What Makes A Great Evening?

[killingtime]

Originally Posted by ducasi

OK, I've given it another listen, and perhaps I was a bit hasty... The start is just a bit of a yawn, and even when it gets going it seems to be lacking something...

I find it smooth and yummy and very lovely to dance WCS or Blues to. I think it is the beat and the mood of the song that does it for me .

[killingtime]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll add a few (though I've already started collecting data but I should be able to fill in the blanks or enter a NULL value to any column).

I've decided to quantify the mood at the beginning:

Mood: {Good, Average, Poor}

The expectation of the evening I like. If you have high expectations you can often be let down whereas if you aren't expecting much you might find it a surprise. It will be interesting to see if there is a correlation between Low Expectation and a good Enjoyment level:

Expectation: {High, Medium, Low, None}

Also the gender balance thing. It can also change throughout an event (if an event is a day at a weekender say) or even in the course of an evening. However I do think it can make a major impact. I'm not going to measure directly but I think adding a ratio of songs sat out might be good to measure; though it should more accurately be "songs that you've been forced to sit out on". It somewhat reflects the gender balance and a few other factors:

Dance Ratio: {All, Most, Many, Few}

I'm going to skip the improvement, Tones, as I think it can be difficult to measure improvement at an event and often you'll learn some moves you really like only to not include them in regular freestyle. I did include Own Skill as a measure of when you are having an off night.

As for the ratio of good dances this might be in expectation or maybe I should include a Skill At Event though it is a very relative thing and they might be having an off night .

[Tazmanian Devil]

The Horse, The Elephant and The Whale

[Jive Brummie]

For me the thing that makes a great night...firstl if I haven't got to travel miles...or even better if somebody else drives then I'm already in a good mood for dancing.

Then I guess it'd be venue and DJ. Throw in the unexpected wee-gem of a dance from either somebody you don't know or you just connect with at the time and hey presto...top night.


Not any help at all that really is it...ho hum.

JB.