I am not the kind that has to dance every song. Most of the time there are more leaders than the followers. I think I dance to about 50% of the songs any given evening and sometimes later in the night I might just decide to retire to just watch others dance or listen to the band. If there is a follower that I like to dance with and she is dancing consecutively for 4,5 or more songs, I will wait till she has at least sat out one song or dance with her another day. Even among followers that I like, are good dancers and we know each other well there will often be evenings when I don't dance with them because others have been asking them a lot. Plus I always like to know which song is coming up so I can ask the right follower (for the songs I like, I will try as much to dance with someone I truly enjoy and have chemistry). However by the time few bars of music are through most followers are taken and hardly any is left around except those on rest or water break :x
How aggressive are you about your dances ?
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While I might dance 80-90 percent of those songs at some social/party, I might only dance 30-40 percent at some other social/party. I'm not aggressive about my dancing in anyway. I try to rather look for quality (good music, partner, connection, etc.) then quantity (having lots of dances). So having just some good dances will make the social/party, a good one for me. 
I want to have the right mood for dancing. 8)
That's me.lolita said:
I always try to have as little no-dancing time as possible. If I see someone I haven't danced with, I go ask. If I get a no (happens sometimes), I ask someone else. If I don't find anyone and the song is good for shines, I dance on my own at the edge of the dancefloor. I dislike stopping and usually don't sit down at all while at a salsa venue. It has to be a pretty bad night (both crowd and music) for that to happen...
This probably explains why I'm so rubbish on the last night of a congress... 3 nights of not stopping and not sitting down takes its toll. :roll:
Note to self: I really really learn to pace myself at congresses. Especially the NYC one (next month!
), since there will be 4 nights of dancing not 3.I still haven’t got over the salsa newbie stage and generally speaking the only times I’m not on the dance floor are when I’m getting a drink, in the loo, or during meregues, bachatas or cha chas.
I’m pretty good at remembering which people I’ve danced with on a given night and most evenings I have between 9 and 12 dances an hour. I can keep this going for 2 hours without feeling especially tired. If I carry on, the next 30 minutes wipe me out and I have to stop.
(Typical man – has to provide a statistical analysis for everything)
I think this is why I find all-nighters a real struggle – I feel really agitated if I’m not dancing. If I was more patient and less ‘child with new toy’ I could sit back and bide my time for the right songs/partners. Weird as I’m usually a pretty laid back and patient.
I’m pretty good at remembering which people I’ve danced with on a given night and most evenings I have between 9 and 12 dances an hour. I can keep this going for 2 hours without feeling especially tired. If I carry on, the next 30 minutes wipe me out and I have to stop.
(Typical man – has to provide a statistical analysis for everything)
I think this is why I find all-nighters a real struggle – I feel really agitated if I’m not dancing. If I was more patient and less ‘child with new toy’ I could sit back and bide my time for the right songs/partners. Weird as I’m usually a pretty laid back and patient.
I honestly have no idea. However I do know that I don't usually watch people dancing for more than 2-3 tracks a night. The rest is spend dancing, talking to people, or at the bar. I don't think I do that much talking either. Usually the person I want to dance with might get 2/3rds of a track chat, then we go and dance.
How agressive? Sometimes I get the feeling I want to dance practically every track. I'll grab almost anyone. Sometimes the DJ leaves me little choice by playing loads of track that I know and at the moment, I love dancing to tracks I know as I can anticipate the accents, breaks, false endings, endings etc. For these I try and grab followers that I know won't go, "Uhh, what now?" if I stop them moving and just do body movement during a breakdown, etc. I hate missing out tracks that I really like. Then you'll see me stalking around quite quickly to grab someone I know I have a connection with. Then there is a good chance that I'll get my fix with that track and lady
How agressive? Sometimes I get the feeling I want to dance practically every track. I'll grab almost anyone. Sometimes the DJ leaves me little choice by playing loads of track that I know and at the moment, I love dancing to tracks I know as I can anticipate the accents, breaks, false endings, endings etc. For these I try and grab followers that I know won't go, "Uhh, what now?" if I stop them moving and just do body movement during a breakdown, etc. I hate missing out tracks that I really like. Then you'll see me stalking around quite quickly to grab someone I know I have a connection with. Then there is a good chance that I'll get my fix with that track and lady
Swannie said:How agressive? Sometimes I get the feeling I want to dance practically every track. I'll grab almost anyone. Sometimes the DJ leaves me little choice by playing loads of track that I know and at the moment, I love dancing to tracks I know as I can anticipate the accents, breaks, false endings, endings etc. For these I try and grab followers that I know won't go, "Uhh, what now?" if I stop them moving and just do body movement during a breakdown, etc. I hate missing out tracks that I really like. Then you'll see me stalking around quite quickly to grab someone I know I have a connection with. Then there is a good chance that I'll get my fix with that track and lady
Interesting - I think this is true for me, too. It depends on the conditions that night. When everything is great, I'll be dancing a lot more. If I'm having issues with something (whether that be the music, the floor, the AC, the ratio, etc), I'll be sitting out more.
I was very aggressive at the last Pontin's weekender I went on when I set myself the goal of 100 dances over the 3 days.
In the end, I easily hit 112. At 10 dances an hour, I had no problem with energy or changing my shirt - I just spread out the dances a little more. But anyone was fair game to dance with.
At the SalsaSplash weekender I adopted a different tactic. It was very hot there. So I danced 2 on, 1 off. And all bar 1 of the ladies were happy to have 2 dances.
I pursued this pretty rigorously and didn't get overheated.
In the end, I easily hit 112. At 10 dances an hour, I had no problem with energy or changing my shirt - I just spread out the dances a little more. But anyone was fair game to dance with.
At the SalsaSplash weekender I adopted a different tactic. It was very hot there. So I danced 2 on, 1 off. And all bar 1 of the ladies were happy to have 2 dances.
I pursued this pretty rigorously and didn't get overheated.
I love to dance, whether the song is good or not. A great song just brings out more from me. If I'm out, I prefer to dance as much as I can. I even dance with guys are who not so great at leading or timing (if I'm dancing, I'm happy). Not there to socialize; not that I don't (but it's not my main goal).