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    Ballroom etiquette?

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    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264 View Post
    Well - it isn't always the appropriate thing to do, but often it's the gentlemanly thing. I do think it's very important to keep away from the NEXT! mentality, and this is one of several ways of avoiding that.
    This actually seems like a nice thing to do - although it doesn't really happen at the moment.

    It also seems more like "ballroom etiquette" than anything else - for example, from this excellent rules page:
    At the end of a dance, one should thank his/her partner for the dance and leave the partner at the "sidelines" instead of on the dance floor.
    Are there any other ballroom etiquette rules that people don't do, but that might be nice?

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    Re: Ballroom etiquette?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    Are there any other ballroom etiquette rules that people don't do, but that might be nice?
    Why don't we go further back and bring back dance cards?

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    Re: Ballroom etiquette?

    Always dance with at least one blue rinse?

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    Re: Ballroom etiquette?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    It also seems more like "ballroom etiquette" than anything else - for example, from this excellent rules page:
    I like this. But I have to admit, this quote did make me laugh: -

    since some dancers may be chemically sensitive. Strong fragrances can make even the average person woozy

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    Re: Ballroom etiquette?

    Quote Originally Posted by straycat264 View Post
    Why don't we go further back and bring back dance cards?
    I would so love to see dance cards make a resurgence - I think they're dead cool.

    Although I reckon there should be an gadget-based version, using SMS / Bluetooth to seek out compatible dancers and book them. That'd be

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    Re: Ballroom etiquette?

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidJames View Post
    I would so love to see dance cards make a resurgence - I think they're dead cool.

    Although I reckon there should be an gadget-based version, using SMS / Bluetooth to seek out compatible dancers and book them. That'd be
    For goodness sakes don't tell Beo It's bad enough him making notes on his PDA at classes, never mind booking people up to dance with...

    And he'd probably write a programme to do it too. Mind you, that could be useful, I wonder if you could put certain dancers on your "ignore list" so that you'd never have to dance with them again as you'd always appear to be busy... DJ - I think this might have potential!

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    Re: Ballroom etiquette?

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    DJ - I think this might have potential!
    Well, there's an old "dance cards" thread here...

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    Re: Ballroom etiquette?

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    I wonder if you could put certain dancers on your "ignore list" so that you'd never have to dance with them again as you'd always appear to be busy...
    I'd quite like an invisibility cloak to avoid those men that can't take a hint.

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