I was hoping Lisa would chime in. I would only add:

At the weekly Monday Dance in Nelson our open fiddle case is in the hall by the door and the fee is only $3. Generally a smallish crowd. And we collect the cash earlyish in the evening. 



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Peter K Martel



On Dec 31, 2017, at 1:04 PM, Lisa Sieverts via Organizers <organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

We're curious about how other dance organizers handle the task of sitting at the door and taking money.


Who does it?

- organizers?

- volunteers?

- a mix?


​At Peterborough NH, it's mostly volunteers, occasionally an organizer fills in. We're lucky that these days typically 2 out of our 3 45-minute slots are filled by the same people every time. 

- nobody?



​At the Nelson NH dance, it's honor system with a fiddle case at the door.
​

- how many people at a time?

How is it done?
- scheduling people to do the task (how?)



One of the organizers confirms that we have doorsitters for the upcoming dance
​, usually by email or Facebook Messenger.
​
 

- vetting/soliciting the vols (any parameters?)

- how long does each person sit at door on a given dance eve?



​45-60 minutes
​

- any compensation/barter?

​Free admission to the Peterborough dance​
 


Other relevant info?
 
​We're trying to keep a tally using an iPad app.
​We give out "second dance free" tickets to anyone who has never contra danced before, so that when they come back, their next time is free.​

Lisa
Monadnock Folklore Society

 
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