M -- > Picture - four hands joined in a star (contra-style, or English hands-across > style, or even "clump" style) - Tagline - Come dancing with the Stars!
Sorry to be a downer, but I think that'd be completely incoherent to anybody who hadn't been to a contra, english, or square dance before. I love the four-hands image, but it doesn't suggest a "star" unless you know it's a star, and historically it's been called things like "hands across", "wheel", and "mill" or "moulinet" (because it's kind of like the four sails of a windmill, I think). -- Alan > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Mary Collins <native...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Great idea Martha! I like it. I need to revisit the Ants/Pants thing. I > > find as a "non-traditional" student that most of the others in my classes, > > while not all 18 but varying ages, greet the word dance with raised eyebrow > > and glances askew. That word alone seems to be a bit of a "turn off", that > > and my age. I think they think dancing with the stars and the like. So > > while I am open to all suggestions, we all need to keep in mind, what works > > for one community may not necessarily work for another. I actually attend > > classes with the sister of one of our premier college dancer promoters (she > > attends another college) but the one at my school works nights that we have > > dances and so cannot bring friends. I will be checking out our "social > > club" status, have not seen anything listed that suggests that we even HAVE > > such a group. > > > > Thanks guys, keep the ideas flowing and let's do as Martha suggests and > > come > > up with a great tag line...one that might work for all dance forms, Irish, > > Scottish, English AND of course our fav...Contra! > > > > Mary > > QCCD > > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Richard Hart <r...@harts.mv.com> wrote: > > > > > A tagline like, "Come dance with your friends" might work, especially if > > > you can put it on a poster that you give to a few of those college > > students > > > to post on college walls, and to act as contacts for spreading the word. > > > > > > > > > Martha Edwards remarked on 10/27/2011 10:49 AM: > > > > > > How right you are, Mary! Our "messaging" could use a lot of work. We > > have > > >> a > > >> fabulous overall message to deliver - community, civility, enjoyment, > > >> exercise, friendliness - if all human endeavors had the mores and > > customs > > >> of > > >> many of our dance organizations, we'd have a great world to live in. But > > >> it's not a succinct marketing message. > > >> > > >> Spider and others succeeded with her "Ants Pants Contradance - easy > > >> dancing > > >> to live music" but I agree, it would be good to work a bit on finding a > > >> clear, memorable, great tagline. At my company, Extra Mile Design, we > > >> often > > >> work with a wonderful woman, Nancy Schwartz, who is a wizard at helping > > >> people find that message. She runs a tagline contest every year. I think > > >> one > > >> is coming up. We should, collectively, try to come up with a worthy > > entry. > > >> > > >> Check it out: > > >> http://**nonprofitmarketingtraining.**com/programs-workshops/** > > >> tagline-focus-project/< > > http://nonprofitmarketingtraining.com/programs-workshops/tagline-focus-project/ > > > > > >> > > >> M > > >> E > > >> > > >> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Mary Collins<native...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> Great ideas guys, I'll check out the CDSS information, most of this is > > >>> stuff > > >>> we've heard before and holding a dance on campus is a bit more than we > > >>> can > > >>> handle. the sites are great and so are the suggestions, but I really > > am > > >>> looking for a "hook" on a poster...like Michale Ludgate's "Support Live > > >>> Music, Go Contra Dancing"...but I'm not sure that will work either. > > I've > > >>> seen "turn off the TV...dance!" A night of aerobics... and some other > > >>> things, that's really what I'm looking for. Trying to hold dances on > > >>> campus > > >>> is great, but you need to have a person or group on campus that will > > >>> sponsor > > >>> the dance etc, and that's almost like starting a whole new dance > > series > > >>> (dont' really have time or resources to do this), our dance is readily > > >>> excessible to almost all the campuses that have dorms, most of the > > >>> colleges > > >>> are "comuter" colleges with day campuses and some of them (mostly in > > the > > >>> city or what is considered the city) have campus housing. All are on > > bus > > >>> routes and our dance is in the heart of the "cool" section of town. > > Most > > >>> young adults know about our area and the shops restaurants and bars. > > >>> > > >>> So, as you see, it's not so much getting individuals to view contra > > >>> dancing > > >>> or host a dance but just to get the option out there, visible, so that > > >>> some > > >>> might try it and help spread the word. > > >>> > > >>> And then, I need an artist to create the poster..... > > >>> > > >>> Thanks again guys! > > >>> > > >>> Mary Collins > > >>> QCCD > > >>> ______________________________**_________________ > > >>> Callers mailing list > > >>> call...@sharedweight.net > > >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers< > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > Callers mailing list > > > call...@sharedweight.net > > > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers< > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > call...@sharedweight.net > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > -- > As you set out for Ithaka, pray that your journey be long, full of > adventure, full of discovery... > May there be many summer mornings when, with what pleasure, with what joy, > you enter harbors you're seeing for the first time. > ~Constantine Cavafy, "Ithaka" 1911 > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > call...@sharedweight.net > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers -- =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- wins...@ssrl.slac.stanford.edu Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 650/926-3056 Paper mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 99, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025 ===============================================================================
