[Organizers] The benefits of increased attendance --- your ideas?

[Sivier, Jonathan E]

   You could add "happier callers" to that as well.  Callers also feed 
off the energy of the crowd.  In general it is much more fun to call to 
a large, enthusiastic crowd than to a small crowd.

Jonathan
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Jonathan Sivier
Caller of Contra, Square, English and Early American Dances
jsivier AT illinois DOT edu
Dance Page: http://www.sivier.me/dance_leader.html
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Q: How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
A: It depends on what dance you call!


On 2/25/2019 1:10 PM, Kimbi Hagen via Organizers wrote:
> Happier musicians*.  We dancers don’t just feed off their energy; they 
> feed off ours too.
> 
> *Which has the potential for growing the local music scene
> 
> *From: *Organizers 
> <organizers-bounces+jethi=icloud.com at lists.sharedweight.net> on behalf 
> of Emily Addison via Organizers <organizers at lists.sharedweight.net>
> *Reply-To: *Emily Addison <emilyladdison at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Monday, February 25, 2019 at 1:45 PM
> *To: *organizers shared weight <organizers at lists.sharedweight.net>
> *Subject: *[Organizers] The benefits of increased attendance --- your ideas?
> 
> Hi All!
> 
> Can I pick your brain on a project that I'm working on for CDSS?  It 
> relates to revenue sources for dances.
> 
> Probably the obvious way to increase revenue is by increasing 
> attendance.... although I know this can be extremely hard.
> 
> I'm wondering - other than revenue, what are other benefits to having 
> more dancers at your event? Here's a list that I've started....
> 
> More dancers results in:
> 
> -The dance feeling like a more exciting event  …. “the place to be”
> 
> -More people available to invite their friends next time. (As we know – 
> the best way to get new dancers is through word-of-mouth)
> 
> More people to support your events moving forward (i.e., as volunteers, 
> donors, etc)
> 
> -More options for dance partners – which can be helpful for certain dancers!
> 
> -Potential for a more diverse crowd in terms of age, experience, 
> ethnicity, gender identity, etc.
> 
> 
> 
> Any insight welcome!!!
> 
> With thanks :)
> 
> Emily in Ottawa