You know you're addicted to Salsa if.....

[RugKutta]

I borrowed this from the forum on SalsaMafia.com........This stuff is frightningly true

You know you're addicted to Salsa if...

1. You vividly remember your first experience with salsa and the date it happened.
2. You take naps during lunch because you went dancing last night
3. You never listen to the radio anymore because all you listen to are salsa cds/cassettes.
4. You cruise downtown blasting salsa music.
5. You go to a hip hop/dance club and you find yourself trying to find the beat of the clave.
6. You try your salsa moves in the hip hop/dance club with somebody that has never partner danced.
7. You dance in your dreams.
8. Salsa lessons/club cover fees are now a permanent part of your monthly expenses.
9. You say you are going shopping for a new business outfit, but you are secretly salsa shopping.
10. Your boyfriend/girlfriend does not understand the "strictly plutonic" relationship you have with your salsa partner because you simply cannot wait until you practice with him/her again.
11. You watch anything that deals with body movement, (i.e. karate, gymnastics, figure skating, ballet) because you are trying to devise a new salsa move.
12. Everything you do leads back to salsa.
13. You sing songs with words you don't even understand.
14. You are the only non-latino in the Musica Latina section.
15. You practice your turns when no one is looking.
16. You lightly dance your basic when you are waiting for something or when no one is looking.
17. People do not know you are secretly practicing your footwork when they are speaking with you on the phone.
18. You quit watching TV.
19. You convince yourself you can get by on 3-4 hours sleep per night.
20. Salsa is better than sex
21. Salsa IS sex
22. You have lost about 10 lbs. from dancing so much.
23. You have searched and found EVERY club in town.
24. Start spending more on salsa clothes than work clothes.
25. You've considered getting a different/easier job day job to co-exist with your salsa dancing.
26. Friday nights are off limits for any events because you just CANNOT miss your salsa night.
27. You can't buy enough salsa music/clothes/shoes.
28. All your "former" friends have now abandoned you.
29. You don't even miss your "former" friends, as long as you have your salsa!
30. You argue about how salsa should be danced.
31. You have met all new (better and more permanent) friends.
32. Your friends and family do not understand what you are ranting and raving about.
33. You dump your boyfriend/girlfriend because he/she is getting in the way of your salsa training.
34. When you say, "I need my FIX for the week." you are not referring to drugs.
35. You cannot convince any of your friends to come with you.
36. You start talking 100 mph just because someone shows an interest that you like to dance salsa.
37. You went to a salsa congress and had an information overload.
38. You use to be humble and shy, but now you just have to show off every chance you get.
39. You go on vacation and instead of looking forward to seeing the main attraction, you just cannot wait until you check out the local salsa clubs.
40. You extend your vacation a few days, just so you can check out a local club.
41. You watch the MTV music awards and you don't recognize any of the new groups/singers because you never listen to that music anymore.
42. You are on the web all day long visiting salsa web sites.
43. You started working out again because you have to be in shape to wear those salsa outfits.
44. Your shoes are worn out from spinning so much.
45. You start clearing space in your room so you can dance salsa there.
46. You listen to Marc Anthony and start crying.
47. You cannot imagine life without salsa.
48. You start changing your screen names to "Salsa-this" or "Salsa-that".
49. You are pondering getting a license plate with "Salsa" somehow in it.
50. You sneak to your car during working hours just so you can listen to a few salsa tunes.
51. You are a writer/columnist and all you think about is writing about salsa.
52. You pray at night and thank God for creating salsa.
53. You install wooden floors in your house because you prefer them over carpet (Yeah right!).
54. You get stopped (at work, in a grocery store, in the mall, etc.) by random people telling you that they have seen you dance.
55. The only time you rest in the club is during the merengue breaks.
56. You can only stand merengue for a few songs.
57. You are on that eternal search for those perfect shoes.
58. Nobody wants to go shopping with you because all you talk about is how that would look so good in the salsa club.
59. You are in church listening to the sermon, but secretly you are dancing in your head.
60. You get desperate to practice and you dance with an "imaginary" partner.
61. You realize that the only thing you have done for the past few months is go salsa dancing every weekend and you feel you still haven't gotten enough.
62. You realize that the only thing you have done for the past few YEARS is go salsa dancing every weekend and you feel you still haven't gotten enough.
63. For your birthday, you ask for something related to salsa (i.e. lessons, new shoes, new outfit).
64. For your birthday, your friends buy you something related to salsa.
65. You get a few friends together and the first thing that comes to mind is casino rueda.
66. You are looking for a wedding dress that you can dance salsa in.
67. You use to have other hobbies.
68. You have chronic knee and back problems from all the dips, flips, and tricks.
69. You start wearing tight t-shirts.
70. You try to pass your addiction onto your other friends.
71. You walk into the club and everyone there is like family to you.
72. You have experienced at least one time when you overexerted yourself on the dance floor.
73. Your idea of a good first date is to go salsa dancing.
74. Heaven is having lots of space on the dance floor.
75. You take something that has no relevance to salsa dancing, but somehow you manipulate the conversation to end with salsa.
76. Your skirt keeps getting shorter and shorter.
77. Hell is a place where there is no salsa.
78. Your password is SALSAFREAK.
79. You have engaged in fisticuffs with another dancer over the "one" and the "two".
80. You decide that going out salsa dancing is more important than studying for that big exam.
81. You lie to your boss and tell him/her the reason you have to fly to Los Angles/New York/Miami or Puerto Rico is strictly for business.
82. You get caught by your boss surfing the salsaweb during working hours.
83. You did the "death-drop" move and never came back up.
84. You leave the club at 3 a.m., completely tired from dancing all night, and you get stopped by the cops because you were swerving on the road. When the cop asks you to perform the "walk", you start busting out your salsa.
85. You decide the only man/woman you will marry has to be a salsa dancer.
86. One of your pet peeves are cumbia dancers.
87. Your family coat-of-arms features a couple salsa dancing.
88. Club owners hate you because you go to the club and all you do is drink the free water.
89. (Salseras only)You practice day/night with your partner and when you go to the clubs together, he goes dancing with all the different women and you never get asked.
90. You become jealous when watching your dance partner, whom you have no relations with, dance with another person.
91. You bust out some salsa solo moves when waiting in line to use the restroom.
92. You have salsa music on your answering machine.
93. You sing salsa songs in the shower.
94. You and your friend/partner dance in the oddest places (i.e. grocery store, mall, gym, work, etc.).
95. After you break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, you go out salsa dancing.
96. Your neighbors are wondering what the hell that is you are playing.
97. You check you the salsa web's partner search everyday.
98. You own at least 2-3 salsa instructional videos.
99. You were already dancing salsa while in your mother's womb.
100. You do your leg workout earlier in the week so you can have "fresh" legs for your salsa weekend.
101. "Wepa!" is now part of your vocabulary.
102. When you dress up to go out in the middle of the week, your flatmates don’t even have to ask where you’re going … they know you’re going Salsa dancing.
103. You’ve convinced yourself that you’ve got it under control now that you only go out Salsa dancing 3 to 4 times a week.

