20 Jul
2015
20 Jul
'15
6:12 p.m.
On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 6:26 PM, jean francis via Callers <
callers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
another option is to buy shuffleboard wax (ebay or
large janitorial
supplies) aka ballroom wax. This is a fine powdered wax that comes in
various "slipperiness" grades...a tiny bit of a moderate slipperiness goes
a very very long way. A container the size of a kitchen cleanser 'can'
could last an entire dance community a year. Since it is a wax, I imagine
it is good for wood floors, however the venue must be consulted and there
is some danger from exuberant use such that folks could end up
horizontal. Sprinkling it evenly around the floor and then sweeping it off
before the dance will generally leave a beneficial amount.
I'm struck by the contrast between this suggestion and the comments on the
swing dance page Linda Leslie recommended (
http://www.gottadance.org/bad_floor_dancing.shtml):
- *NEVER* put wax on the bottom of your shoes -- it transfers to the
floor and creates dangerous, invisible, super-slippery patches for others.
- If you have been dancing or practicing on a waxed floor, *NEVER* wear
those shoes to a real dance place -- again, the wax will transfer first to
your shoes and then to the other dance floor, creating dangerous,
invisible, super-slippery patches for others. Instead, reserve one pair of
shoes just for the waxed floor, and wear different shoes on all other
floors.
How to tell if a floor has been waxed? If your turning or pivoting
movements create slightly dusty-looking swirl marks in the floor finish, or
even leave a little bit of fine powder behind, it's probably wax.
David
Alternate solutions might be to offer a 'step in' tray of it, where those
who found the floor too sticky might smoosh their shoes in it briefly or a
bottle could be passed around so dancers could put a pinch in their palms
and rub it on the bottom of their dance shoes from time to time. I suspect
this works best on smooth soles (suede, leather, composite) and not so well
on 'tread' soles like athletic shoes. I carry a small plastic bottle of
this to all dance events to rub on my own shoe soles.
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