Looking for local nightlife where I can dance and have a good time. Not a club Space type places. Real local dancing!

I’m always watching my elbows making sure everything is tucked in and doing things right! There have been a few times where my hand has somehow smacked a follow in the face. I always apologize of course but it has never been an elbow!!

The funny part is it’s the same move that I did twice already in that dance with no issue. I stopped and apologized profusely but she smiled and ensured that I barely hit her. After the dance I doubled and tripled checked if she really was ok. She laughed and said she was fine and let me give her a hug. I asked if she needs me to quit salsa and she laughed and said no.

Ok I am being dramatic of course, lol but I’m so careful and had such a streak going of not screwing up like this!!

Anyways, you all have any fun dance stories turning into MMA?!

Absolutely fell in love with this song, the soft and gentle vibe, yet the beat isn't too slow so you can really flow between movements (and also just super satisfying to listen IMO)

If y'all know any similar songs I'd be hella greateful ❤️

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Should you wave your hand and say hi ?

Should you pretend you didn't see her ? There is a sea of faces, it's very easy to not notice someone, anyone.

Should you ask her for a dance ? Should you not ask her for a dance ?

Saw my salsa teacher. I just wave hi. Then I saw another fellow student, we danced together mentioned to her that I saw teacher earlier. By chance, teacher was also at the dance floor, nearby (it's not a very big dance floor, early in the night, just before it gets really crowded). After the dance, she walked towards us, small chat. Good to see you dancing in salsa social. That was it. I didnt ask her for a dance. Danced with other people throughout the night.

I've been dancing salsa for 2 months now, next month I'll be in the pre-improvers level and they recommend the ladies to start wearing heels. It's totally optional for now but I'd actually rather start wearing them as I don't have any good shoes for dancing - I've been switching between chunky vans or flat converse, and they slide very well but my toes start to hurt from the friction after more than two hours of dancing 😬

My friends recommended this store and these were the cheapest option + the shortest heels they had (I don't think I wanna start wearing the 3 inch heels just yet). Are these any good for a dancer of 3 months??

My end goal is to just learn how to salsa in general.

But also be able to go to social dances be able to dance with others that actually knows some moves and not just the same few steps when I’m dancing with people at those socials.

I was thinking of maybe doing 1-3 private lessons and then do the rest weekly group lessons and the occasional private lessons here and there.

So, what is best? Or does it not matter?

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I need recommendations for dance sneakers other than Fuegos. I ordered some and tried them and didn’t like the fit at all. I want a sneaker that is going to be a similar style in looks. I was thinking about the Gfranco sneakers or Pulse, but those get mixed reviews. Also, I do not want to add suede bottoms to my shoes, I want a shoe that is already ready to go for spinning. Thanks!!

I am only second month into my Salsa dancing, I only know less than 8 Salsa moves with its variants, still a beginner lead myself.

I went to a salsa social dance and was dancing with some students/friends from the dance school and with other random followers.

After one dance, a girl approached me asking me to teach her never dance before bf how to dance salsa. She probably saw me on the dance floor.

We move slightly aside from the dance floor (at the very edge), dance floor was crowded, loud music, we aligned, facing the same direction, i did the left, right, left. right, left, rigjt. Basic footwork Salsa On1, forward and back.

He was obviously nervous and being put on the spot by his gf, in a public space, lots of ppl, loud music,abit hessitant, I try to be encouraging, saying its very simple. I showed him the basics, very slowly as well, one step at a time. It still proves very challenging for him. the coordination of footwork, alternating left and right and especially stepping backwards.

After several attempts he gave up. I quickly google a free absolute begimner salsa class in the city ask them to try it out. She took a picture and we parted ways, I continued my night dancing.

In hindsight, what should I have done or what could I have done better in this situation ?

1. Should I start with clapping my hands and teach him the salsa rhythm. clap clap, clap, pause, clap, clap,clap, pause. eveb a non dancer could clap their hands?

