I, too, have called lots of gigs where there are carpeted floors. Low
pile is by far the most common in business places. And, for an ONS, no
problem -- as mentioned -- better than a small wood dance space with an
edge going onto the regretfully carpeted area of what used to be a grand
old ballroom... And dancing in socks can actually make some of these
floors a bit faster.
As far as outside, I bring a shovel, try to get there early, AND
recommend to the hiring party that an outdoor space needs to be
inspected holes and irregular bumps, for safety reasons. I've spent a
half-hour to 45 minutes with a shovel filling in holes and smoothing
things out.
Which reminds me about another safety issue:
When teaching the sashay part of the Virginia Reel (or any first
dance with a sashay), I always do a demonstration. I do this in order to
show a youthful, way far sashay, and, more importantly, a geezerly
walking sashay. I started this after an elderly woman fell once, trying
to do a youthful, bounding sashay, an act her body was no longer capable
of. What I want is to make sure everyone feels comfortable joining in,
and remind themselves to take care.
All for now,
~erik hoffman
oakland, ca
On 4/24/2014 7:03 PM, Sue Robishaw wrote:
I've agreed to call a wedding reception dance this summer, outside on
more-or-less flattish ground. Having practically memorized all the
wonderful advise on the list about weddings and grass I'm comfortable
with that. But if the weather doesn't cooperate, the gig moves inside
the Inn/Dining/Bar. Very crowded, AND, I just found out, carpeted.
Crowded I think I can handle (though recommendations would be
welcome), but carpeting -- eeackk. OK, so it's not turning dances and
maybe it's not much different from lumpy grass -- lots of walking and
no sashaying -- but if you've done it could you share what worked best?
Thanks,
Sue R. - U.P. of Michigan
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