Back from Denver - Short Work Week
Well, another square dance convention has come and gone. I've been enjoying the afterglow. Great Dancing...Wonderful Hotel...Nice City...
I sneaked a look at the under 35 specialty tip - 2 squares! Not enough in my opinion given that some 40+ dancers got their 10 year medallions! I was 28 or so when I went to my first convention...in order to get a specialty tip, I think they would have had to aim for the under 25 crowd. I think the medallion project has been a great success in keeping people coming back...not the deciding factor...but just one more thing to add to the ledger and I bet in some cases its been enough. Any body got any ideas on how to keep attracting the newbies? Spoke with another SF square dancer from one of the mainstream/plus clubs who spoke about how their board really had to spend time thinking about how to be welcoming to new dancers. It's probably something that all of us need to think about. I know I'm comfortable talking with the people I know and have known.
ozdachs is much better at mingling than I am.
Thursday - I'm out of town for a family wedding. First of the next generation is getting married. (Hmmmm...is it just me or is the whole post about getting older?)