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Thursday, 06 May 2010
Brainstorming Ideas, March 2010
- Numbers in Parenthesis are votes
- Solicit corporate sponsors
- So own teaching at Community Education Classes
- Do own teaching at monthly classes
- Studios donate teachers (7)
- Different facility (3)
- Music purchasing
- Auction dance escorts (2)
- Dancing with the Stars event (2)
- Dance Competition
- Fundraising dance (2)
- Surtax (sales tax) on admission
- Raise Admission fees
- Drink tickets for root beer floats
- Fun food or drinks for purchase
- Auctions
- Gift wrapping
- Gift wrapping with demonstrations
- National Ballroom Dance Week Event
- Financial information to members to explain needs
- General solicitations
- Car wash
- Formal dance without band or dinner
- Dance accessory garage sale
- Movie and a dance
- Dance marathon
- Dance with wine tasting
- Serve alcohol
- Apply for grants
- Donations form area businesses
- Music purchase
- Dance workshop with formal (7)
- Raffles (2)
- Develop relationships with Twin Cities or Iowa
- Events in other cities
- More dance demos and ask for donations
- Dance at assisted living
- Advertise (2)
- Distribute Tickets through Welcome Wagon
- Gain endorsement from Chamber
- Offer advertisement and discounts on web site
Energizing Dances
- Manage music differently – more tempo in the beginning
- Limit announcements
- Commercial free dancing
- Use Source and other venues with coupons to increase participation
- Post flyers announcing dances
- Use Senior Center sign to advertise
- Try dance cards – need to ill in 10 names of people danced with during the evening
- New member contests
- Bring a non-member
- Change the lighting
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