There's a couple of potential uses for a stage. I've called in a couple of
places who clearly prioritized the caller being able to see the floor,
rather than the dancers seeing the band, or the band seeing past the first
few sets, or onstage dance performance.

Those locations provided an elevated platform for the caller with the band
at floor level. Super fast setup and likely little cost. As a caller it
mostly worked (must allow for easy up/down access and a small shelf or
table for cards, etc.), but feels a little weird to be up there alone. One
could argue it harkens back to the old days of the fiddler/caller being up
on the table at kitchen junkets...

FWIW,
Don

On Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 9:19 AM Tepfer, Seth via Organizers <
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> Hello organizers
>
> The cost of renting a stage (along with everything else) have increased
> substantially in comparison to inflation. When we compare the cost of
> buying a stage and paying for a rental unit to renting a stage for 3 events
> each year (two contra weekends and an ECD weekend) it doesn't seem to make
> sense.
>
> Do other organizations own their own stage? Thoughts about hidden costs
> besides storage unit and setup / take down?
>
> We are meeting Thursday night to discuss! Any thoughts prior to then would
> be welcome. Thoughts after that are still welcome, just not as timely.
> Seth
>
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