dr.rockets
Re: Pre-booking
Oct. 15, 2001, 9:41 p.m. (Message 27893, in reply to message 27791)
Two days ago I was at the Houston, Texas ball and experienced the
annoyance
that pre-booking causes. After each dance I would thank my partner,
return to
my seat, write her name down, and then go find a partner for the next
dance.
Frequently I would have a difficult time finding a partner due to so many
people
finding partners right after the dance ended and even before looking at
the dance
listing to find out what was next. So what I did was memorize the name
of the
dance preceding the one I intended to take a restroom break for and left
after it
ended. That way I knew that I didn't need to look at the dance roster to
make
sure that I knew the dance well becuase I had arranged to be conveniently
absent
during the dance which I was not prepared for. This way I could stay in
the
middle of the dance floor the whole time and be sure to get the partner I
wanted
for the next dance. It worked rather well and I got to dance with
several of the
excellent dancers who were always taken previously.
Jonathan Elder