[Callers] dance floor capacity

Hi Martha, You said "Wouldn't it follow that sometimes some of the 1.5 square yards will have to be wasted if the width isn't a multiple of 10 feet (for contra) or 15 feet (for English)?" Absolutely, it is just a quick rule of thumb to get an idea of the capacity of a hall, i.e, No you can't get 150 people doing a dance at the same time! I susepct a wedding party will be happy to squeeze two lines into that space, especially if you can push the chairs back a bit to make it slightly bigger. And of course, for a wedding party, I wouldn't be calling modern American contras, or what you call English Country Dancing (Playford-style). I would be selecting simple barn dances such as you will find at: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/greenery/BarnDances/ http://www.mts.net/~jinks%20/fd/menu.htm http://www.ceilidhcalling.co.uk/dancelist.php I'm not sure if you do this sort of stuff much in America; when I visit I only ever seem to find contra and ECD (which is fine, as I love both). But here in England there is a whole other stream of social folk dance known as Barn Dance or Ceilidh. Hope that helps. Happy dancing, John John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802 940 574 http://www.contrafusion.co.uk <http://www.contrafusion.co.uk/> for Contra Dancing in Kent