[peachexploration]

84. You leave the club at 3 a.m., completely tired from dancing all night, and you get stopped by the cops because you were swerving on the road. When the cop asks you to perform the "walk", you start busting out your salsa.


:lol: :lol: Not this one but close enough:

I got stopped for speeding one morning. Why was I speeding? The salsa song I was listening to switched to a faster rhythm. :lol: :lol: 8)

[SDsalsaguy]

I got stopped for speeding one morning. Why was I speeding? The salsa song I was listening to switched to a faster rhythm. :lol: :lol: 8)
Just out of curiosity Peach, what did the officers think of this as a justification? :lol: :lol:

[peachexploration]

Oh, luckily I didn't get to tell him. :) Thank goodness he just warned me. I think if I told him the real reason, I would have gotten a ticket. :? That reminds me, I'm gonna send an anonymous email to the Orlando police department about why I think all cops should be Salsa Fanatics. :lol:

[peachexploration]

4. You cruise downtown blasting salsa music.
14. You are the only non-latino in the Musica Latina section.
27. You can't buy enough salsa music/clothes/shoes.
29. You don't even miss your "former" friends, as long as you have your salsa!
30. You argue about how salsa should be danced.
35. You cannot convince any of your friends to come with you.
41. You watch the MTV music awards and you don't recognize any of the new groups/singers because you never listen to that music anymore.
42. You are on the web all day long visiting salsa web sites.
43. You started working out again because you have to be in shape to wear those salsa outfits.
52. You pray at night and thank God for creating salsa.
93. You sing salsa songs in the shower.
96. Your neighbors are wondering what the hell that is you are playing.
98. You own at least 2-3 salsa instructional videos..

Yup these are all me! :rocker:

[DeeplyDippy]

Your ringtone is a salsa number.

Yup :D

[Deltarain]

If only i'd have discovered salsa when I got married....what a wedding party that would have been!

[peachexploration]

I hear you Deltarain! All weddings should be Salsa weddings! :banana: :D

You know you're addicted if you go to the store to buy business attire for a job interview and end up with $150.00 worth of Salsa clothing instead. I did this last night. Thank goodness I didnt break my budget. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Deltarain]

My Mum, bless her, is treating me to my first pair of salsa shoes next week. I'm definately addicted!

[Claire_Brummell]

When more items on the "you know you're addicted to salsa" list apply to you than don't...

I don't even want to think about how many of these apply to me, or rather how few of them don't!! :? :lol:

[peachexploration]

When more items on the "you know you're addicted to salsa" list apply to you than don't...
Very true, Claire. Very true. :lol:

[peachexploration]

You take a personal day off from work to practice your steps. :raisebrow:

[DeeplyDippy]

How about - you start to get depressed if you haven't been dancing for a couple of days :D

[Nickie p]

or if like me you injure your back and the first thing you say isn't "ouch that hurt" its "looks like i won't be going to salsa tonight!" :oops:

[peachexploration]

:( Nikie P, are you okay?

[peachexploration]

Last week, I woke up from a deep sleep at 2:00am and practiced my dance steps until 5:00am. :lol: :lol:

[lolita]

when u use the elevator so u can look in the mirror there to see how u look when doing the basics.

and the other day u take the stairs to improve ur basics ;)

[Miami Rueda dancer]

when you have a shirt that says " Rueda dancers do it with everyone" and wear it alot.

[memphis salsero]

When you have 2,383+ post on a website called salsa forums

When you go to an outside wedding with a dance floor laid out in the yard It starts pouring down rain, and you keep dancing in the rain fully clothed and slipping everywhere. Then when you are tossed into a pool that is freezing and your still fully clothed - you grab the hearest girl, pull her in, and continue to dance in the rain. Man that was a fun wedding!

[peachexploration]

When you have 2,383+ post on a website called salsa forums.... :P :P :P

[memphis salsero]

So do any of you ever feel like its to much. Seriously, do you guys ever feel like you obsess about this dance more than what is healthy, because I think I do. Isn't there such thing as having too much of a good thing. Like church is something that is very important to me and I haven't been i a couple weeks b/c I dont get home from the club until 5 a.m.

You can become addicated to anything, my family has alot of experience here b/c by biological father and stepfather are both addicted to some things that make life a living hell. My mom read a book that said some women are seriously unhealthily addicted to shopping, as in they have to do it and CANT stop.

I dont think any addiction is healthy, it makes you selfish and screws up your priorities. Any one feel me on this?

[DeeplyDippy]

Serious stuff - how about a new thread to separate it from this jokey one ?

I'd contribute or, maybe not as it's very close to home.

[LilWhiteBlondGrl]

You know your addicted when you cut your foot open on the mall excalator, really bad, and it's bleeding all over the place. When your dad comes to pick you up, you say, "Now I can't practice tonight, or dance tommorrow!"...and you're way more upset about that than the pain.

Your addiction is furthered when you bandage and tape up your foot as much as possible so you can go dancing way before you should. 8)

Do I qualify?

[SalsaGreek]

or if like me you injure your back and the first thing you say isn't "ouch that hurt" its "looks like i won't be going to salsa tonight!" :oops:



:lol:


I do that all the time...if something unexpected happens....first thing I think is...DAMN...No Salsa for me tonight!

[pr]

Welcome to Salsa Forums SalsaGreek!!! :D :D

[SalsaGreek]

Welcome to Salsa Forums SalsaGreek!!! :D :D

Thanks PR...Seems like an interesting place...looking forward to getting to know everyone! :D

[Paul]

So addicted to Salsa that I had some road rage rise up in me because I was stuck behind some slow guy and that was making me late for salsa. Pretty lame, but oh well.

[Martialdog]

How about when your in bed and think about a routine that suddenly becomes fuzzy so you have to jump out of bed to physically go through the steps...at 3am

I got the salsa bug baaad!

[peachexploration]

How about when your in bed and think about a routine that suddenly becomes fuzzy so you have to jump out of bed to physically go through the steps...at 3am

I got the salsa bug baaad!Yup, that's me too! :rocker:

[LongHairedLeader]

When you wake up from a dream about Salsa, to find that you've actually been trying to do the footwork in your sleep and are tied up in your duvet...

When you wake up from a dream about Salsa and your first thought is 'Where did my partner go?'...

I love the fuzzy edges of sleep when the world doesn't quite make sense :)

[peachexploration]

When you wake up from a dream about Salsa, to find that you've actually been trying to do the footwork in your sleep and are tied up in your duvet......
:lol: :lol:

[LilWhiteBlondGrl]

When ya'll dream about salsa, do you dance normally? I always end up doing really weird footwork, ususally mixed with ballet, in my salsa dreams. :roll:

And I think I'm permanently logged in to SF. I got on at school, but hadn't logged in yet, and it said I was already on!

