I've had good luck building cardboard floors on grass. Get a dozen dancers there two hours early with as many cardboard boxes as they can bring; I show up with a couple of rools of duct tape; we have a great work party putting the jigsaw puzzle of cardboard together, and the floor lasts all weekend. Has enough slip so that experienced dancers can enjoy swinging.
-------------------- Lindsay Morris CEO, TSMworks Tel. 1-859-539-9900 [email protected] On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:25 PM, Erik Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >
