We travel a lot on business have been to many swing clubs around the country. Some better than others, the common theme is you make them what you want them to be.
The regulars pay money to have fun, it‘s not their responsibility to make others have fun. Some people have their own group of friends at swing clubs that they are comfortable with and enjoy being with them. Other like meeting new people, that is their fun.
Sometimes regulars seem to be very aggressive with new people to the point it scares them off. We are experienced club swings and have this happen to us. One time in Indiana, we had a couple of regulars so aggressive we left. Just imagine someone there for the first time.
For us, we actually do not like hanging out with the regulars at our club. We are both cripplingly shy (it’s a joke) the reality is we are both very outgoing and love meeting people, so we love meeting, talking and playing with new people. That is just our style, we are not at the club to make long friendship, we want to play and have fun then leave. Sure, we play with some of the same people time and time again but it’s because they love to have new people to join us like we do. It’s easier to invite people to join the fun if there is a group having fun to start with.
Owners need to make their clubs more inviting to everyone. They need to have host that know how to talk to people and get the action going if everyone is on the sideline and how to watch the room for trouble even if it is a regular that is out of line.
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