Re: [TANGO-L] concrete floors and outdoor milongas

[Huck Kennedy <huck @eninet.EAS.ASU.EDU>]

Eero Olli writes:
> 2) use talcum powder (baby powder without fragnance) in moderate amounts on
> the whole floor, from a few times during the evening (as in Paris) or a
> every few months (as in our place).

     I have to question ever putting anything on an entire dance
floor.  People have different shoes with differing friction
qualities, some might be allergic to something, etc.  I don't
believe any one person should ever presume to determine what is
best for everyone else on the floor.

     In my exerience, etiquette has always been that things like
powder can be provided for dancers to put on their own soles
if they so desire, but never onto the floor itself.  For example,
you can dump a little bit of powder onto the floor beneath your
chair, and then wiggle your shoes in it each time before heading
out onto the floor to dance.

Huck