Any chance I could share this message on our local listserv? We've been 
dealing with our own similar situation of late.
At 11:46 PM 11/22/2005, Lisa Greenleaf wrote:
 interrupted the conversation and scooped the newcomer
up into a
gaggle of women (her response, "Wow, people are friendly here!").
Then  I ran around and lined up a few partners for her for the
second half. 
Great community in action! I remember stories of dancers at a small local 
dance in a southern state where the woman would take turns dancing with a 
male so that he wouldn't constantly hit on the new young females.