On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 6:26 PM, jean francis via Callers < [email protected]> wrote:
> another option is to buy shuffleboard wax (ebay or large janitorial > supplies) aka ballroom wax. This is a fine powdered wax that comes in > various "slipperiness" grades...a tiny bit of a moderate slipperiness goes > a very very long way. A container the size of a kitchen cleanser 'can' > could last an entire dance community a year. Since it is a wax, I imagine > it is good for wood floors, however the venue must be consulted and there > is some danger from exuberant use such that folks could end up > horizontal. Sprinkling it evenly around the floor and then sweeping it off > before the dance will generally leave a beneficial amount. > I'm struck by the contrast between this suggestion and the comments on the swing dance page Linda Leslie recommended ( http://www.gottadance.org/bad_floor_dancing.shtml): - *NEVER* put wax on the bottom of your shoes -- it transfers to the floor and creates dangerous, invisible, super-slippery patches for others. - If you have been dancing or practicing on a waxed floor, *NEVER* wear those shoes to a real dance place -- again, the wax will transfer first to your shoes and then to the other dance floor, creating dangerous, invisible, super-slippery patches for others. Instead, reserve one pair of shoes just for the waxed floor, and wear different shoes on all other floors. How to tell if a floor has been waxed? If your turning or pivoting movements create slightly dusty-looking swirl marks in the floor finish, or even leave a little bit of fine powder behind, it's probably wax. David > > Alternate solutions might be to offer a 'step in' tray of it, where those > who found the floor too sticky might smoosh their shoes in it briefly or a > bottle could be passed around so dancers could put a pinch in their palms > and rub it on the bottom of their dance shoes from time to time. I suspect > this works best on smooth soles (suede, leather, composite) and not so well > on 'tread' soles like athletic shoes. I carry a small plastic bottle of > this to all dance events to rub on my own shoe soles. > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sharedweight.net/listinfo.cgi/callers-sharedweight.net > >