[pr]

And I think I'm permanently logged in to SF. I got on at school, but hadn't logged in yet, and it said I was already on!
I have seen you and Boriken been logged in very much even during "American bedtime". First I thought you both were up very late (or should I say early), but later I understood that you wasn't there because you both were watching the forum index and it reloaded all the time. Maybe you will be logged out if you delete your cookies. *shrug*

[SnowDancer]

You're addicted when...

You 'cheat' on your spouse by going to salsa classes when she's unavailable.

[irishgirl]

You are leaving Singapore to go travelling on Sunday

You have been out every single night dancing since last Sunday

The movers are coming on Saturday

and you still have not finished doing the bit of packign you need to do and your last night dancing in Singapore is Friday night...........

[noobster]

... you can't stand to leave the 'dance high,' so you come home and try to hang onto that last little bit of it by posting about your dance night in exhaustively detailed novellas that nobody will ever read... even though you have to get up the next morning at 6... :(

[Cocosita]

When a friend you haven't seen in a while asks if you've quit salsa and you look at her like she's just asked you if you've quit eating :)

[irishgirl]

you go to a function

there's free alcohol and you don't have any so you can go dancing

i just got out of bed coz i was more tired being in bed dancing and singing in my sleep than i was being awake....(and i was hungry!)

i was leading in my dream, i don't lead....hmmm

[DeeplyDippy]

When a friend you haven't seen in a while asks if you've quit salsa and you look at her like she's just asked you if you've quit eating :)
You have friends who don't dance :shock:

Weird :D

[AndrewS]

How about - you start to get depressed if you haven't been dancing for a couple of days :D

I got depressed towards the end of two weeks on holiday in Barbados! I was actually missing being in London and dancing. I think I should see a shrink - how can you get depressed somewhere like Barbados?

[noobster]

you go to a function

there's free alcohol and you don't have any so you can go dancing...

Lol! Salsa socials are the only events I've seen where the wine (and sometimes sangria) is free but you have to pay for nonalcoholic beverages. :)

[sweavo]

When you are going to your neighbour's wedding and pack your salsa shoes just in case... (my GF did this last night)

When you are half way to said wedding and say "wouldn't it be good if the bride got the salsa bug and has been taking lessons for the last 3 months and does a salsa routine for the happy couple's first dance!?" (she did this too)

The amazing thing was, the happy couple's first dance WAS a short routine of basic salsa! We were gobsmacked!

[Flujo]

...you wake up in the morning and before your mind can even register the fact that it tastes like an invisible cat has deposited something nasty in your mouth, before your brain has even received the messages from your ears hearing the crunching sound when you blink away the mass of crust that has accumulated in the corners of you eyes over the wee small hours - there is but one word that dominates your consciousness...

COPA!

I don't even know what a copa is! That's just scary.

:shock:

[SalsaSamantha]

...then owner of the salsa club you usually attend tells the doorman to stop checking your i.d. (even though you are underage) becuase everyone knows who you are since you come so many times a week.

[sweavo]

... when you are reading about engine management technology and think for a moment they are talking about a lambada sensor...

[AndrewD]

…after you’re hurriedly awoken by your fiancée saying “Are you OK? I thought you were fitting!!” and you sheepishly respond “…sorry, I was dreaming that I was dancing”

[TheBear_CanDanceToo]

... when you are reading about engine management technology and think for a moment they are talking about a lambada sensor...When I read this, three of my colleagues looked at me quizically, wondering what I was laughing at... :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Keldoron]

...when you join www.salsaforums.com :D (especially if it's past 1am and you have a job interview the next day!)

Hi, i just started dancing September last year. I'm from Auckland and i think the salsa scene here is growing. I've had many friends whom have done some salsa in the past and I finally decided to give it a try.

Man this is awesome!!!

[TheBear_CanDanceToo]

...when you join www.salsaforums.com :D (especially if it's past 1am and you have a job interview the next day!)

Hi, i just started dancing September last year. I'm from Auckland and i think the salsa scene here is growing. I've had many friends whom have done some salsa in the past and I finally decided to give it a try.

Man this is awesome!!!Welcome on board, Keldoron.
Yeah - salsa is awesome! SF aint bad, either... :D

[DeeplyDippy]

... when you are reading about engine management technology and think for a moment they are talking about a lambada sensor...

Not a lambretta then?

[sweavo]

... when you are reading about engine management technology and think for a moment they are talking about a lambada sensor...

Not a lambretta then?

I've never tried one ... is it a partner dance?

[AndrewS]

... when you are reading about engine management technology and think for a moment they are talking about a lambada sensor...

Not a lambretta then?

I've never tried one ... is it a partner dance?

It may not be a dance 2 on a Lambretta is very intimate :)

[Jolinia]

...if you're driving 60 km through the pouring rain to your salsa class and hear on the radio that there is a blackout in the whole city of destination and authorities are clueless what caused the blackout and when the power will come back on. You keep on driving hoping the power will come back on in time for the class.

It did! After a 40-minute blackout, the lights went back on as I walked from my car to the dance school. The class started 30min late, I learned a lot and had an awesome social afterwards with lots of great dances with wonderful dancers (much better than I am) :D

[salsaonline]

I've never posted these, but I have a few:

--When you dream about dancing almost every night.

--When reading about the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound in statistics, (written CRLB), you keep reading it as "cross body lead".

--You hate 3-day weekends because one of your group lessons is canceled.

[lolita]

when all ur xmas presents for people were salsa classes gift cards !

[Hock Siew]

...when you join www.salsaforums.com :D (especially if it's past 1am and you have a job interview the next day!)


:lol: :lol: :lol:

...when you think of Salsa moves while you`re driving TO a job interview.

P.S. I didn`t get the job!

[SnowDancer]

You take a 3-hour salsa class, and can't wait to go dancing immediately afterward for another 2 hours.

[Hock Siew]

...you hear the intro to Beethoven`s Fifth but think of Salsa instead!

:lol:

[DeeplyDippy]

...you hear the intro to Beethoven`s Fifth but think of Salsa instead! :lol:

Ha ha ha haaaa

[chrisk]

you have to listen to "mambo no 5" and wish the DJ would have played some real mambo instead.

[Flujo]

you post on Salsa forums after practicing shines after 3am even though you haven't just come back from a club. :shock:. Seek help! :lol:

[snowflake]

When any footwear/clothing purchase being considered is halted by the thought: "I wonder if I could wear this for Salsa?" :roll:

[b4ndeng]

Suddenly My hard drive almost full salsa music and videos , buying rapidshare premium account and downloading all the time.

