[Organizers] Student rate

Hi Organizers! I'll start things off. My dance in Manchester, NH is having problems with falling attendance. A lot of this was due to my inability to spend time promoting the dance. I have since recruited one of my regular dancers to help and she's doing a great job of spreading fliers around and getting notices in newspapers. We have 3 colleges in the greater Manchester area. One idea that I had was to change the admission price from $7 for 12 and up to $8 for adults and $5 for students. I put the question to my dancers in the form of a survey question in the book I keep on the welcome table. I was surprised when 2 people (out of 10 or 12) said that they would not be willing to pay the new price. Because the format was anonymous, I don't know who said no, but I'd be very curious to know. What are people's experiences with having a student rate? Any luck in attracting students? Did it help the adult attendance, too? I should also note that the increase is also intended to help me cover increased hall costs and be able to offer a better guarantee to musicians. I'm not planning on making this change until September. Thanks for your input! Chris Weiler Mill City Contra Dance Manchester, NH http://www.nhdances.org/millcity/