always dance with the one that brought you

== English == === Alternative forms === === Pronunciation === === Proverb === dance with the one that brought you (chiefly US and Canada, informal, colloquial) Be considerate and loyal to the person who has been supportive, attentive, or helpful. 1986, Cooperative Farmer, Vols 42-43, p. 77. (Google snippet view) (retrieved 9 May 2018): "I have had people say, ‘Oh, the landscaping business is doing OK. So, you're going to get out of tobacco farming.’ No! I would like to see my landscaping business grow. But, without the cash flow from the farm, I would not have been able to start the landscaping operation," the Bunn, N.C., farmer stresses. "As they say, you dance with the one that brought you." ==== Synonyms ====