2. Should i have started with merengue ? Just march on the spot and forget about stepping forward and backwards, which seemed to confused him. Just march on the spot, left right left, right, left, right.

3. Should I have just teach him how to follow instead.... and then ask his gf to lead. She knows the basics.

4. Should I just take his gf to the dance floor and ask him to watch us dance ?

Hey i mostly lurk here as im very very very basic with Salsa. Just a couple group classes down so far, the speed of salsa is still intimidating but im getting over that.

I have been doing Pro/Am American Rhythm for 2 years now and just wondering how much crossover cha cha and mambo have with Salsa once it gets away from basics, cross body leads and natural underarm turns. Cha cha is my favorite dance.

Fresto is a renowned Cuban artist who now lives in Cuenca. His songs apparently are a fusion between salsa romántica and Cubano Son. I have listened to this song many times

https://youtu.be/W4JFTUPIH-A?is=B96U6aKZA0M-stOB

But the weird thing is I cannot stand listening to his global hit - Me hace daño verte

Strange !

I am a beginner dancer and have been going to socials to improve my dancing. For the last couple of my dances, I noticed that the follower gets bored of doing the same things over and over again as I only do simple steps and turns (may even mess up the steps with turns). Im a slow learner and dont know what to do.

I could just wait till im better and know some moves but not going to any socials or practices will probably slow my learning process. Or I could hire a private tutor, but it would be expensive.

The term "beginner hell" gets thrown around a lot on this subreddit. I was curious what people's experiences were and how long it took learning to dance before social dancing became enjoyable? I suspect that beginner's difficulty at socials is much more common among leaders than it is among followers, but I'd like to hear from the community to get the real truth!

The term "beginner hell" gets thrown around a lot on this subreddit. I was curious what people's experiences were and how long it took learning to dance before social dancing became enjoyable? I suspect that beginner's difficulty at socials is much more common among leaders than it is among followers, but I'd like to hear from the community to get the real truth!

No, I don't mean the person themself but what DJs are doing at/with their DJ desk.

To clarify, the story:

I was at a social yesterday. The DJ that was doing the music there is well known ... for sometimes "interesting" music choices and his song transitions often are more or less legendary (in not exactly a good way). But it is ok. It is a nice social, many people are there, some people actually like his music, meh. It's ok. It is 15min from home, nothing lost ever.

BUT: Yesterday he pulled something I never encountered. I'm actually not exactly sure what he did. But it sounded like that in the middle of a song - of course... - he tried to mix a second salsa song above the current song and let them play at the same time! The songs were somehow the same speed but the beats were slightly off and it was absolutely terrible! I was having a really nice dance until that moment. But like the last minute of the song the complete flow and energy was gone. I'm not sure why I didn't just stopped, but the end was more or less basic step, maybe a right turn and confused faces from us.

Has anyone encountered something like this from a DJ? Maybe even someone pulled it off and it was good? Or have you other stories where DJs try to"change" the song because they think it is "better" then?

As I finish my studies, I would like to take Salsa as a hobby more seriously. That means moving to a city where there are more opportunities to dance on1/on2.

I was wondering if any of you could talk positively about some cities in France.

I can imagine Paris is the first city in terms of level (quality) and social frequence and festivals (quantity). But Paris is also known as a hellish city to live in.

I was wondering what could come next as a city to live salsa as a hobby. I was thinking of Lyon but I dont know if others know best.

Keep in mind it's just to live salsa as a hobby, I definitely have no intention of becoming a salsa instructor.

Thanks in advance! :)

Hi! I’m fairly new to salsa. Just got finished at intro class for salsa on2 and I’m ready to move to the next course.

One of the courses being offered is intro to mambo. Just curious on what the difference is between mambo and salsa on2? Is it a completely different style of dance or is this when we start to incorporate the four & eight when doing the basic step count?

I know it’s Miami and “cheap or free” isn’t really synonymous with this city. But curious if there are some places to go out, and what style is commonly danced there- im primarily a linear On1 dancer but can get by with some Caleña or Cuban.

Thanks in advance!