[mavo]

Your addicted when you are walking to the salsa beat and using "rande" or sidestep to avoid other people :).

[KiwiSalsa]

...you hear the intro to Beethoven`s Fifth but think of Salsa instead! :lol:

Ha ha ha haaaa

...then argue if it should be danced on 1 or on 2.

Sorry, got to this one late.

By the way, the answer is on 1, but it's much better suited to Zouk Lambada.

[Hock Siew]

I was driving to work one day and I saw a sign in the distance that said `Shines`. My heart leaped and I thought `Salsa`! Imagine my chagrin when I drew closer and realized that the sign was for a petrol station advertising car polishing services!

[Flujo]

...you go to apply for a job and substitute the word sales for salsa in your covering letter.

[heber2418]

ahahahahah funny i cant post all the numbers i fall under and notice im very young and i can see over 30-40 of these situations where i fall under guess im a salsaholic and im not afraid to say it!! :)

[Jolinia]

You start your workday and you read on your employer's homepage "Salsa congress" instead of "SAP congress" :D

Have a great start into your day everyone!

[sweavo]

When any footwear/clothing purchase being considered is halted by the thought: "I wonder if I could wear this for Salsa?" :roll:

Yeah: for guys: when you haven't bought a pair of regular shoes for months because they all have annoying rubber soles on.

[Berend]

…when you go into town for shopping/walking/strolling, you’re in your “intown”routine, and you keep arriving at the frontdoor of you’re danceschool…

[SnowDancer]

You start your workday and you read on your employer's homepage "Salsa congress" instead of "SAP congress" :D

Have a great start into your day everyone!
:bouncy:

Someone at work asks if you're working on "performance", and you stand there confused, wondering how he knows about your salsa choreography, until you realize he's talking about software performance.

[RugKutta]

- When your co-worker's sister that you've never met recognizes you at the local salsa venue.

"Are you Myron? I'm (co-worker)'s sister! I recognized you from when he showed me your myspace page."

- Your non-salsa friends happen to randomly meet your salsa-friends in a non-salsa place, and inevitably your name comes up.

[MacMoto]

- Your non-salsa friends happen to randomly meet your salsa-friends in a non-salsa place, and inevitably your name comes up.
:shock: You mean you still have some non-salsa friends left? :lol:

[TrulyMadlyAmanda]

you know you're addicted to salsa when your good-looking boyfriend offers to come round with strawberries and champagne, to share a bubble bath and pay you lots of 'attention'...

...and you say 'no thank you', because it's one of the only 3 salsa nights a week. :eek::doh:

[smiling28]

lol - funny thread.

awesome stuff everyone!!!

[MacMoto]

you know you're addicted to salsa when your good-looking boyfriend offers to come round with strawberries and champagne, to share a bubble bath and pay you lots of 'attention'...

...and you say 'no thank you', because it's one of the only 3 salsa nights a week. :eek::doh:
LOL - you can always do the strawberries-champagne-bubble-bath-attention thing after you got a good salsa fix! ;)

[TrulyMadlyAmanda]

LOL - you can always do the strawberries-champagne-bubble-bath-attention thing after you got a good salsa fix! ;)

sadly not....by the time i would get home from salsa, around 3am, my ex-BF would have been asleep ready to get up for work at 6am. assuming i wanted to leave him at large in my flat all night, or go to his, there's nothing less sexy than a woman just off a hard night's salsa! :eek: sweaty, no make-up left, rats-tail hair, red chest, wet clothes stuck to flesh, filthy feet having picked up all the dance floor dirt.... yikes! i'd need a shower, blow-dry and full make-up to be ready to get in the bath, LOL.

i wonder why that relationship ended...;):P

do any other women avoid dating salseros? i do, because: 1) 1 addict (me!) is enough in a relationship, 2) if you break up, you'll still see him everywhere, 3) it might ruin your dance chemistry, 4) salseros are exposed to far to much temptation, in the form of women flinging themselves at them, imho, 5) if you never date salseros, they dont take it personally when you wont date them.

i met my last BF in a salsa club, but he was a suggle (non-salsero, like a non-magic 'muggle'), just there for drinks with friends. after i broke up with him, he started coming to every salsa night and staring at me...it was awful. does anyone else compartmentalise this way?

[vata07]

sweaty, no make-up left, rats-tail hair, red chest, wet clothes stuck to flesh
NICE!! ;) sounds good to me.. ;)
2) if you break up, you'll still see her everywhere,
i'm kinda going through something like this now. the worst part is that we have common friends, take classes from the same studio and and go out as part of the same group after classes. the selfish part of me just wants her to quit dancing, :mad: but i know she loves it too (not as much as me but)so i still want her to have her fun...i just won't be dancing with her anymore. makes for an awkward situation for the people around us.

now the problem is that i don't know of any other avenue that allows me to meet women so easily,:doh:

[TrulyMadlyAmanda]

the selfish part of me just wants her to quit dancing, :mad: but i know she loves it too (not as much as me but)

now the problem is that i don't know of any other avenue that allows me to meet women so easily,:doh:

i actually asked my ex to stop coming to salsa, because a) he doesnt dance, b) he doesnt want to learn to dance, c) he doesnt like the music. :( but he wont quit....and i think it's for the reason you mentioned - it's easy to meet women. either that, or he's having too much fun staring at me. :rolleyes:

this is gonna sound snobby, but i have a certain status here (yeah, that does sound terrible, LOL) and seeing him skank up on any woman that'll listen, is making me look terrible. i dont date skanky losers who go home with a different girl every week, and when i dated him he didnt behave like that at all...he brought flowers and all that stuff. it bugs me that people think i would date the club sleaze... :( and it really bugs me that i care what people think... ;)

[MacMoto]

do any other women avoid dating salseros?

now the problem is that i don't know of any other avenue that allows me to meet women so easily,:doh:
We've got a whole thread - 20 pages long! - dedicated to this very subject ;)
:arrow: Would you Marry or Date someone who is not a Salsa dancer? (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=615)

Also some related threads...
:arrow: Salsa Crush (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=92)
:arrow: Why are some great dancers chronically single? (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=5451)
:arrow: Salsa and Relationships = Hand in Hand (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=7464)
:arrow: Overcoming jealousy issue when dating a dancer (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=8164)

Obviously a subject close to our hearts - maybe we need a "salsa relationship/sociology" sticky :lol:

[SnowDancer]

i met my last BF in a salsa club, but he was a suggle (non-salsero, like a non-magic 'muggle')

Did you invent that term? It's great!
:cheers:

[antigone]

We've got a whole thread - 20 pages long! - dedicated to this very subject ;)
:arrow: Would you Marry or Date someone who is not a Salsa dancer? (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=615)

Also some related threads...
:arrow: Salsa Crush (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=92)
:arrow: Why are some great dancers chronically single? (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=5451)
:arrow: Salsa and Relationships = Hand in Hand (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=7464)
:arrow: Overcoming jealousy issue when dating a dancer (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=8164)

Obviously a subject close to our hearts - maybe we need a "salsa relationship/sociology" sticky :lol:

wasn't there something about good dancer: good in bed, too? I vaguely remember doing a chi-squared analysis... :)

[sweavo]

if ...

you think "hmm, I'm spending far too much time on salsa forums" so you go and look at dance shoes for a bit before coming back to post on the "addicted" thread.

