[Callers] Etiquette of refusing an offer to dance

Kalia Kliban kalia.kliban at gmail.com
Sun Dec 17 23:34:14 PST 2017


On 12/17/2017 10:55 PM, Claire Takemori via Callers wrote:
> Kalia,
> 
> At South Bay Contra ( SF Bay Area) we have a sign posted around the hall 
> (edited from a sign that I got from Pasadena Contra that edited the sign 
> from Lake City Contra).  It says:
> When looking for your next dance partner, please know:
> 
>   *
>     Anyone can ask anyone.  Don’t wait to be asked.
>   *
>     If someone asks you to dance, it’s fine to say no.
>   *
>     You don’t have to sit out a dance because you declined an offer.
>   *
>     If you want to dance, ask someone right after the last dance ends.
>     Sitting down means you are not going to dance.
> 
> 
> We also ask that the caller reiterate this during the lesson and during 
> the dance.
> 
> Claire Takemori

This is the first series I've heard from that addresses this specific 
issue in their social code.  Thank you.

Kalia


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