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**Gus** · 28th-November-2002, 11:03 AM

I think that the gesture of making last year a charity event was welcomed by many people and should be lauded for that. However, speaking as an ex-Franchisee ... I don't think that should become the norm. I think most people would accept that Ceroc is a business and needs to make a schekel or two along the way.

At the same time ... I don't think that cash prizes are a major incentive ... the majority of people entering have no expectation of ending up on the winners podium. I'm entering the UK Open (Chance 2 Dance) again and have no idea what the cash prize is ... I'm doing it mostly for fun but also with the vaugue hope that I'll be walking off with a little trophy, and that trophy will mean infinitely more than any amount of cash.

So ... suggestion, keep the prize money the same .... 'encourage' sponsorship of the event and lower the evening entry prices to make the whole event accessible to as many as people as possible. At the end of the day I think the event will not be rated by the amount of dosh that is given to the winners but by how many people are there and what a great time they had.

PS Remember the comments after the 2002 event .. big concern over it becoming too competitive and losing its great friendly party feel.... best way to gurauntee that this happens would be to offer big cash prizes ... personal view only.

28th-November-2002, 11:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Gus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,973 Rep Power: 5	I think that the gesture of making last year a charity event was welcomed by many people and should be lauded for that. However, speaking as an ex-Franchisee ... I don't think that should become the norm. I think most people would accept that Ceroc is a business and needs to make a schekel or two along the way. At the same time ... I don't think that cash prizes are a major incentive ... the majority of people entering have no expectation of ending up on the winners podium. I'm entering the UK Open (Chance 2 Dance) again and have no idea what the cash prize is ... I'm doing it mostly for fun but also with the vaugue hope that I'll be walking off with a little trophy, and that trophy will mean infinitely more than any amount of cash. So ... suggestion, keep the prize money the same .... 'encourage' sponsorship of the event and lower the evening entry prices to make the whole event accessible to as many as people as possible. At the end of the day I think the event will not be rated by the amount of dosh that is given to the winners but by how many people are there and what a great time they had. PS Remember the comments after the 2002 event .. big concern over it becoming too competitive and losing its great friendly party feel.... best way to gurauntee that this happens would be to offer big cash prizes ... personal view only. __________________ “To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”