Re: [Organizers] The benefits of increased attendance --- your ideas?

To expand on your first item: Higher dancer density (up to a point) increases the excitement level.  You can take a really great event and double the size of the room and the energy level will decline. Increasing attendance in the same hall will increase energy, excitement and enjoyment up to a point - then it starts getting crowded and everything does down hill from there (including dancer safety) So increasing attendance isn't always a good thing - unless you have a bigger hall to move to. Mac McKeever On Monday, February 25, 2019, 12:45:52 PM CST, Emily Addison via Organizers <organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: Hi All! Can I pick your brain on a project that I'm working on for CDSS?  It relates to revenue sources for dances. Probably the obvious way to increase revenue is by increasing attendance.... although I know this can be extremely hard.  I'm wondering - other than revenue, what are other benefits to having more dancers at your event? Here's a list that I've started.... More dancers resultsin: -The dance feeling like a more exciting event  …. “the place to be” -More people available to invite their friends next time. (Aswe know – the best way to get new dancers is through word-of-mouth) More people to support your events moving forward (i.e., asvolunteers, donors, etc) -More options for dance partners – which can be helpful forcertain dancers! -Potential for a more diverse crowd in terms of age,experience, ethnicity, gender identity, etc.  Any insight welcome!!! With thanks :) Emily in Ottawa | | Virus-free. www.avg.com | _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list Organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/organizers-sharedweight.net