[SnowDancer]

Sorry if I posted this one before:
At the end of a 3-hour class ending at 10pm, you still feel the need to go out social-dancing to "get the kinks out".
OR:
You're feeling shaky and jittery at work on Monday because there was no salsa Sunday night, and none until Wednesday. Withdrawal symptoms?

[antigone]

...when you haven't prepared a real dinner for yourself the whole week but get excited about baking cookies for the staff at your favorite salsa venue

[vincent]

I just went to that salsa class once . I think i have already addict to it
I am a Chinese in Canada , the teacher is from Cuba ,he is a very good dancer
and one thing i am pretty sure is "Salsa is sex" :)

[sweavo]

I just went to that salsa class once . I think i have already addict to it
I am a Chinese in Canada , the teacher is from Cuba ,he is a very good dancer
and one thing i am pretty sure is "Salsa is sex" :)

LOL. Welcome, vincent! Salsa is sex, but not necessarily as you know it! Be careful how much sex you put in your salsa or you may quickly find you have nobody to dance with any more!

[EMOYENO]

When you've met people from other countries in SF & they have visited your country and you have danced with them!!!!!!

[antigone]

LOL. Welcome, vincent! Salsa is sex, but not necessarily as you know it! Be careful how much sex you put in your salsa or you may quickly find you have nobody to dance with any more!

thank you, sweavo...I knew if I just held back a little while someone would answer that post without expletives :)

[TrulyMadlyAmanda]

the teacher is from Cuba ,he is a very good dancer
and one thing i am pretty sure is "Salsa is sex" :)

welcome vincent! youre lucky to have a cuban teacher to show you the link between salsa & sex - and the fundamental innocence of it - that some people never get to discover. ;):cool:

[Chevere]

I get very anxious waiting for the class everyweek and to go to the clubs on the weekends. I haven't miss a class yet of rueda but I'm a little frustrated because I like to work more heavy on partnership workshop style. Anyway going back to topic.

everytime I'm in an elevator or any place no one's looking and start working on my steps.
I try useless to convince non salsa friends about how a great past time is.
Everyday I watch videos and look for videos in youtube about salsa, styles , turns , steps etc..
I check salsaforums everyday since a new member, I don't write much but I read the post.
I'm taking salsa as my new phylosophy to apply to daily life to see the alikes

[himji]

Hm, trying to work out how to finish off that move better while walking home from work.
I've just soent 1/2 hour this morning with an inner debate on which party to go to tommorrow night. Chances are, I'll change my mind at least three times still.

I've also being trying to work my childcare arrangements with my son so I don't have him round on the better salsa nights.

Maybe I should check into the priory now?

[himji]

How about, when you have to almost beg yourself not to go salsa because you're still sufering with a cold and need to sleep it off. And the only way you convince yourself not to go is the threat that if you don't sleep it off, you might not be able to go out later in the week

[sweavo]

How about, when you have to almost beg yourself not to go salsa because you're still sufering with a cold and need to sleep it off. And the only way you convince yourself not to go is the threat that if you don't sleep it off, you might not be able to go out later in the week

Oh yes, you have it bad!

[emarrific]

How about... your only car is in the shop and you are desparately trying to figure out ride/sleep over/rental car arrangements so you can make it to the salsa party this Wednesday night in a place about 40 minutes away..

Um, anyone heading to Agenda tomorrow night from the Peninsula or SF? ;)

[antigone]

...if your company just moved into its brand new giant glass-and-marble building on the waterfront, 2 blocks away from your favorite salsa club, and you use your lunch break to take a walk to said salsa club, even though it's in the warehouse district and it's closed in the afternoon.

[Salsalona]

I drove an hour in torrential rain just to go and do 2 hours practice with a salsero. but he was the best dancer on the island.

and yeah i know what you mean about being ill!!

[SnowDancer]

You cannot believe they've closed the salsa club tonight because of the threat of a bit of snow or ice!!

[vancouverguy]

You cannot believe they've closed the salsa club tonight because of the threat of a bit of snow or ice!!

You cannot believe that you drove to your class, and there was no one there because of the treat of a bit of snow and ice!

We need one of those systems that lets all student and club goers know if salsa is closed due to weather conditions. It's only fair!

What about the radio stations? It's a public service bulletin after all.

You know your addicted when you tell the boss you can't make it to work because of the snow, and then get the snow treads on the car before dark to get to the club that night.:D

[SnowDancer]

You know your addicted when you tell the boss you can't make it to work because of the snow, and then get the snow treads on the car before dark to get to the club that night.:D

Better hope your boss isn't a salsa addict too!

[himji]

lol, I nearly drive through a muddy field to get to Salsa Thursday night. But bottled it when I was in danger of getting my car stuck in the mud in the middle of a field in the middle of the night lol. Turned round and took a different route of course

[vancouverguy]

lol, I nearly drive through a muddy field to get to Salsa Thursday night. But bottled it when I was in danger of getting my car stuck in the mud in the middle of a field in the middle of the night lol. Turned round and took a different route of course

You must have some very remote Salsa clubs. ;)

True story, just happened the other night.....

You know you're addicted to Salsa when you inform your lady friend that you want to go to Egypt on your vacation next year and she says "so what Salsa thing is happening there?" :o

All I said was I wanted to go on vacation. Sheeeesh.

[himji]

You must have some very remote Salsa clubs. ;)

True story, just happened the other night.....

You know you're addicted to Salsa when you inform your lady friend that you want to go to Egypt on your vacation next year and she says "so what Salsa thing is happening there?" :o

All I said was I wanted to go on vacation. Sheeeesh.

So far, 1 hour for a Salsa Party Night. Anybody travelled more? Not for a conference or a special thing, this was Salsa but it was this clubs Christmas party

[Flujo]

...if every dream you've had during the week was Salsa related. Salsa dancing home appliances, that's gotta be a first! I remember some weird looking thing that looked like a cross between R2D2 and toaster and I was really impressed with it's spinning technique. Urm, help! :shock:

...and if you keep saying to yourself "Just one more night...", after telling people your going to take a break.

[bas]

You've stopped even considering taking breaks from salsa . . .

You go dancing all night, show up for a 9 hour bootcamp after 3.5 hours of sleep and at the end of the bootcamp announce that you're off to another party only to see a look of complete bewilderment on other people's faces while thinking to yourself 'Geez, it's nothing compared to the hours I'd make at a congress..."

