long nails

I keep my nails short. My dance partner once told me that I scratched him and it never occurred to me that I could do that. I felt bad. So whenever I go out dancing I like to keep them on the shorter side for the well being of my partner.

I do wear rings but that are just 2 sliver bands nothing big that would cause any discomfort to the other person
 
how long is long?

my wife has very nice nails. they're long but i wouldn't consider them too long. i had a dance partner for 5 years who had long mails and didn't have a problem.

so i wonder... how long of nails are we talking about here?

plus... no matter how long the nail, if it breaks its not my fault. that's the nature of doing an activity that largly entails using your hands. if you worry about breaking a nail then size your nails accordingly.
 
The one item that does irritate me occasionally is when a woman wears a ring with something sharp rising above her hand. It's painful when my hand brushes against that during a turn :evil: -- but actually I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. Do most women take off their rings (even wedding rings) when dancing? Or, do they twist them a certain way so that there is no sharp protrusion?[/quote]


I leave my diamond engagement ring at home but wear the plain band. My dance partner and one of my teachers complained about the diamond poking into their hand. My husband and I decided not to salder (misspelled?) the two rings together for that reason.
 
Big10 said:
kdogg said:
it wasn't pleasant because the whole time I was worried about breaking her nails when I spinned her; you know how precious the nails are to some ladies :wink:
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Until this thread, I had never thought about that! Indeed, I can't remember ever having a problem with a woman's nails. I figure that if a woman is going to a Salsa dancing venue, then her nails and general attire are probably "dance-proof." (But I'm still careful about partners with strapless dresses or short skirts.)

The one item that does irritate me occasionally is when a woman wears a ring with something sharp rising above her hand. It's painful when my hand brushes against that during a turn :evil: -- but actually I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. Do most women take off their rings (even wedding rings) when dancing? Or, do they twist them a certain way so that there is no sharp protrusion?
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I stopped wearing rings to dance partly for this reason. Also, I usually keep my nails reasonably short, so that they do not extend too far beyond the finger, but that is mainly because I find it inconvenient to type with long nails (I am a programmer, so I use a computer a lot).
 
Africana wrote:
how about the ones that dig nails into your waist when they grab there! and they tend to be nasty older men
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I've perfected the cringe (ok, truth be known it's a move I do without thinking, heartless eh, doesn't work every time but an excellent deterrant.

And in answer to the question about men with a long nail..

it simply means he's a dope doing, nose picking goodfornothing lazy layabout (who just by accident might be able to dance)?

Africana wrote:
how about the ones that dig nails into your waist when they grab there! and they tend to be nasty older men
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I've perfected the cringe (ok, truth be known it's a move I do without thinking, heartless eh, doesn't work every time but an excellent deterrant.
 
I just got partnered up for a performance class, and my partner has long (and some of them uneven) nails that scratch me sometimes. He is also very rough when dancing, and I've addressed that to him at the end of class (lets see if he changes next week), but should I just bring some scissors to a practice session (if we have one) and make him cut them? How should I approach this? I'm very close to asking my teacher to pair me up with someone else as he has gotten me very POed by the end of class, and before I was partnered up with him, I enjoyed the class a lot. Any suggestions?
 
I think that might be a bit embarrasing for the guy. His nails aren't extremely long or anything, but he just doesn't keep them neatly trimmed and it's just bothersome for me if he scratches me, but it's probably not enough to complain about to the teacher, i'd rather handle it myself, but thanks for your suggestion.
 
DancerGirl said:
I think that might be a bit embarrasing for the guy. His nails aren't extremely long or anything, but he just doesn't keep them neatly trimmed and it's just bothersome for me if he scratches me, but it's probably not enough to complain about to the teacher, i'd rather handle it myself, but thanks for your suggestion.
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Sometimes people have the habit of biting their nails(gross!), and if he's a nail-biter, you could say that you're afraid it'll catch on your clothing(a jagged nail does a lovely job of snagging silk or synthetics!), and offfer to lend him you nailfile which you just happen to have with you today.
 
Good idea, but I already solved the problem, I asked my teacher today to pair me up with someone else and he agreed. Of course his next partner may have a problem with him..but at least it won't be my problem. I feel relieved :)
 
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