In Rochester, NY, we have a weekly contra dance, Thursday nights from 8 - 11 pm which has been going on for over 30 years. We also have an almost-weekly Sunday night English dance from 6:30-9:30. Each has a 15-20 minute break for snacks and socializing. Some number of people are in the practice of leaving the Thursday night contra dance around 10. We have considered starting the dance earlier and ending earlier, but we're not sure that that would keep dancers till the end, and it would create difficulty for some of our bands and callers who travel from Ithaca (2 hours away).
Good luck with your dance! Peggy Dempsey On Jan 18, , at 8:59 PM, Sue Robishaw wrote: > Hi All, > I'm in the process of organizing a new dance series (old style Community > Contra with a variety of dance forms). It will be on a week-day evening. I'm > wondering how long others run their regular dances, not including beginner > sessions or potlucks or such. And typically how long is your mid-break? > Thanks! > Sue Robishaw, U.P. of Michigan > P.S. And thanks also for all the sharing that has gone on in the past on > Shared Weight. I have lots of good notes and ideas from past posts (from the > Callers list). > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/organizers
