Have you ever.....

[Astro]

Have you ever...complained to the Venue Manager?

On this forum there are lots of posts advising us to report dangerous dancing which could/has cause/d injuries to the Venue Manager.

I wondered how many people actually do so, and what happens if they do?

If you have, were you satisfied with the way your complaint was dealt with?

For any Venue Managers on the forum - do you get mant complaints?

[Trousers]

Yes
Windsor (ceroc)
Music was particularly sh1t that night
Was a waste of breathe
Didn't go back for years

Yes
Winchester (Dance yourself Dizzy)
Unsafe jumps and aerials on the social floor
Was a waste of breathe
I now annoy the taxi dancers if I see it - they take it more personally it seems

[Twirly]

Yes, just once. One night the volume was so high that it was distorting (and you couldn't even hear yourself talk off the dance floor), and the DJ (not the regular one, believe he was in training) was speeding up every single track...

I actually didn't know who the "venue manager" was, so just went and had a word with the chap on the door whom I've known as a taxi dancer since I started there. He asked me to go and have a word with the DJ, who had apparently been asking for feedback - and apparently there had been other complaints too. I wasn't particularly happy going and doing it myself (I felt it would have been better coming from the management) but I did anyway, and he responded really well and turned the volume down a bit (though not enough - my ears were ringing when I left the venue).

This wasn't the first week we'd had this problem, so I actually contacted the regular DJ through facebook suggesting that some more training might be in order, and got a really positive response, welcoming any sort of feedback, which I thought was great.

[Double Trouble]

Have you ever...complained to the Venue Manager?
I wondered how many people actually do so, and what happens if they do?

Your thread reminded me of the following...

I once went off on one at a North London organiser (I won't say which venue) for several reasons.

Firstly, it was absolutely packed...far too many people, so bad that I twice got tripped up and nearly broke my ankle, also, one of the taxi dancers absolutely stank of BO.

I gave it to her dead straight "That taxi dancer over there f*cking stinks to high heaven and you should say something to him as he is putting all the beginners off. It's also clear that you so greedy for cash that you are prepared to put people in danger rather than refuse entry, I've been trodden on three times and nearly broken my ankle".

... and what would you have said if you weren't using so much sugar coating?

The best bit was her reply. When I finished ranting about the stinky taxi dancer she said to me "He doesn't smell, I should know, he's my boyfriend".

I swear that's what she said, you can't make this stuff up.I felt like dragging her over to him and forcing her to sniff his pits.God knows what the rest of him must have smelt like...her nose couldn't have been functioning properly.

[stewart38]

Have you ever...complained to the Venue Manager?

On this forum there are lots of posts advising us to report dangerous dancing which could/has cause/d injuries to the Venue Manager.

I wondered how many people actually do so, and what happens if they do?

If you have, were you satisfied with the way your complaint was dealt with?

For any Venue Managers on the forum - do you get mant complaints?

I complain on a annual basis at the ashtons xmas ball they should get more orange juice as they always run out and offer free champagne

Maybe one year

[Twirly]

I complain on a annual basis at the ashtons xmas ball they should get more orange juice as they always run out and offer free champagne

Maybe one year

Well since you go back every year, I'm not surprised that they don't take your compliant seriously!!

[tsh]

I think the only time I complained was to a DJ when the volume was so high that the speakers kept cutting out. Volume was not excessive, just not enough power for the room - particularly on the more interesting tracks with a wider dynamic range. The response was an explanation of why, so I rapidly got bored of that venue.

[straycat]

Out of interest.... and maybe this should be another poll - how many people go out of their way to praise the venue managers when there's something (or everything) outstandingly good about the evening?

[Twirly]

I've told the teacher sometimes when I've really liked a routine or something. When I've had the chance to.

[Astro]

I've told the teacher sometimes when I've really liked a routine or something. When I've had the chance to.

Me too.

I sometimes compliment the DJ on his/her playlist if I've really enjoyed it.

I'm not always sure who the Venue Manager is though. Maybe they should wear a tag?

[Martin]

I offer feedback sometimes to venue managers, but only if I know them well and I would like to either praise something they are doing well, of point out something they may like to take a closer look at.

When people come up to visit, and they tell me how much they like the local friendly venue, how much they respected the level of teaching, how much they liked the music etc. I encorage them to tell the venue manager or teacher.. If they do not tell them, I pass the feedback onwards at an appropiate time.

When a lot of effort goes into making a venue good, I think it is encoraging for the organisers to get regular feedback on this.

[dave the scaffolder]

I once complained at Ashtons.

I went about it the wrong way and have learnt a lesson from it.

If complaining is needed in the future I shall not be doing it.

DTS Dave XXX XXX

[Astro]

I complain on a annual basis at the ashtons xmas ball they should get more orange juice as they always run out and offer free champagne

Maybe one year

I like Bucks Fizz too.

[Cruella]

I like Bucks Fizz too.

I wish they would keep their clothes on though!

[jive-vee]

I like Bucks Fizz too.

I wish they'd make their minds up

[mick s]

You are obviously all from 'The land of make believe'.

[JiveLad]

If there is a problem, then it is best to take a photgraph of it, because, as we know, 'The Camera Never Lies'.