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03 August 2011

Results of Micro-Survey #4

The 9 responses to this survey, "a little about you", are shown below. This survey is now closed and the results of this survey, and other feedback, have been particularly valuable in our considerations around the idea of an end of month dance pass.

Q1: Approximately how many MFS dances have you attended in the last year, by type?
Q2: What Non-MFS dances have you attended in the last year?
Q3: What can we do to maintain or increase your participation in MFS dances?

Q1:1 End of Month dances at Cook, Heritage Dance
Q2:National Folk Festival
Q3:You are doing a fine job. Your email communications re what's coming up are clear and concise. I have only discovered MSF in the last 4 months or so.

Q1:EOM - 7; 1st Sat - 6; Colonial Ball; Gala Ball; Bush Capital Ball; Hertitage Week dance; Christmas Dance; Contra 2nd Sat - 3; Irish Ceilis - 2; Irish Set Dance weekend; Monday workshops - 30; DITP - 7; Contra Tuesdays - 18; Irish Set Dance classes - 10.
Q2:NFF dances; Bundanoon Dance Weekend; RSCDS Scottish dances - 10; St Judes school bush dance; Tumut Falling Leaves dance
Q3:Variety of dances / callers.

Q1:None
Q2:None
Q3:Welcome me when I return tentatively to dancing after 6 months of disability-imposed exile.

Q1:4
Q2:6
Q3:Better variety of dances, dances that appeal to more experienced dancers, which would include the less experienced dancers improving their standard of dance. Less walk throughs and more talk throughs, or get someone to demonstrate how the dance goes. Good dance music, by musicians who know the correct beat to the different types of dance

Q1:zip
Q2:zip
Q3:keep up all the communication and never give up!

Q1:40
Q2:0
Q3:In advertising MFS dances and classes, explicitly encourage men to attend so that the many women without dance partners can enjoy the events more than they do at present.

Q1:none
Q2:Many National Folk Festival dances every year since 1999 Most years I go to TSDAV's Portarlington weekend Living in Adelaide, I attend most ATBDS dances (Maureen Morris's)
Q3:I will maintain my participation in NFF and Portarlington, but am unlikely to increase participation at other places due to the distance from Adelaide.

Q1:3 contra dances
Q2:Nil
Q3:keep sending the dance news list. Very useful to see what is coming up but my interest has turned to other things. Not enough hours in the day : )

Q1:1 ball, 10 contra, 10 bush
Q2:All of those
Q3:Have more dances in school holidays


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