Hello Everyone,
thought I'd weigh in;
we had a similar situation years ago, the dance community did a real good job of policing itself. after a a couple of dances where the offending dancer could not find a partner
(this person) stopped showing up.... where this person moved to.....I'm not sure
Good luck
Hope it all works out
Hi all,
Glad this forum has gotten a good little kickstart. I recently was at a Dance Leadership Conference in Virginia, and encouraged those organizers in attendance to jump on board this forum. I agree that it's too valuable a resource to just languish.
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Seems like "problem dancer" issue is gathering a full head of steam. Great to read solutions and suggestions.
Our issue: The Legion dance floor is appallingly dusty. How do others deal successfully w this unpleasantry?
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And what about sharing success stories or similar anecdotes? What are you grateful for?
Our Belfast, Maine committee just met for our annual "state of the series" review. We're pleased that we have happy dancers & performers, cash in our kitty, affordable insurance (thanks CDSS! www.cdss.org), and a committee that's not-yet burnt out.
The thing for which we are most grateful has got to be that one of our dancers is alive and thriving after suffering a heart attack at our June 2009 dance (CPR by dancers and AED from police responders saved him.) Everyone at the dance was cooperative, supportive, and helpful - whether doing chest compressions, getting out of the way, comforting children, or holding him in their hearts.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Chrissy Fowler
Belfast, Maine
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Hello everyone,
It's time to kickstart this forum. It's too valuable a resource to let
sit unused. I'll start it off with a question that's been brought up in
a couple of communities that I'm involved in:
When a dancer is causing problems through rough dancing and unwelcome
flirting, seems unable to change and has been banned from one dance
series, should other dance series in the region be informed? Should they
also ban the person from their dances?
How do we communicate about this without violating slander and libel laws?
thanks!
Chris Weiler
Goffstown, NH
Board member for BIDA, CDS-Boston and the Scout House Monday Night Dance
Committee
I agree that communication among nearby communities is a good idea.
Perhaps key organizers from each venue should exchange contact information in
advance in case such a situation, or any other need to coordinate efforts,
arises.
I am familiar with the situation Chris has described, in which several
communities were having trouble with the same dancer simultaneously. It would
have been useful to have the facts regarding how the various venues were
dealing with him - I heard various reports of where he had been banned, some
of which turned out to be false.
This particular problem dancer was discussed at great length in a very
lively series of posts on our local listserv, which in turn led to a more
general and very valuable discussion of safe and socially acceptable dancing.
At first he was referred to in generic terms, but at some point someone
started using his name. To my knowledge he was not a reader of that
listserv, but I can imagine rather nasty repercussions if he had seen his name in
those uncomplimentary posts.
Liz Sturgen
Easthampton, Mass.
In a message dated 11/24/2009 7:36:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
chris.weiler(a)weirdtable.org writes:
Hello everyone,
It's time to kickstart this forum. It's too valuable a resource to let
sit unused. I'll start it off with a question that's been brought up in
a couple of communities that I'm involved in:
When a dancer is causing problems through rough dancing and unwelcome
flirting, seems unable to change and has been banned from one dance
series, should other dance series in the region be informed? Should they
also ban the person from their dances?
How do we communicate about this without violating slander and libel laws?
thanks!
Chris Weiler
Goffstown, NH
Board member for BIDA, CDS-Boston and the Scout House Monday Night Dance
Committee
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