As the 2008 teachers' meeting, the consensus among the members was to discontinue the Teen Dance and switch to something easier to manage like a Movie Night. The teen dance posed problems with staffing and selling tickets. 13 year olds didn't want to hang out with 10 year olds and everyone seemed to wait to see who else was going before committing to go themselves.
It was suggested that two movies be shown. Suggestions included: High School Musical or some of those cheerleading movies (no, not the one about the mom in Texas) where the team is really bad at first but overcomes adversity and wins State finals with only two weeks of practice???
The original concept behind the teen dance was to give a safe place for dancers to be while parents were whooping it up at the dinner dance, in addition to having fun with dancers they may not see that often. The same goal exists for Movie Night.
As of today, no teacher/school has volunteered to run this event so I have no details to give you such as the age ranges, movie titles, snacks being offered, time, location etc.
I realise many parents may base dinner dance ticket purchases on having an event for their children. I will advise when I hear more...
RC
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I find that my kids want to hang out with who they know best and that's the kids in their own dance school. The teen night hasn't worked for us despite having the targeted age children, that being 11 and 13 year old girls. Thanks for the effort over the years.
ReplyDeleteWill there be an age stipulation for the movie night? My 8 year old would love to attend!
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