Re: [Organizers] to conflict or not to conflict?

I think that in higher population areas perhaps this isn't as much of a problem as they can support more than one dance, but in our area, I definitely think you are stepping on someone else's toes if you plan a similar event on the same night, and sometimes the same weekend, as another. I feel that most dance organizers in our area are careful to avoid dances on the same weekend (or at least the same night) unless they are at least an hour or more away. I know we certainly tried to do that when we began our regular dance. It just seems the polite thing to do and shows you care more about providing more opportunities to dance (or whatever the event) than competing to get everyone to yours no matter what it does to the others. Most of us are struggling to keep our dances alive (and we've already lost one local one and almost a second). I think it could really upset some organizers if another group planned an event on their night. Mary Anne On 4/28/2014 1:31 PM, Chrissy Fowler wrote: