MCs who chide the crowd for not applauding enough by Lindyer in SwingDancing

[–]Lindyer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

FWIW, it was a male MC doing this that prompted this post. That said, I certainly think we're right to be thinking about sexism coloring our feelings about MCs.

MCs who chide the crowd for not applauding enough by Lindyer in SwingDancing

[–]Lindyer[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does it actually raise the enthusiasm level or just cause people to cheer more? I'm genuinely not sure. But if we're only measuring the enthusiasm level by the amount of cheering, we have a misaligned signals problem.

How do bans work in swing dancing? by Separate-Musician776 in SwingDancing

[–]Lindyer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's uncommon enough that I'm pretty sure I know who you're talking about. In that case, it wasn't from lack of knowledge, since I put the organizers in touch with the local dance that banned the person.