I have approached dancers -- including waiting for autographs -- in the area immediately around theaters. I live in a dancer-rich neighborhood, and my rule (broken once or twice) is that when they are on the street, in the supermarket, at Starbucks, etc., they are private citizens, and I respect their privacy. If there is eye-contact, I smile. Of course, if I know them -- have met them -- I feel free to approach them as I would any other acquaintance.
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Agreed absolutely. I used to be a frequent stage-doorer and I think that most dancers are fine with that and have probably done some stage-dooring themselves, but if I see dancers in coffee shops, supermarkets etc., they are not at work, although as carbro said, if they see me, I smile just as I would if I made eye contact with anyone else I recognised. Having said that, fame can make people react in funny ways, as Ami said: a group of dancers once started to approach me while I was reading on a bench near the theatre in which they performing (I was volunteering for the company that day so was wearing their t-shirt!) and I leapt up and practically ran away!
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Hi, this is my first post so excuse me if it goes wrong...
Agreed absolutely. I used to be a frequent stage-doorer and I think that most dancers are fine with that and have probably done some stage-dooring themselves, but if I see dancers in coffee shops, supermarkets etc., they are not at work, although as carbro said, if they see me, I smile just as I would if I made eye contact with anyone else I recognised. Having said that, fame can make people react in funny ways, as Ami said: a group of dancers once started to approach me while I was reading on a bench near the theatre in which they performing (I was volunteering for the company that day so was wearing their t-shirt!) and I leapt up and practically ran away!