The joys of motorhoming

Sorry to @irnbru for skewing the thread...................but it was all done in the best possible taste!:D
 
Geordies said:
If you look towards the back of the picture, is that not what normally happens at midnight on Halloween out in the woods ?
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Have you been watching too many hammer horror films or are you going on personal experience?:ROFLMAO:



.........is that ok Bertie?????
 
If Funsters are serious about wanting a ceilidh dance meet, it probably needs it's own thread in Rally Discussion Planning & Chat, but here are a few thoughts to bear in mind.

Numbers.
A good ceilidh dance needs a decent number on the floor to get the atmosphere going. 16 couples is about the minimum for a good night. To achieve that at any one time, you would need maybe 30+ couples on site.

Venue.
A decent dance floor. Grass is a very poor second & anything less that sports field level is a trip hazard. Forget a marquee in a farmer's field. Undercover is essential - the risk of having to cancel is too great at any time of year in the UK. A village hall or similar is the obvious choice. An empty barn is ok but requires a lot of work to get it ready. Remember that ceilidh dancing requires 2 or 3 times the room per person compared to freestyle disco type dancing. Ceilidh dancing is all about moving across the floor.

Band.
If a band is being booked, good ones don't come cheap. A decent band will charge £450 - £500 including caller & own PA. More if booked through an agent. That takes us back to the numbers - you really want to be spreading that over 100+ people, which then means the dance floor should be big enough to take at least 30 couples at once.

It may well be possible to put a band together from within the membership - there is plenty of talent about. But it would probably need a band mini-meet first to learn some dance tunes & get some rehearsal time in if the dancers are to get anything like the evening a professional band would provide.

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TheCaller said:
If Funsters are serious about wanting a ceilidh dance meet, it probably needs it's own thread in Rally Discussion Planning & Chat, but here are a few thoughts to bear in mind.

Numbers.
A good ceilidh dance needs a decent number on the floor to get the atmosphere going. 16 couples is about the minimum for a good night. To achieve that at any one time, you would need maybe 30+ couples on site.

Venue.
A decent dance floor. Grass is a very poor second & anything less that sports field level is a trip hazard. Forget a marquee in a farmer's field. Undercover is essential - the risk of having to cancel is too great at any time of year in the UK. A village hall or similar is the obvious choice. An empty barn is ok but requires a lot of work to get it ready. Remember that ceilidh dancing requires 2 or 3 times the room per person compared to freestyle disco type dancing. Ceilidh dancing is all about moving across the floor.

Band.
If a band is being booked, good ones don't come cheap. A decent band will charge £450 - £500 including caller & own PA. More if booked through an agent. That takes us back to the numbers - you really want to be spreading that over 100+ people, which then means the dance floor should be big enough to take at least 30 couples at once.

It may well be possible to put a band together from within the membership - there is plenty of talent about. But it would probably need a band mini-meet first to learn some dance tunes & get some rehearsal time in if the dancers are to get anything like the evening a professional band would provide.
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Sounds like far too much organizing and hassle. A big job. Probably better to have a meet arranged somewhere near where a ceildhi is regularly held then whoever wants to go can get themselves a ticket.
 
When I read it back, I thought it all sounded a bit off-putting, which wasn't my intention, but you are right - these things don't just happen, it would require some serious organising.

We might work a 'taster' dance or two into another meet sometime when the band are playing in a suitable room.

Most of our bookings are for private events - wedding, birthdays & the like, but if we are doing a public one I'll let people know & we might get a mini-meet together if it's somewhere suitable.
 
Tootles said:
Like that 'Lady of dubious pleasures' did on the Reeperbahn when first she saw your fried slice?? :xrofl::xrofl:
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It was more of a snigger really.................as you well know!:sneaky:
 

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