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Old 08-09-2004, 07:02 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Innocently-Evil -

From the sounds of it, if it was the placing of money at a dancer's feet during a tie breaker, this is a way that people out west indicate which dancer they favour during the tie breaker. The usual way it is done, is when there is a tie breaker, people will then go out into the arena and drop a money bill at the feet of the dancer, the dancer will dance over it and then it is given away to an elder. The elder is not expected to rise, but to simply accept the money from the A.D. I have never seen this done with blankets though. But it sounds just like the preference protocol for your favourite dancer during a dance off. Hope tha helps a bit.

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