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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I have used cornmeal many times on many
floors. Caution, a little bit goes a long way.<br>
As far as corn starch, well, corn starch and water (humidity)
makes a great glue (google it).<br>
I have never noticed the floor getting noticeably scratched with
cornmeal as it is used sparingly<br>
just on sticky spots. Have never noticed any other unpleasant
after effects either. But as mentioned<br>
earlier think about the owners of the floor. My knees often remind
me of the effects of a sticky floor.<br>
I also recommend using sweeping compound before and after a dance.
Before if the floor is dusty<br>
and after to keep the owners happy.<br>
<br>
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<pre wrap="">I don't think you should *ever* “put up with” a super-sticky floor. It
damages dancers' knees and ankles. If the floor is too sticky to dance on,
and the venue isn't allowing any options for fixing it, cancel the dance.
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Lindsey Dono via Callers <
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<pre wrap="">Thoughts from the organizational perspective:
Be very, very careful about adding anything to any floor you don't own! A
number of dances have lost their venues over issues such as this. Question:
is this floor chronically sticky, or newly so? My generic plan of action
would go something along these lines:
1. Put up with the sticky floor for the one evening (question for all:
What are good dances for a slow floor? I'm assuming heys and whole-set
promenades would work better than Petronella/Rory O'More figures). If
you're at the hall early enough, you can try mopping particularly awful
spots with JUST water. Unless you own the hall or have checked in with the
owners in advance, probably best to avoid adding anything to the floor.
2. Immediately contact the owner/rental coordinator for your hall, and let
them know about the sticky floor. Try to find out why the floor is not
danceable (spills, new finish, humidity...) and find a short-term solution
(mopping, adding a tiny bit of dance floor powdered wax, etc). One time,
our hall was used the night prior for a party, and sugary drinks had been
spilled everywhere! This wasn't the norm and the owners were apologetic.
They put a lot of effort into cleaning up, and there haven't been issues
since.
3. Make long-term plans for a danceable floor. A local grange coordinated
with the contra community on the best way to refinish the floor. We faced a
rather pungent month of dancing, but afterwards, the floor was excellent.
4. If the hall is unable or unwilling to work with you regarding the
sticky floor, probably best to start looking for a new venue. This
certainly isn't a pretty scenario, but the lousy floor will drive down
attendance, and adding anything to the floor without permission will
certainly put you in trouble with the owners.
Lindsey
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*Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2015 11:55 AM
*Subject:* Re: [Callers] sticky floors
I was trying to figure out which was the right one - one is good to make
it less sticky and the other makes it more gummy and a lot worse. Could
have sworn it was cornmeal. I'm not the one who usually does it but I
think that the people who run our dance use the right thing.
Perry
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*Subject:* Re: [Callers] sticky floors
Not cornmeal - corn starch. Cornmeal would likely scratch the floor!
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 11:43 AM -0700, "Perry Shafran via Callers" <
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Generally cornmeal is used to make the floor less sticky. But be
forewarned - don't use too much of it or else you'll have a new problem of
the floor being too slippery. Also try to distribute it evenly so you
don't have any sticky spots remaining.
Perry
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*Sent:* Monday, July 20, 2015 2:36 PM
*Subject:* [Callers] sticky floors
Has anyone experienced issues with their wooden dance floors becoming
sticky during humid weather? If so, what if anything has been done to
alleviate the problem?
thanks.
Mary C. - Buffalo
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“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass ... it's about learning
to dance in the rain!” ~ Unknown
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