Maypole dance advice?

[nisaa]

I kinda need advice on how to run a Maypole dance coz I said I'd run one
at a May Day celebration at our acupuncture school's learning garden.
Yes, I go to a school where I have been asked to run a Maypole. How cool is
that?

So, I know the basics - you get a pole/tree and you get some ribbons and
people weave around it. And I think to make things easier, you tell every
other person that they start "Up" or "Down" first, right?

Um, so what else do I need to know?

Thanks!