[AndrewS]

You know you're addicted to Salsa when you inform your lady friend that you want to go to Egypt on your vacation next year and she says "so what Salsa thing is happening there?" :o

All I said was I wanted to go on vacation. Sheeeesh.

The Egypt Salsa Congress is in October!

[TrulyMadlyAmanda]

The Egypt Salsa Congress is in October!

EGYPT, baby! ;):cool:

THE Egypt Salsa Congress starts with a pre-congress Nile cruise party on the night of Thursday 29th October, ending at 8am on Monday 2nd November - with an optional 4-day salsa beach holiday add on from Monday 2nd til Thursday 5th November, for those who want to make a full week of it. :cool:

[SnowDancer]

There's a woman I know who goes out dancing at every opportunity. She recently got a job where she's in the forest Monday-Thursday, and well over a 100 miles (at least a 2-hour drive) from the city.

So she found a sub-lease in town where she can stay each weekend, and she's out dancing Thursday through Saturday (and Sunday too, when one club is sometimes open).:cheers:

[lolita]

When you have an aerobic class at 8 in the morning, you take over the class and teach people the basic steps of salsa.

[SalsaDanceUnderground]

**If you can do a triple-spin in flip flops or tennis shoes
**If you find yourself feeling completely comfortable hanging out with people you can't understand because you don't speak their language.
**If you have found yourself going dancing more times than there are days in the week
**Your idea of "slow dancing" is a bachata
**The door guards at the clubs know you by name
**You wonder what it would be like to live in cuba
**You wonder what you will have to do to go to cuba
**You biggest fear is getting stepped on by a woman in stilettos

[SalsaDanceUnderground]

You cannot believe they've closed the salsa club tonight because of the threat of a bit of snow or ice!!

Its funny, you can always judge who the real dancers because they still go out despite the weather... and they don't change the way they dress either!!!

[SnowDancer]

Its funny, you can always judge who the real dancers because they still go out despite the weather... and they don't change the way they dress either!!!

Very true! I used to have a set of long-sleeve shirts for the winter. In the last 2 years, I've given away almost all of them, and wear short-sleeves (maybe with a sweater) even if it's snowing!

[TrulyMadlyAmanda]

**You wonder what it would be like to live in cuba


...what if you actually went and lived there for several years, lol... :eek:;):cool:

[malcolm]

- You read the ' You know you're addicted to Salsa if.....' thread on Salsa Forums and laugh at the points... and then come back 6 months later and blush guiltily when you read them :oops:

[TrulyMadlyAmanda]

you arrange your flights back from a salsa congress where you danced 18 hours a day, so that you get home in time to go out dancing on monday night... ;)

[MacMoto]

you arrange your flights back from a salsa congress where you danced 18 hours a day, so that you get home in time to go out dancing on monday night... ;)
... even if that means you must dash straight from the final party to the airport. Yup, I've done that :lol:

An added bonus is that you save on Sunday night's accommodation :P

[AndrewS]

you arrange your flights back from a salsa congress where you danced 18 hours a day, so that you get home in time to go out dancing on monday night... ;)

you too?

[bas]

**If you can do a triple-spin in flip flops or tennis shoesa bit of balance but, check. Although... flip flops... I'll have to buy some just to try I guess...
**If you find yourself feeling completely comfortable hanging out with people you can't understand because you don't speak their language. check
**If you have found yourself going dancing more times than there are days in the weekcheck
**Your idea of "slow dancing" is a bachatadouble check
**The door guards at the clubs know you by nameStill working on that one. In my defense, I haven't been back in the Netherlands that long yet :)
**You wonder what it would be like to live in cubaCheck. And strangely enough, I dance LA . . .
**You wonder what you will have to do to go to cuba1) start by learning spanish. 2) get a ticket. 3) I'm still stuck on 1
**You biggest fear is getting stepped on by a woman in stilettosunfortunately I regularly get reminded of why exactly that is my biggest fear....


I missed 1. Guess that means I'm not addicted :D

[babybarbarella]

The part about Cuba...for sho! I so feel the urgent need to be there.

[SalsaGipsy]

The bar tender at your favourite club quickly takes a bottle of water out of the fridge when he sees you walking towards the bar.

[MacMoto]

You injure your leg on your way to a salsa weekend and still dance every night and attend workshops even though you can't walk without limping :oops:

[GuyDC]

You injure your leg on your way to a salsa weekend and still dance every night and attend workshops even though you can't walk without limping :oops:

Been there...done that...day before weekend of salsa...motorcycle accident...severely bruised heel...six weeks ago...danced every day for 3 weeks straight after...still hurts just a wee bit... :rolleyes:

[SalsaDanceUnderground]

You injure your leg on your way to a salsa weekend and still dance every night and attend workshops even though you can't walk without limping :oops:

And if you still go out dancing a few days after a nasty motorcycle wreck!!
pic here!! (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=36590266&op=6&o=global&view=global&subj=214401609&id=9604202#/photo.php?pid=36590146&op=6&o=global&view=global&subj=214401609&id=9604202)
:o(I had Stitches) hahaha

[sweavo]

... you're on your holidays, a 5 minute walk from the beach and you're blocking out 1-2hours a day to work on your shines (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=10446):)

[WessexSalsero]

...don't even fight the urgent need to practice the copa in your dentist's waiting room.

[RugKutta]

When shopping for regular clothes, you ask yourself: "Ok, this LOOKS nice.... but can I DANCE in it?"

[SnowDancer]

You only have 2 pairs of 'street' shoes, but 5 pairs of dance shoes.

[bas]

... you're on your holidays, a 5 minute walk from the beach and you're blocking out 1-2hours a day to work on your shines (http://www.salsaforums.com/showthread.php?t=10446):)Why would you even go to a destination that has no place to dance? ;)

[bas]

You're absolutely broke yet you have planned the next 2 salsa congresses you are going to attend, even though they are both on another continent. So you go looking for an extra job to be able to afford the airfare there.

Meanwhile you're trying to figure out how to get to the congress you're attending next month and are trying to decide if hitchhiking 800 miles is a viable means of getting there...

[sweavo]

Why would you even go to a destination that has no place to dance? ;)

LOL. It did, but not till Thursday!

[MacMoto]

Meanwhile you're trying to figure out how to get to the congress you're attending next month and are trying to decide if hitchhiking 800 miles is a viable means of getting there...
If only hitchhiking across seas was a viable option...:(

[bas]

If only hitchhiking across seas was a viable option...:(
http://www.cruiser.co.za/crewfinder1.asp

Not so viable if time is a limiting factor;-)

[RugKutta]

Guys only...

While blindly digging through your shoe bag for your keys/cell phone/camera/altoids/etc., you come to the realization that you've inadvertently transformed said shoe bag into a man-purse... :-/

[SnowDancer]

Guys only...

