As the girl of my mummy (mistress) i am, i use to practice the curtsey to show my respect and obedience to her. We distinguish two forms of curtsey: The formal curtsey. It consist on placing the right knee behind my left one and bend. As i descend, i grasp daintily the hem (or near to it) of my skirt, and lift up it a little (not too much). After a pair of seconds (not much more) i rise, holding my demurely hands in front of me and keeping my eyes down. In case of having one of my hands busy, the other will use to grasp the skirt; and with both busy (having a tray for example) only bending the knees is necessary. The deep of the descend will depend on the situation but in any case it must be evident. The "bob" curtsey; or less formal one. This may be performed by holding my hands demurely in front of me, keeping my eyes down, and flexing at the knees in a short "bob". I use to practice these curtseys when: The formal one when i, or my mummy/mistress enter o leave the room (or other person except other sissy), or when i come across someone. The less formal will be use while i answer "yes/no mummy/mistress/sir...". Or only by itself, without saying anything". The short "bob" itself already indicates the i have understood. When a new or important person is presented to me the curtsey use to be more deeply as normal. In those occasions when my mummy and i are more relaxed or closer the curtsey is use only occasionally and only the "bob" one. Well, it is only an example; the kind of the relationship between submissive/master or mistress will mark the final protocol. Kind regards.
My Miss, my owner, requires me to curtsy formally whenever I greet her or whenever we part. I also have to "formally curtsy" whenever I am greeting someone in a chat or a thread where you say hello. My Miss requires me to raise the hem of my dress (or skirt) between my thumbs & forefingers.
When my bitch-boy is dressed in his parody maid's uniform, he must curtsey whenever he enters or leaves a room occupied by a female and whenever he ackowledges an instruction from a female. Always a full curtsey. It is funny if I have him follow me from one end of the house to the other, as he has to curtsey twice in each of the rooms we pass through. http://msscarletuk.wordpress.com/