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Maypole on the Quay
May. 3rd, 2011 01:46 pmTook my maypole down to Poole Quay yesterday for my first paid outdoor session.
It went very well. The sound system (which scares me as I'm not a sound techie at all) worked just fine. I have Lindsey to thank for that. She worked out exactly what I needed (easy to carry, even with a bad elbow, decent battery life, loud enough for a maypole dance, mike, works with iPod or MP3 player, easy to recharge) and told me where to buy it.
Managed to get a lot of teenagers dancing which was great. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and I got to do a much wider range of dances than I do with the 7 year olds I normally teach (older people find it much easier to pick up the dances).
It'll be quite a while before I break even as there's a lot of capital cost, but I'm enjoying it.
If any conventions fancy a maypole dancing session, get in touch...
I think Poole Tourism took some photos, so I'm hoping they'll pass some along to me.
It went very well. The sound system (which scares me as I'm not a sound techie at all) worked just fine. I have Lindsey to thank for that. She worked out exactly what I needed (easy to carry, even with a bad elbow, decent battery life, loud enough for a maypole dance, mike, works with iPod or MP3 player, easy to recharge) and told me where to buy it.
Managed to get a lot of teenagers dancing which was great. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and I got to do a much wider range of dances than I do with the 7 year olds I normally teach (older people find it much easier to pick up the dances).
It'll be quite a while before I break even as there's a lot of capital cost, but I'm enjoying it.
If any conventions fancy a maypole dancing session, get in touch...
I think Poole Tourism took some photos, so I'm hoping they'll pass some along to me.
