Thoughts from the organizational perspective:
Be very, very careful about adding anything to any floor you don't own! A
number of dances have lost their venues over issues such as this. Question: is
this floor chronically sticky, or newly so? My generic plan of action would go
something along these lines:
1. Put up with the sticky floor for the one evening (question for all: What are
good dances for a slow floor? I'm assuming heys and whole-set promenades would
work better than Petronella/Rory O'More figures). If you're at the hall early
enough, you can try mopping particularly awful spots with JUST water. Unless
you own the hall or have checked in with the owners in advance, probably best
to avoid adding anything to the floor.
2. Immediately contact the owner/rental coordinator for your hall, and let them
know about the sticky floor. Try to find out why the floor is not danceable
(spills, new finish, humidity...) and find a short-term solution (mopping,
adding a tiny bit of dance floor powdered wax, etc). One time, our hall was
used the night prior for a party, and sugary drinks had been spilled
everywhere! This wasn't the norm and the owners were apologetic. They put a lot
of effort into cleaning up, and there haven't been issues since.
3. Make long-term plans for a danceable floor. A local grange coordinated with
the contra community on the best way to refinish the floor. We faced a rather
pungent month of dancing, but afterwards, the floor was excellent.
4. If the hall is unable or unwilling to work with you regarding the sticky
floor, probably best to start looking for a new venue. This certainly isn't a
pretty scenario, but the lousy floor will drive down attendance, and adding
anything to the floor without permission will certainly put you in trouble with
the owners.
Lindsey
From: Perry Shafran via Callers <[email protected]>
To: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]>; Mary Collins
<[email protected]>; "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Callers] sticky floors
I was trying to figure out which was the right one - one is good to make it
less sticky and the other makes it more gummy and a lot worse. Could have
sworn it was cornmeal. I'm not the one who usually does it but I think that
the people who run our dance use the right thing.
Perry
From: Jack Mitchell <[email protected]>
To: Perry Shafran <[email protected]>; Mary Collins <[email protected]>;
[email protected]
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Callers] sticky floors
Not cornmeal - corn starch. Cornmeal would likely scratch the floor!
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 11:43 AM -0700, "Perry Shafran via Callers"
<[email protected]> wrote:
Generally cornmeal is used to make the floor less sticky. But be forewarned -
don't use too much of it or else you'll have a new problem of the floor being
too slippery. Also try to distribute it evenly so you don't have any sticky
spots remaining.
Perry
From: Mary Collins via Callers <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2015 2:36 PM
Subject: [Callers] sticky floors
Has anyone experienced issues with their wooden dance floors becoming sticky
during humid weather? If so, what if anything has been done to alleviate the
problem?
thanks.
Mary C. - Buffalo
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“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass ... it's about learning to
dance in the rain!” ~ Unknown
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