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and have created a resurgence of interest in dance. Capitalizing on
this trend, our Student Association’s Activities Coordination Board decided to
tap into this energy by creating a homegrown
show that captured the trend but made it our own: Plattsburgh’s Best Dance Crew
(PBDC).
The campus was a buzz about PBDC, but even so, we were wondering how successful
the program would be. To add to our anxiety, on the night of the event the skies
opened up and panic pervaded our already tightly wound nerves as we waited with
baited breath to see what the turn-out would be. Since this was a non-ticketed
program, we had no clue as to the number of people who would be in attendance. Facebook
numbers hardly ever reflect reality, but we would have been happy with the 200
FBers indicating an interest. Additionally, we built into the show a raffle,
campus celebrity judges (people like Penny our Dining Hall card swiper) and
opportunity for the audience to vote for the overall winner. The question was:
would it be enough to get those 200 people out on a night like this?
The doors opened, our preshow started and the audience poured in. They just
kept coming, and coming. To put it into perspective, our undergraduate student
population is 5,736. When the show was over, we recorded just over 800 in
attendance. That’s roughly 14% of our student population! (Our comedy series
typically brings in between 200-300.) The result, as my students have put it,
was an Epic Show.
Twelve student leaders worked for months to pull this show together. During our
Monday Quarterback session everyone concurred this was a special program for
our campus that yielded results beyond our wildest expectations, and while not
proven scientifically, be believe that the homegrown infusion of a current
interest got folks to buy in. I encourage you try to it.
Some of elements we use:
- Created
a limited edition shirt for committee and give-aways - Required
Auditions - Prize
$100 Mastercard Gift Card Per person on Crew - Held A
Teaser Show Day of PBDC (61syx Teknique also performed in at show)(hope to post a link with more photos and video – soon)
Photo with ACB Entertainment Committee and Winners of PBDC
