Re: [Organizers] University contra clubs

Hi Marie, A little history for our group, then a suggestion that we plan to follow this coming year: At the University of New Mexico (unmcontra.org) FolkMADS (our local folk dance org, folkmads.org) put on 8 dances in year Aug 2014 - May 2015, then we formed a student organization and put on 8 dances, the last 4 with a student band Aug 2015 - May 2016. We've had low attendance (10-30 dancers, about half students), but with returning regular dancers. We've put in a lot of energy without much growth, though the student band ( http://www.clarabyom.com/rusty-tap.html) was a very positive outcome. This coming year we plan to *partner with other large student organizations and put on joint events*. This will help guarantee larger dances, will help with advertising, and will get people who already know each other to dance together. I think this will increase the appeal of the dance. We can also do more if we leverage ways to use student organization funds. Good luck! Erik Erhardt (505)480-4462 StatAcumen.com On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Marie-Michèle Fournier < organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net&gt; wrote: