Hi Bev, Here's what we did most recently for New Year's Eve in Pasadena (CA), which seemed to give everyone at least something. We had two callers on hand, but a similar plan would also work with one. The callers and band coordinated in advance to pull this off. To build up the energy approaching midnight, we began a four-dance contra medley soon after 11:40, alternating the callers with each dance. The band played six times through each of the first three dances. We then ran the final dance in the medley as long as we needed to fill up the remaining time until 11:58. At 11:58, we changed the B2 call to "everyone promenade up to the band and give them a hand." By the time the applause died down, it was 11:59. We (re-)introduced each member of the band, for more applause, and drew this out until it was ten seconds to midnight. At that point, everyone counted down together, cheered at midnight, and the band played "Auld Lang Syne." Not everyone participated in the waltz, as usual. But we felt like everyone got something out of this. Virtually everyone danced in the medley and ended up in a throng up toward the stage, so even those without a "special someone" were surrounded by friends for the cheers and the countdown. Good luck with your own program and let us know how it goes! Jeremy _________________________________________________________________ Your Hotmail address already works to sign into Windows Live Messenger! Get it now http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://ge…