Building a community

[Freya]

who are you sharing with?

[Beowulf]

I always try to make everyone feel welcome and go out of my to introduce people around. If someone is going somewhere alone, I try to arrange to meet them etc. I think we all do this as much as we can.

Yes.. I agree.. and Twice you've arranged to meet me in London and twice , due to circumstances out with my control I've failed to arrive

I think a big and and some (and a few for good measure) to all above.

I think this is a very inclusive and friendly forum. People already meet up and share lifts, beds or the occasional frozen ready meal with fellow forumites.

and to the load of you !!

[TA Guy]

Each to his, or her own.

I quite like the anonymous aspect of weekenders. New crowd, new dancers in a big melting pot is the exciting thing for me. I don't really go just to meet up with a lot of people I've met before (although that can be nice sometimes of course, and it's always nice to regconise a friendly face or two anywhere you go). I can do that any weekend I want locally. In fact, I think that rather dilutes the whole point of weekenders being a weekend away.

Also, communities are great, unless your outside the community. Then you might think differently. I just prefer everybody being friendly and dancing with everybody else No need to form 'communities'. Just my two cents.

[BeccaB]

who are you sharing with?

I'm booked with Killingtime, last min thing he came to my rescue when I needed a male to book with.

[Freya]

I'm booked with Killingtime, last min thing he came to my rescue when I needed a male to book with.

Ah well then you'll definately meet me! Killingtime is a friend of mine we're both scottish dancers! He's part of our dressing up gang!

[Twirly]

I think this is a very inclusive and friendly forum. People already meet up and share lifts, beds or the occasional frozen ready meal with fellow forumites.

And look what happened to me when I offered to put someone up for the night! (Think Beo is slowly trying to move in!!)

And agree that Witty is a star in my experience at making people welcome and introducing people