The role of a Taxi dancer

[foxylady]

IMHO any woman who wears a low cut top, and is then offended/surprised when a man (or woman) 'admires' her cleavage is living in cloud cuckoo land... If you put it on show its going to get looked at (at dancing, anywhere, whatever)... As to tellling someone that they shouldn't be 'flaunting' themselves, well that smacks of cloud cuckoo land too....

Flaunt away I say !!

There is obviously an inappropriate level of appreciation (touching, burying ones head in them...blah blah blah ), but that goes along with the general warnings of it being the whole human race out there, and one will get a smattering of 'pervs' everywhere...

[CeeCee]

Originally posted by Stewart38
An individual who I know who went twice to ceroc, was told on the first time...

The 2nd time that she was...

She didn’t go back for the third time...

I'm not surprised she didn't go back.
I just hope you can persuade her to pluck up the courage to try again, another time perhaps another venue so that she can get on with learning to dance and having some fun.

Originally posted by Stewart38
does the Taxis dancer have a right to tell what a newbie should or shouldn’t wear

Nope!

[ChrisA]

And an outfit that's "appropriate" for normal wear might not be so when viewed in close dance position by a taller man.

Erm, reality check here...

Are there any girls out there that aren't perfectly well aware of what can be seen and what can't by a guy of any height?

Flaunt away I say !!

[ Austin Powers]Yeah, baby, yeah[ / Austin Powers]

[Gadget]

...I'm sure he'll advise on whether the lady in question shows too much cleavage.

Just curious... is there such a thing as "too much cleavage"?

[David Franklin]

Erm, reality check here...

Are there any girls out there that aren't perfectly well aware of what can be seen and what can't by a guy of any height?

Back in "ye olde" days at the Central Club, it wasn't that uncommon to find people wearing totally inappropriate clothing (think too loose, rather than too tight). And I may be naive, but they didn't seem the types to have done it intentionally.

[David Bailey]

Just curious... is there such a thing as "too much cleavage"?

I dunno, but I feel it requires serious field research to determine the facts of the matter, preferably government-sponsored.

The nation must be told!

[LMC]

Just curious... is there such a thing as "too much cleavage"?

As long as there's no such thing as "not enough cleavage" ( ) - does it matter?

[Gadget]

Not really, but it is worth looking into

[Jeremy]

Just curious... is there such a thing as "too much cleavage"?

Sounds like a good topic for a poll ...

[David Bailey]

Anyway, back to the original topic, I've changed my mind.

I don't think the taxi should ever cromment on any aspect of someone's dress or appearance, including nail size, heels, etc.

I do still think it's just about permissible to (if done correctly) to emphasize various aspects of dance etiquette based on particular clothing - for example:
- It's very important to have a loose hand-hold (for long nails)
- Don't step on anyone's feet (if wearing stilettoes)

But that's all.

[ducasi]

... I don't think the taxi should ever cromment ...

Are they allowed to comment?

[LMC]

Ignoring ducasi channelling DJ there...

Thinking about it, I agree with DJ on the appearance/dress - I don't think I'd be comfortable talking about it in any more than general terms in a review class. If someone was hurting me with long nails, I'd address the handhold issue rather than the nails issue.

[David Franklin]

I don't think the taxi should ever cromment

[Robert E Howard]
Well, unless they're Conan the Barbarian, of course...
[/Robert E Howard]

Joking aside, a similar discussion about costumes has been going on on www.dance-forums.com with a slightly different consensus. E.g.

I would tell one of the female teachers and have her discreetly mention the issue to the woman. One of the teachers at my studio told me how to improve the "bra" part of my dress and I really appreciated her taking the time to help me.

[Lynn]

Joking aside, a similar discussion about costumes has been going on on www.dance-forums.com with a slightly different consensus. E.g.

I just took a really quick peek at that but I think it was referring to someone who was an experienced dancer? I think the issue here is someone being told things about their outfit or nails etc when in their first few weeks of dancing, or maybe even their first night. I agree most dancers would probably want to be told if their clothing was too revealing and they weren't aware of it - but this is in context of beginners being told by taxis.

Comments like that are usually taken personally. Someone who might be willing to accept a comment about their dancing when they are just starting, might not be so accepting of a comment about their dress sense.

[Petal]

I always thought the Taxi dancer should encourage 'beginners' with dance /style/ technique etc

An individual who I know who went twice to ceroc, was told on the first time


Her nails were too long

The 2nd time that she was lets say

Showing too much cleavage


Now I know a number of women I dance with who have long nails ,its only a problem if they dig them in

Unless the women is half naked does the Taxis dancer have a right to tell what a newbie should or shouldn’t wear (I’m not talking about foot wear etc)

She didn’t go back for the third time which is kind of sad

Comments on the way people dress are out of order, the long nails i would say is a safety issue (men or women), and when you're new and nervous you tend to dig them in. I've never told someone their nails were too long, i'd rather comment on relaxing the hand grip etc and as for dress i'd say nothing unless it was about suitable shoes if they asked me.

[Petal]

Disagree. but if, say, you're getting your hand tangled in frondy bits every time you do a first move, or getting a full view of, um, two points every time you do a basket, I think you need to say something. (Or get the female taxi to make some general comments about suitable clothing - I grant you this is a lot safer...).

.... or maybe you should look into her eyes instead of down there!

[ChrisA]

I don't think the taxi should ever cromment on any aspect of someone's dress or appearance, including nail size, heels, etc.

If she's wearing dangerous rings I'll quite often comment.

I've had enough lacerations in my time from sharp bits on rings to have absolutely no hesitation whatsoever if I think a lady's rings are dangerous.

Particularly if they're on her right hand, my comments have ranged from something fairly low-key if the sharp bits are avoidable with care, but sometimes I've asked her directly to take them off or put them on the other hand.

I've never thought blood and dancing were a pleasant combination.

[paul stevo]

About 3/4 weeks ago I said to a lady doing her first lesson "Maybe you`d find it easier if you took your handbag off your shoulder !!!" lmao

I think taxi`s need to use their own common sense in talking to beginners.....though this means picking taxi`s with common sense and not just using "shirt fillers".

[TiggsTours]

If she's wearing dangerous rings I'll quite often comment.

I've had enough lacerations in my time from sharp bits on rings to have absolutely no hesitation whatsoever if I think a lady's rings are dangerous.

Particularly if they're on her right hand, my comments have ranged from something fairly low-key if the sharp bits are avoidable with care, but sometimes I've asked her directly to take them off or put them on the other hand.

I've never thought blood and dancing were a pleasant combination.

I know of someone who had to have stitches from a dangerous charm bracelet, complete with anchor!

Some things do need to be commented on, but it needs to be done for the right reason, and in the right way.

[Lynn]

Some things do need to be commented on, but it needs to be done for the right reason, and in the right way.

How you say it is very important!