Dayton, Ohio

Guidelines for Ethnic Sundays and beyond

Guidelines for Ethnic Sundays and beyond
(2nd Sunday of each month, unless otherwise cancelled or replaced by another event)

Before the Ethnic Sunday

Plan teaching for Sunday
- 4 - 6 six weeks in advance
- 3 - 6 dances, depending on complexity
- ask people to teach
Put out flyer 1 month in advance
- use form flyer
- copy on colored paper, about 30 copies
- include:
  - Date,
  - Nationality of Sunday,
  - dances to be taught (if known)
- mail flyer to Columbus and Cincinnati clubs and other interested groups (see Leslie Hyll for current addresses)
- set out on counter on Thurs evenings and preceding Ethnic Sunday
Announce upcoming Ethnic Sunday on several Thursdays preceding it, but after preceding Ethnic Sunday
on Thursday before Ethnic Sunday, get keys for Pavilion (but remember, the keys are needed for closing that night !)

On Sunday:

Open Pavilion around 2:15 p.m., Unpack and Set up Equipment
Begin request dancing at 2:15
Begin teaching at 2:30 p.m., requests in-between
list dances taught and instructors, etc., on pink MVFD Ethnic Sunday Teaching sheets in Red book
dinner at 5:00 p.m.
- ask people to take their seats
- ask for moment of silence or give blessing for food
- assign order of tables to go get food
after dinner, if interest, play requests - review dances taught
pack up and close pavilion by 6:30 p.m.

Other and after Ethnic Sunday (i.e. Thursdays following Ethnic Sunday):

schedule teaching of Ethnic Sunday dances for 9 - 9:30 sessions on Thurs. up to next Ethnic Sunday (3 - 5 sessions)
list 9 - 9:30 teaching on green Advanced Teaching Session Schedule sheets in Red book
ask beginners class instructor what was taught and record on yellow MVFD Beginners Class Instruction sheets in Red book
close up Pavilion for next Thursdays up to next Ethnic Sunday, follow Guidelines for Closing the Pavilion.
after responsibilities are finished, return keys to Program Committee Chair or person in charge of next Ethnic Sunday.