No fall Mainstream class for Chesapeake Squares

[bjarvis]

I got word through the grapevine that there wasn't enough bodies signed up to justify a Mainstream class for the Chesapeake Squares this fall. I know they needed at least five bodies but have no idea how many they did get.

This doesn't bode well for the future of the club or square dancing in general in the long term: clubs need a crop of new dancers joining on a regular basis to offset the long-time members who move away, move on to different activities, etc.. I believe CS will take another whack at a class during the winter months.

On the other hand, since my personal calendar was already pretty heavy this September and October, a small part of me is relieved to the load lightened a little. It's not that the handful of Saturday sessions were a much of a burden, but there's a lot of preparation and coordination work which adds up. Lemons, lemonade.

Comments

[sfbearhoney.livejournal.com]

I may not know everything that was done. But there was an announcement put out on the MovieBears list and the FCD list announcing free movie passes. Any new person showing up the next week would receive a free movie pass. Also any FCD person who brought someone would also receive a free movie pass. Total cost came out to be about $138 for the passes. They had enough angels and new dancers that week for 4 squares (in a 3 square location). As of this week I think I heard something like 13 people have paid for the new class. So this and any other efforts that may have been going on worked out well.

[billeyler.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's great! I remember asking Gary Young if "the moviebears have been tapped to their full potential!"