strathspey@strathspey.org:1320

Etienne Ozorak

Re: Encores

March 16, 1995, 6:22 p.m. (Message 1320, in reply to message 1319)

On Thu, 16 Mar 1995, Ian Brockbank, DEC Livingston  wrote:

> To start a completely different thread, what do people think about  
>encores?  


I've known of some musicians who absolutely refused to play any  
encores and of MCs that would not allow encores to be played.  IMHO,  
the MC or host of the dance has a responsibility to the dancers and  
therefore should be sensitive to the overall momentum of the evening.   

This means making on-the-spot decisions for encores, adding extras at  
the end, length of intermissions...

If a dance is a successful and enjoyable event for everyone, it's  
more likely that people will want to come back, correct?

Etienne Ozorak
Meadville, PA  USA