Wow.... these are really cool to hear about Heitzso. :) I was down in Montpelier VT two weekends ago and while I know they have a young crowd, it felt like half the folks were under 40. Nice full feeling hall too. It was so lovely. :)
Emily in Ottawa <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 5:22 PM Heitzso via Organizers < organizers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote: > Just want to flag that the following dances in GA, NC, SC are doing quite > well: > > Sautee (hour and a half above Atlanta, not quite middle of nowhere) > https://snca.org/contra/home.php > seem to be averaging 130-140 dancers at their monthly dances > last dance I attended the beginners' class completely encircled the > large gym > lots of family energy (very wide range of ages) > > Old Farmers Ball, OFB, at Warren Wilson outside of Asheville > https://oldfarmersball.com/ > at their peak they had over 200 dancers every Thursday evening > I don't know if they've gotten back up to that peak > but I've heard it's a strong, solid dance > > River Falls Lodge, SC > https://www.facebook.com/groups/harvestmoonfolk/ > this really is in the middle of nowhere > I'm *guessing *150 dancers would be packed. > I'm hearing that it's often packed now. > > Charlotte, NC > https://www.charlottecontradance.org/ > I first encountered this dance several years ago and loved that their > peak demographic was the 30-40 year old crowd that often > disappears to raise a family. They've had to move a couple of > times over the past few years and their numbers had dipped (down to > 80??). > I was around for a few of their early post-covid dances with ok > numbers (70??). > I gather the dance has gathered steam and is now quite solid, > though I don't know demographics/numbers ... just that it's doing > great. > > A lot of the above is hear say and may have changed since the last hearsay! > > I apologize if I'm speaking out of turn. > Organizers are welcome to correct me. > > Thought some positive numbers would be a nice thing ... > > Heitzso > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- organizers@lists.sharedweight.net > To unsubscribe send an email to organizers-le...@lists.sharedweight.net >
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