Special Event Accounting
The Special Event Dance Accounting Pages (DAP) are for special events such as an Old Time Square Dance or a combination contra/ECD Holiday Ball.
Do not use this form for regular contra or English dances.
Some dances might seem special
yet still be considered regular
for accounting purposes. Tap the button for details.
What is a Regular Dance?
For accounting purposes, a regular contra or English dance
- is advertised as a contra or an English dance and nothing else, and
- does not include a significant percentage of other dance types, and
- is essentially part of our regular public contra or ECD series.
The dance may be somewhat out of the ordinary and still be considered a regular dance for accounting purposes. For example, it may
- be an additional dance in a regular series, such as on a 5th Saturday or Sunday,
- have a special theme such as
for beginners
orfor experienced dancers
, - have a different admission price,* or
- be done to recorded music rather than a live band (contra only).
*To be noted in the Note field in the Dance Accounting worksheet.
In all of those cases, use either the contra accounting worksheet or the ECD accounting worksheet.
What is a Special Event?
A dance is a special event if it
- is not advertised as either a
pure
contra or an English dance, or - does include a significant mixture of dance types, or
- is not essentially part of our regular public contra or ECD series, or
- is an English dance where musicians and/or callers need to get paid.
Examples (not inclusive): all square dances, a combination contra / English dance, or a double dance
(an afternoon and evening dances with a break in between).
Due to problems in the past, only those who have completed the accounting tutorial/quiz are certified to use the online accounting pages at a contra dance or special event.