Ms. Poppy Chiffon — the doyenne of dance, the baroness of ballroom etiquette, the sultana of Southern hospitality — is pleased to answer your dance-related questions. Here are a few queries that Poppy deigned to extract from her mailbag this week. If you have a question that you would like Poppy Chiffon to address, please e-mail her at askpoppy@dancestationusa.com. Ms. Chiffon regrets that she cannot respond individually to questions.
Dear Poppy,
I am a dance teacher at the studio. Because I am allergic to perfumes, I have had to leave very early from two parties lately. Each time I thought that I was coming down with the flu. However, when I leave the studio the symptoms decline and after awhile I am okay. Except that I have missed dancing at the parties. I hope that you can post this so that anyone reading it will reconsider applying perfumes or colognes before coming to the Thursday night dance parties at the studio.
Sadly Fumigated
Dear Sadly Fumigated,
Oh, Sweetie, I am so very sorry. It is sometimes hard to understand that some people are allergic to perfumes and fragrances. However, because it only happens on party nights, it could mean that the person wearing the fragrance isn’t one of your regular students or one of your regular students only wears perfume on party nights. Oh well, maybe it would be a good idea for me to post this on our Blog. Ladies and Gentlemen alike, please with lots of sugar on top, don’t apply fragrances before a dance party. There are many people who are very allergic and would not be able to stay for the fun!!!!!
