Re: [Callers] Callers Digest, Vol 98, Issue 12

Andrea brings up a great point, and one that I'd like to address in my own dance community. My husband and I are the only couple that attends dances with our young child (4) although I know of at least three other families in our age range, with kids, who have stopped dancing. I think the biggest part of it is the time. In Chicago, we dance on Monday nights, so parents with school-aged kids are not inclined to come out. When our child gets older and has to be in bed earlier, I'm not sure what we're going to do. We may end up trading weeks - one parent dances, the other stays home - or we may end up not coming as often as we do now. Good grief, we have trouble finding childcare when we are touring as a band and write in advance to ask for help in locating a reliable local teen or college student to watch our son on site. It would be fun if there were a weekend dance, or a family dance, but so far, finding a venue for either has been difficult. I'm definitely interested in hearing what other communities have done about retaining or otherwise serving this particular group ... good conversation! meg