am | Pub Crawl! | |
Fri May 22 | 9am - 1pm | Walk on the Wild Side! - St. Louis Zoo |
9am - 1pm | A Tasty Treat - Anheuser-Busch & Ted Drews | |
9am - 4pm | Taste of St. Louis Tour | |
Sat May 23 | 9:30am - 1:30pm | Missouri History Museum |
9am - 1pm | Beautiful Blooms and Historic Homes | |
Sun May 24 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | Wine Country |
Notable Notes and Highlights:
- Due to civil unrest in Ferguson, MO, the previous year, local authorities required political demonstration permits for both the Grand March, which was led out of the hotel and into the park across the street for a group photo, and the Fun Badge Tour, which had strict timing requirements with drastic penalties ($1,000 per 5 minutes if the tour was late returning to the hotel). The Fun Badge Tour was contracted out to a local tour operator, Destination St. Louis, who obtained the necessary permits through existing channels.
Specialty Tips: (per convention program)
- Bear Tip
- Finally Legal Tip
- Kilt Tip
- Leather Tip
- Magic Underpants Tip
- Medallion Tip
- Memorial Tip
- Moonshine Tip
- Pop Star Patter Tip
- Red Hats Tip
- Women's Tip
IAGSDC officers:
IAGSDC meeting notes:
Registration statistics: 828
Attending clubs:
Honky Tonk Queen winner: Mary,Wanna?
Golden Boot Award: presented to John O'Grady and Leo Champagne by Phil Davis
10 Year Medallions - Recipients: 26
20 Year Medallions - Recipients: 23
25 Year Medallions - Recipients: 10
30 Year Medallions - Recipients: 6
Newsletter: "Arch Comments"
- Issue 1 (February 2014)
- Issue 2 (May 2014)
- Issue 3 (October 2014
- Issue 4 (December 2014)
- Issue 5 (April 2015)
- Issue 6 (June 2015...the "wrap-up" issue.)
Ephemera:
External Links:
- Convention website via archive.org
- Facebook event
Videos: