There are two things I will not accept from a dance partner. Firstly, I will not dance with someone if their shirt is soaked in sweat, regardless of whether they stink or not. I'll ask them if they have a change of shirt and if not I tell them I don't want their sweat on my clothes so no thanks.
Secondly, if someone smells I'll either have a word with the organiser and get them to speak to the stinker or I have on a few occasions just told them straight that they should shower, use deodorant and wear clean clothes when dancing. Being smelly doesn't happen immediately after a shower, even if you spend a few hours dancing, generally if someone stinks it means they haven't had a shower that day or in the previous few days and that is disgusting when you're in close contact with lots of people for dancing and completely unacceptable. I have no problem with telling people and I don't think I'm being rude or cruel...it might be embarrassing for them initially to be told about something so personal, but I'm doing them a favour in the long run.
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