Where do people learn about dance-floor etiquette?

[Lee Bartholomew]

Something I tend to do with the chatters on the floor is to give them a gentil nudge. This norm gives them the hint. Only once have I come up against somone who was determined to stand there and chat in the middle of the floor. After several incrasingly harder nudges didn't work, a woodface travelling spin did.

See, It has it's uses.

[Raul]

I've merged the two floor-craft threads together.

Typical !

Talking about floor craft, you are following a thread with plenty of space and before you know it someone has put another thread right there beside you!

[Raul]

I hate it when on a fairly quiet dance floor, you're dancing and someone brings their partner onto the floor and starts dancing really close to where you are already dancing
I understand the reason... if you dance next to me, no matter how little you can dance you're gonna look good...

Actually, this is a tip I learned when i started dancing! -
If you are shy and self-conscious about people looking at you dance badly, go next to a couple of "flash" dancers. The on-lookers will be focussing on the other couple and not paying any attention to you. I have been told that you could practically make love on the dance floor next to X & Y and no one would notice (not that i have tried!).