Talk:Curtsy

Disambiguation needed
Someone needs to distinguish this from "curtsey," the medieval term for the husband's right in the wife's estate.

reference needed
What?? This needs a reference: A curtsey (also spelled curtsy or courtesy) It originated FROM courtesy but it is no longer spelt the same.

How to do this?
Could someone please provide instructions how to do this? Perhaps with a diagram of some sort?

I'm no expert, but over the years I have read references to several ways to do it. The only one that comes to mind is the difference between the french style and the italian style. But I'll bet there were more.24.10.102.46 20:22, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

texan dip illustrations?
A series of pictures explains more than several dozen words. CapnZapp (talk) 11:51, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I cannot beleive this happens - as described it must be anatomically impossible, and even if they can acheive to dip in such a way - to whom are they curtsying - and why? Giano (talk) 22:35, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure the existing section is warranted. I've never heard of it, and if it's just something women do at an obscure American social event it isn't really relevant to the broader article. Maybe an American editor could comment. --Ef80 (talk) 18:43, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

reason for curtsey/bow split?
The article doesn't even attempt to answer why females curtsey (or why men bow). Is it somehow related to decency? CapnZapp (talk) 11:53, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
 * A traditional curtsey looks very graceful and appealing when the woman is wearing a floor length skirt, and allows the woman to maintain eye contact with the person being curtsied to. The whole thing can be quite sexually charged. The male bow is just about formal deference. A curtsey just looks silly if the woman is wearing a short skirt, and a bow is more appropriate then. --Ef80 (talk) 18:54, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

How the heck could a woman bow when wearing whale bone corsets? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.88.14.203 (talk) 16:19, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

Trump
Please don't add the Trump "curtsy". Given the level of vitriol that's aimed at him by the media, he could have punched the King in the face and someone would have accused him of genuflecting. In the absence of something really solid, which would not be the brief speculation on CNN etc, he was bending to allow an old fella to more easily put the chain over his head. Bromley86 (talk) 07:49, 23 May 2017 (UTC)

Change to original spelling convention
This article was originally written in UK spelling (curtsey) but was changed to US spelling (curtsy) as a minor edit with no substantial explanation. The Wikipedia guide stipulates one should not be changed out for the other arbitrarily. I propose to return it to its original UK spelling and seek feedback for an argument as to why it should be allowed to remain changed in contravention of Wikipedia's rules. Jules Lolonois (talk) 11:52, 19 July 2020 (UTC)