What is that all about?
Always seems artificial to me ...
When taking taxi sessions, I say "give your partner a round of applause", they are more comfortable doing it (as it's rude not to applaud you partner) but it seems to have the same effect as if they were applauding themselves.
I cannot bring myself to applaud myself - just seems wrong and makes me cringe.
I don't call for self-applause very often, but some nights, with many new members, the buzz is so electric that it just seems right and a great way to release tension and boost the excitement in the hall.
Franck.
There's an A.P.P. for that!
I figure it's a fine line between self-congratulation and self-abuse. While neither is inherently wrong, I don't think they should be encouraged in a public setting.
I was always uncomfortable with "Give yourself", so treat it as "Give your partner a round of applause" anyway - think I'd be happier if that were the instruction from the outset.
Some of us are shy, some of us are modest, and some of us are sufficiently self-critical to know we don't deserve applause and honest enough to not want to give it where it's not due.
At least with my partner, there's always something I can applaud - her skill, her patience with me, her efforts or even just the fact she's turned up and paid some money and thus supported the venue.
we were told to do it in training but I've never been able to bring myself to do it - far too cringey. When I did the CTA exam they said I sounded as if I was being 'sarcastic' so, even under pressure I couldn't make it sound sincere...
Occasionally, if the routine is a bit tricky and people 'get it' applause spontaneously happens but otherwise I just leave 'em to it!
People generally applaud at the end of my classes. But that's probably out of relief.
I have to say I'd never given it much thought. It's just one of those things that we do as polite British people, like apologising at every opportunity.
That said, I don't think I've ever been asked to applaud (or spontaneously) applauded during a class, except of course when the teacher demonstrates it at the beginning.
Some sort of group bonding? Or just padding out a class perhaps.
The best version I've seen is to quickly "high five" your partner before moving on -- much more fun.
SpinDr.
Yep - me too. I had always interpreted it as a group thing.
It's the corniness and fakery of it, once a teacher says something like that, you know he's not going to shoot you for getting something wrong .
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