Do's and Don'ts

From the Dancer's Delight, San Francisco.
Do: Respect other dancers as you would like to be respected. Encourage everyone to dance, no matter what their level/quality/style of dancing. The idea is to share the joy of dancing with the world. Apologize for a collision on the dance floor, even if you are not at fault. Maybe the rude one will learn from you. Follow the line of dance, allowing the faster dancers the outside lane. Smile, you'll enjoy dancing more and others will enjoy you. Applaud the band, they are trying to please. And if they please you with a particular dance, let them know. It may assure that you get more of the ones you like. This applies to the Disk Jockeys too.

"Social dancers think that the thing to do, is to prepare themselves

so they can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud."

Don't: Criticize other dancers. No two couples are alike and since the main objective is to have fun, it doesn't matter if other dancers are not as "perfect" as you. They just might be having a little bit more fun than you. We can accept that we are not clones, but individuals with unique preferences.

"Morning Dew" by Melveen Leed

Received from Maile Yagi

Our biggest need for all our blogs is some Information and/or Photo Contributors (the Two Centers) willing to share their two cents of dance info for the good of the reader/dancers.

"Social dancers know that if you really want to live your life to the fullest and realize your greatest potential, you must be willing to run the risk of upsetting some people."