I think this class war (hey, everything else gets blown out of proportion on here) is interesting.
I think David Y is spot on with the observation that delaying class starts until numbers are deemed sufficient can be the start of a slippery slope. However I can also see the teacher's POV in not wanting to begin a class if too few people have yet arrived esp. if there's a significant gender imbalance.
10 minutes delay set against 5 hours of freestyle is pretty insignificant but I can still understand the frustration if as a customer you have based your travel, etc around advertised class times and these then change.
I would be interested to know how successful or otherwise the Utopia class has been Rocky. Do you see lots of new faces each time or are you progressing a familiar group through with each event? Do you think the classes are equipping people with the techniques and the confidence to then dance later in the freestyle? I well remember my first very embarassing introduction to dancing to slower music - at Camber downstairs - when I couldn't find the beat or tempo at all so I can see there's definitely a market for this kind of class but I have to also say that I don't like doing 'Blues' classes whether at utopia or elsewhere because it feels very strange dancing in that way under normal room lighting.
One other comment re: queueing at the doors. I don't think the Black 'Utopia - Admission by Reservation Only' sex shop style door covers were best placed at Ashtons as they obscured the view through for new arrivals who then opened the (inward opening) doors into the back of people who were having to queue directly behind them.
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