9 Nov
2025
9 Nov
'25
4:42 p.m.
I do thank yous for the band interspersed through the evening, often after
an especially great tune, or sometimes if we've paused for emergency
sweeping, to find a dance card, or any other stall moment.
I do thank yous for volunteers, sound, the venue, snack-bringers, and
organizers as we're lining up to start the first dance after the break.
More people are there and attentive at that time.
It might be worth noting that we're a by-donation dance, so several
thanks-to-the-band gives me a few extra opportunities to remind dancers of
the donation jar.
Pardon brevity; sent by smartphone.
On Sun, Nov 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM Casey Carr via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
I hadn't thought of an order, but I do prefer to
do our thanks yous right
at the beginning of the second set vs at the end of the night. That
ensures most people being there. Sometimes we will have people leave the
dance early for a long ride home, darkness and older people getting tired.
Casey
On 11/9/2025 7:11 PM, Luke Donforth via Contra Callers wrote:
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)
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