So... the "bottom-line mentality" strikes again! I.e., they want to kick out the dancers so they can make more money offering banquet facilities, even though the dances only run "6 hours (one afternoon!) a month, and only 7-8 months per year".

Well, heavens! How can we possibly argue with letting people doing something that Henry Ford approved of (and built the hall specifically for!) get in the way of something as important as making sure that the Hall can provide Banquet & Convention facility services seven days a week, 52 weeks a year! So what if they're a 503(c) "Nonprofit educational" organization and they're replacing educational activities (such as the "American Contra Dancing" series) with profit-making activities! After all, there's such a thing as priorities, ya know!

Sheesh! Like you said, Karen – first 'DET, now this! It's depressing. No, I shouldn't say that... anger and action are called for here, not depression. Thanks for the link – very useful info! And good on Steve Gold for doing something about it!

I was really looking forward to dancing there again when I came back to the Detroit area for the holidays (in January). [sigh]

Cheers – YY/Vikki Appleton Fielden (off to sign up & write some letters!)