While blindly digging through your shoe bag for your keys/cell phone/camera/altoids/etc., you come to the realization that you've inadvertently transformed said shoe bag into a man-purse... :-/

Definitely there! And it's especially bad when you're meeting friends for a drink before dancing, and you carry your bag in so you won't have to go back to the car. And then the bouncer asks to inspect it.:rolleyes:

[malcolm]

While blindly digging through your shoe bag for your keys/cell phone/camera/altoids/etc., you come to the realization that you've inadvertently transformed said shoe bag into a man-purse... :-/Sadly I think I might've gone one worse... I have one of those credit card sized metal cases that women use so I don't have to carry a wallet anymore :?

[RugKutta]

Its funny, you can always judge who the real dancers because they still go out despite the weather... and they don't change the way they dress either!!!

Ok, long but funny story...

About 3 years ago, there was a Monday night spot at a restaurant downtown here in Atlanta. The restaurant itself opened at 5pm at night, and the Salsa night started at 8pm. However, this particular Monday, I roll up there around 8:30 or so to find two Salseros standing at the door and NOBODY inside. Considering the fact that it's 2 hours past the time that the restaurant itself was supposed to open and nobody was there, common sense should have told us that there would be no salsa that night. Nonetheless, we decided to wait it out. Over the course of about 2 hours, about 20 or so salser@s must have come and gone, some staying longer than others, all of us hoping against all hope that SOMEBODY would FINALLY come by and open up the doors so we could dance, despite the fact that common sense again was telling us otherwise. Oh, I forgot to mention that this was in October, so it was a bit chilly and was lightly raining on top of all that...

The good thing about all of this was that we all got a chance to chat and talk about things other than salsa (not too much of that went on, of course). We got to find out things about each other that we would never have discovered had we been able to dance as planned, so it wasn't a complete waste. However, the defining moment of that night that brings me back to the topic of this thread is when one salsera's husband saw us all standing there as they came out of the bar next door and said to us "Man, y'all look like a bunch of crackheads standing out here in the cold and rain waiting to dance!" I looked back at him, and in all due honesty, said "Ya know... the sad thing is, you're really not too far from the truth when you say that." We really did look like we were a bunch of drug addicts waiting on a dope man who never showed up...

[SDsalsaguy]

Great story RugKutta! :uplaugh:

[sweavo]

chuckling at that story! so true and so brave of you to admit being one of them :-)

[GuyDC]

Definitely there! And it's especially bad when you're meeting friends for a drink before dancing, and you carry your bag in so you won't have to go back to the car. And then the bouncer asks to inspect it.:rolleyes:

But when you forget to put something in the bag, or Heaven forbid, leave the bag itself...you always end up at a Salsa venue unprepared and borrowing gum, deodorant, shoes or even buying said venue's logo T-shirt. :x

The shoes I borrowed last Friday were half a size too small, so I danced in my socks. :rocker:

[Brownskin818]

Great story RugKutta! :uplaugh:
Ditto, LMAO!

[thepresenceon2]

1. Getting off work in NYC at pm, dropping daughter off at grandparents, picking my friend up, leave the city @8pm, get to Boston Salsa Congress at 11pm, Dancing till 4pm, jumping back in the car and driving back and making it to Hartford, Conn before I had to pull over at a rest stop and sleep...

2.Last year DC congress, hurt my knee on wedensday, drive to DC on Sat, after work, purchasing a bottle of alleve and two knee sleeves at Modells so i could even drive down( left knee, stick shift car) getting to my cousin's house and have them ask me am I sure I can dance the way i'm walking, popping about 10 alleve and putting on both knee sleeves and going to the Congress and dancing till close time. Miraculously, the knee healed that night cuz it was fine the next morning.

3. On my way back to Brooklyn from Manhattan, my friend Angie calls me and says hey, where are you, Marcus is doing a hot TP at Salsa Salsa, you gotta come through. Only problem, no dance shoes, so I come in, take off my sandals and rock the TP barefooted.

4. Saw Santo RIco perform at Hector Lavoe tribute and said to myself, these dudes are not dancing one time a week, I need to get on my grind for real. Started taking classes all over...Eddie Torres, Frankie Martinez, Salsa de Hoy, Salsa Salsa dance studio....had a school alumni function one night and am going out the door on fir night and the S.O. stops and looks at me and says" dude, for real, 5 times for the week, is that really whats good? seriously", i then answer, well not really cuz last night wasnt salsa related that was a alumni function at the bar :P ......all i got as an answer was " real talk, seriously???" at that point I realized that the oncoming light wasnt a strobe at the salsa spot, but a uncoming train... amd I wisely fell back to dance another day....

Hope you enjoyed....


Valentine

[RugKutta]

... going to a salsa congress is like going to a family reunion.

"I can't wait to see cousin pookie 'nem at the congress next month!"

* 'nem = contraction: and + them (just in case anyone was confused)

[Jolinia]

...if your stomach hurts like hell and you should be in bed resting but go salsa dancing instead...the good thing is that I didn't feel any pain during the dances, just between dances it went back to the normal pain level.
Fortunately I feel better today and can't wait for the next salsa night.

[Lilith]

...if the two trips abroad you have planned are salsa related (Hamburg salsafestival this weekend and NYC in February) and you suddenly realize all your trips since you started dancing for real have been salsa related.:)

[TheBear_CanDanceToo]

... you secretly resent your partner suggesting a "normal" family holiday when you could be going on a salsa tour!

[lolita]

You try to convince a nun to learn sals.

[SnowDancer]

Did you succeed?:-)

[Soplo]

... "Ready, Set, Go" has been replaced by 5, 6, 7 ... 1.

This weekend I bought a television at bestbuy and as the sales girl and I were about to lift the box into my car, I exclaimed, "Ok. On 1! 5, 6, 7... 1". :P Didn't see the look on her face but I'm sure she was like "what?!" I smiled the whole way home :-)



p.s. Fortunately she wasn't On2 or I could have hurt myself! Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all night!!

[sweavo]

... about to lift the box into my car, I exclaimed, "Ok. On 1! 5, 6, 7... 1". :P

ROFL :applause::applause: that's the best! I'm going to look for an excuse to tell that to my students tonight!

[GuyDC]

p.s. Fortunately she wasn't On2 or I could have hurt myself! Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all night!!

:lol: Can't stop chuckling to that one...

[WessexSalsero]

... "Ready, Set, Go" has been replaced by 5, 6, 7 ... 1.

This weekend I bought a television at bestbuy and as the sales girl and I were about to lift the box into my car, I exclaimed, "Ok. On 1! 5, 6, 7... 1". :P Didn't see the look on her face but I'm sure she was like "what?!" I smiled the whole way home :-)



p.s. Fortunately she wasn't On2 or I could have hurt myself! Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all night!!

