[Callers] Re: Thoughts on fees for a wedding dance?

Things that make the price go up that are common at weddings: - alcohol - open bar - children - the couple doesn't expect things like "you need a sound system" - They're non-dancers and they either don't wanna dance or jump in the middle, don't know any of the etiquette, etc. - difficult dance floor (non-wood, small, edges that drop off, people spilling drinks on it, etc) - other expectations that they didn't mention that come up later - needing to be there extra early and potentially leave later - they expect you to hire the band and/or sound person / provide sound / do pre-recorded music - they have special requests - they aren't exactly sure when the dancing will be, and, honestly, dancing almost never starts exactly when they say it will Honestly, even $250 + travel $ isn't worth is unless it's a "I show up, I do my thing, I leave" at a dry wedding where everything's ontime. (Or it's someone I know, in which case, I likely am doing it as the gift to the couple.) And I say this really enjoying non-wedding events where it's all newer dancers. There's just SO many variables at a wedding (or similar event) that make it difficult. Don't undersell yourself. A DJ is charging 3x that for less work. In dance Julian Blechner he/him Western Mass, USA. On Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM Lisa Sieverts via Contra Callers < contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: