Just want to flag that the following dances in GA, NC, SC are doing quite well: Sautee (hour and a half above Atlanta, not quite middle of nowhere) https://snca.org/contra/home.php seem to be averaging 130-140 dancers at their monthly dances last dance I attended the beginners' class completely encircled the large gym lots of family energy (very wide range of ages) Old Farmers Ball, OFB, at Warren Wilson outside of Asheville https://oldfarmersball.com/ at their peak they had over 200 dancers every Thursday evening I don't know if they've gotten back up to that peak but I've heard it's a strong, solid dance River Falls Lodge, SC https://www.facebook.com/groups/harvestmoonfolk/ this really is in the middle of nowhere I'm *guessing *150 dancers would be packed. I'm hearing that it's often packed now. Charlotte, NC https://www.charlottecontradance.org/ I first encountered this dance several years ago and loved that their peak demographic was the 30-40 year old crowd that often disappears to raise a family. They've had to move a couple of times over the past few years and their numbers had dipped (down to 80??). I was around for a few of their early post-covid dances with ok numbers (70??). I gather the dance has gathered steam and is now quite solid, though I don't know demographics/numbers ... just that it's doing great. A lot of the above is hear say and may have changed since the last hearsay! I apologize if I'm speaking out of turn. Organizers are welcome to correct me. Thought some positive numbers would be a nice thing ... Heitzso _______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list -- organizers(a)lists.sharedweight.net To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-leave(a)lists.sharedweight.net