I like the "dancing with the stars" idea. Perhaps the whole point is to * not* make sense.
I'll just throw out this one: *Contras *Extreme Social Dancing (It;s not for everyone.) I like the "extreme" part. Kind of gives it an edge. - Greg McKenzie *********** On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 6:41 PM, Martha Edwards <[email protected]>wrote: > True, how true! > > Yet something doesn't have to be clear to be intriguing... > > I'm sure we can come up with something much better. If what I suggested is > kind of dumb, you are all empowered to come up with something equally dumb. > Perhaps out of our collective silly ideas that we think will never work we > may find something that will... > > M > E > > > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 <[email protected]> > > 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 <[email protected]> > > 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<[email protected] > > > > > > >> 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 > > > > >>> [email protected] > > > > >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers< > > > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > > > Callers mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers< > > > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Callers mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > 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 > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > > > -- > > > > > =============================================================================== > > Alan Winston --- [email protected] > > 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 > > > > > =============================================================================== > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callers mailing list > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
