Hey folks,
I wonder what people's thoughts are on end-of-the night thank-you's for a
contra dance.
Folks you might thank or call-out for applause:
Band
Caller
Organizers/volunteers
Sound person
I feel like a lot of places go band->caller->sound person; hopefully
thanking the volunteers at the announcements.
I can see doing the final band thank you right after the band gets to play
their big closing number for the evening. Everyone's amped up, call out the
band and then tack the other ones on.
But I think about the theater, where at the end of the performance the
performers come out for bows. There, it's usually chorus->supporting->main
cast; and by that system I think we should thank the band last. But usually
in theater when all the cast is on stage they give a thank you and wave to
the tech crew and director. Which would imply
caller->band->sound+organizers.
Just wondering what folks' thoughts were on the subject.
Happy dancing,
Luke Donforth
(Burlington, VT)