strathspey@strathspey.org:44458

SMiskoe

Re: Taking to the floor

March 3, 2006, 6:32 p.m. (Message 44458, in reply to message 44443)

It is very elegant to clear the floor in between dances but I can  understand 
why it doesn't always happen.  Your seat is on one side of a  dance floor 
that holds 150 dancers.  You want to dance with someone who is  seated on the 
opposite side of the floor.  It is easier to meet them in the  middle of the 
floor than make a mad dash across the floor when the dance is  announced.  And 
often by the time you get to the other side, that person  already has a partner 
who was closer.
Sometimes the dance program is quite full, the hall must be emptied by a  
certain time or there are great overtime fees, and people finish a dance, thank  
their partner and mill about looking for the next one so there is no down-time 
 between dances.
Sylvia Miskoe, Concord, NH USA