I, too, have called lots of gigs where there are carpeted floors. Low pile is by far the most common in business places. And, for an ONS, no problem -- as mentioned -- better than a small wood dance space with an edge going onto the regretfully carpeted area of what used to be a grand old ballroom... And dancing in socks can actually make some of these floors a bit faster. As far as outside, I bring a shovel, try to get there early, AND recommend to the hiring party that an outdoor space needs to be inspected holes and irregular bumps, for safety reasons. I've spent a half-hour to 45 minutes with a shovel filling in holes and smoothing things out. Which reminds me about another safety issue: When teaching the sashay part of the Virginia Reel (or any first dance with a sashay), I always do a demonstration. I do this in order to show a youthful, way far sashay, and, more importantly, a geezerly walking sashay. I started this after an elderly woman fell once, trying to do a youthful, bounding sashay, an act her body was no longer capable of. What I want is to make sure everyone feels comfortable joining in, and remind themselves to take care. All for now, ~erik hoffman oakland, ca On 4/24/2014 7:03 PM, Sue Robishaw wrote: _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers