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Dance Etiquette
Dance etiquette begins,
before one even enters the dance hall. It starts with proper personal hygiene,
good grooming, attention to proper attire and maintenance of a clean fresh
breath.
Ballroom dancers
practice good etiquette by being friendly, courteous and sociable on and off the
dance floor, to both dancers and non-dancers alike.
Some rules of good
etiquette toward a partner include:
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A lady always accepts a
request to dance unless she has a very good excuse, in which case she
should not accept an invitation from another during that dance.
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It is not improper or
inappropriate for a Lady to ask a man to dance.
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A man does not stand on
the sidelines when there is a lady waiting to dance.
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A man never leaves a
lady unaccompanied on the dance floor. |
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Proper attention to a
partner, a smile, a cheery word, makes a partner feel good.
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A word of praise or an
expression of enjoyment from a partner builds confidence and raises
partners self esteem. |
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Always thank your
partner after the dance is over. |
Some rules of good
dance etiquette while on the dance floor include:
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Use caution when
entering or leaving the dance floor to not impede the flow of dancers
already moving around the floor. |
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When dancing smooth
rhythms that progress along the line of dance, always dance counter
clockwise around the hall.
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Slower moving dancers
should dance the inside track allowing faster moving dancers to dance the
outside track |
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When the music bridges
rhythms (e. g., Foxtrot/Swing or Quickstep/Swing) dancers doing the “on
the spot” type dance should move to the center of the hall to allow the
“progressive” dancers to move around the outside of the hall.
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Avoid stopping or
attempting fancy “picture figures” while dancing in a traffic lane to
avoid blocking the path of other dancers. When
room permits, dance into center of hall where “picture figures” or other
non forward moving figures may be executed.
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