There is an interesting discussion happening on trad-dance-callers regarding rescuing a failing dance series. The article at the link below is one of the best perspectives I've seen on dance community for a while. Chris Weiler Goffstown, NH -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [trad-dance-callers] Re: Out of the downward spiral--Seeking true success stories Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:43:19 -0600 From: David Kirchner &lt;dekirchner(a)gmail.com&gt; Reply-To: trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com To: trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com &lt;trad-dance-callers(a)yahoogroups.com&gt; Jim Saxe wrote: My wife, Caroline Fahrney Kirchner, wrote a long piece several years ago that touched on these issues. Bill Tomczak keeps it on his website at: http://www.musaique.com/contradance/articles/fahrney.html <http://www.musaique.com/contradance/articles/fahrney.html> David Kirchner St. Paul, MN