Swingin' Tern

The Swingin' Tern report for June 2:

We had three dances in June; a special swing dance sponsored by Xander Kastan (ST's booker) came between the usual first- and third-Saturday contra dances.

The May 2 dance featured Dave Rupp calling to the Dead Sea Squirrels and May 16 had ST's own Don Flaherty calling to Off n'Ensemble.

We made a few bucks on both the first contra dance and Xander's swing dance, extending the streak of financially positive dances to eight, but that streak has ended. For the month, we lost $152.

The financial gain for most dances this year happened because at those dances many people contributed several dollars extra above the admission charge.

Swingin' Tern usually runs at a financial loss in the summer. Still, this summer two sponsored dances are scheduled that will each have a positive return.

Leigh Walker

Swingin' Tern