[Callers] Sticky floors

[David Chandler via Callers]

On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 6:26 PM, jean francis via Callers <
callers at 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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