:uplaugh:
That's a cracking forum debut, thanks for the laugh - and welcome!

[SalsaVino]

You hear dogs barking and you start clapping La Clave. :eyebrow:

[sweavo]

... you start having a sexual fantasy then it gets sidetracked into the technicalities of where exactly the arms and legs go ...

[Soplo]

... you start having a sexual fantasy then it gets sidetracked into the technicalities of where exactly the arms and legs go ...

:lol: Along the same lines: My friend and I go to our local dance club for some drinks. A new and amazingly gorgeous gogo dancer is doing her thing and we stop to admire her. My right sock has more surface area than her entire outfit. She is working it. Friend turns to me and says, "Oh man, what a body. I would love to [make sweet love to] her". But not exactly those words ;) I respond, "She has great dance technique. She would make a great salsa dancer! I'd love to salsa dance with her!!" Oh my! where are my priorities :rolleyes:

[GForce85]

...you're low on funds so you scrape together 18 dimes and 4 nickels to pay the $2 cover at the club. Oh, the joys of unemployment :(

[nowhiteshoes]

.. you're waiting for 5 (or was it 6?) cd's to be delivered from various sources :lol:

[SnowDancer]

At home, you're constantly practicing leading a 'ghost' follower.

[sweavo]

... you wish that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was on a different day so that you don't have to skip doing what you do every week, several times a wekk.

[redsalsero]

you secretly wish someone invites you to come to a salsa party.
then you can tell mayby just mayby. but you go anyways excuus: "theres nothing to do"

[kerry.alder]

You know you're addicted to salsa if.....

- if you are on a business trip far away from home yet you have danced for 6 out of the past 8 evenings
- you don't have enough of the local currency to pay for cover so you pay using a combination of American, Canadian and Euro coins to get in
- your calf muscles feel tight from all the dancing yet you wear fur lined boots with thick pantyhose and wool socks for the ultimate in padding so you can dance yet again tonight
- you are running dangerously low on clothes for work & dance, suitcase of fresh clothes in near empty because everything is in the laundry pile
- you skimp and eat a really inexpensive dinner so you can spend more money on really expensive water at the salsa club that evening when you get thirsty after dancing for a long time
- you spend as much time on salsaforums as you do on your office website



...you're low on funds so you scrape together 18 dimes and 4 nickels to pay the $2 cover at the club. Oh, the joys of unemployment :(

ROFL, you crack me up! :uplaugh:

[SnowDancer]

You think about taking a trip to NY just for salsa. Any other activities like visiting museums are just time-fillers.

[SalseraRita]

You think about taking a trip to NY just for salsa. Any other activities like visiting museums are just time-fillers.

This is totally me!! :lol:

[Salsa Bear]

...you're low on funds so you scrape together 18 dimes and 4 nickels to pay the $2 cover at the club. Oh, the joys of unemployment :(

Wow, sorry to hear you're unemployed; that must be rough.

My status as an economic casualty is one of the reasons I got addicted to Salsa in the first place (long story). For me, life actually got better after I got laid off. After a couple years, I found a part-time job, and my main budget priorities are rent, monthly bills and dance classes. So I guess that's a sign of addiction. :)

I would love to know how many people want to take Latin dance classes but can't because of their economic situation.

[bas]

you're preparing for a 7 hour drive starting after 4pm on Saturday to go to a festival in another country where you get to spend about a day before having to drive back again :)

[RugKutta]

You think about taking a trip to NY just for salsa. Any other activities like visiting museums are just time-fillers.

I'm headed to NY the first weekend of May (If any NYC Salseras are reading this, please do save me some dances ^_^) and that's EXACTLY why I'm going! Taking a private w/ Magna, doing at least 2 group lessons (Frankie Martinez and Santo Rico), and going to Jimmy Anton's social.

OK, ok... I do have one other reason... I have a date lined up, but seeing her gave me one other reason to make my NYC trip happen sooner rather than later :wink:

[Nicole_de_reve]

You know you're addicted when...

You find out you got accepted into a Ph.D. program, and your second thought is "and it's in a city with good salsa, TOO!!" :bouncy:

[Offbeat]

You know you're addicted when...

You find out you got accepted into a Ph.D. program, and your second thought is "and it's in a city with good salsa, TOO!!" :bouncy:

Congratulations! .. Which city ?

[SnowDancer]

I'm headed to NY the first weekend of May (If any NYC Salseras are reading this, please do save me some dances ^_^) and that's EXACTLY why I'm going! Taking a private w/ Magna, doing at least 2 group lessons (Frankie Martinez and Santo Rico), and going to Jimmy Anton's social.

OK, ok... I do have one other reason... I have a date lined up, but seeing her gave me one other reason to make my NYC trip happen sooner rather than later :wink:

Ha. So you're using a date as an excuse to make a NYC salsa trip.:D I hope she's not reading this forum!

[Nicole_de_reve]

Congratulations! .. Which city ?

Honolulu :P

[lolita]

When you get pick pocketed, lose your CCs, IDs, phone, and money, and the first thing that comes to your mind is : Sh!t! now I can't dance tonight

[redsalsero]

Wich reminds me. Driving to your local dancespot.
Suddenly you realise you forgot your wallet. You still go anyways and hoping some friend can cover you. Or get a free entrance somehow

[Salsa Bear]

...you're still wearing the flourescent "I LOVE SALSA" wrist band Edie The Salsa Freak passed out to her bootcamp students. :)

[RugKutta]

Ha. So you're using a date as an excuse to make a NYC salsa trip.:D I hope she's not reading this forum!

Ha ha... No worries there, she knows I'm coming up there for that anyway :-) She actually expressed an interest in dancing On2 more (she's a dance instructor in other genres, decent at salsa), so she's coming to Santo Rico's class w/ me and going to Jimmy's social w/ me as well. We've already discussed that that doesn't count as our "date", so I'm double-dipping there ;-)

[GForce85]

Wow, sorry to hear you're unemployed; that must be rough.

My status as an economic casualty is one of the reasons I got addicted to Salsa in the first place (long story). For me, life actually got better after I got laid off. After a couple years, I found a part-time job, and my main budget priorities are rent, monthly bills and dance classes. So I guess that's a sign of addiction. :)

I would love to know how many people want to take Latin dance classes but can't because of their economic situation.
Yeah it's pretty rough, but salsa keeps me sane. Luckily it's a relatively inexpensive hobby (I haven't been taking lessons so it's all cover charges when applicable). For instance, roommate loves movies and sees a couple per month -- I can go dancing 3 times per week over the course of a month and only spend the same amount he does on just 2 movies.

When you get pick pocketed, lose your CCs, IDs, phone, and money, and the first thing that comes to your mind is : Sh!t! now I can't dance tonight
Haha this reminds me of back in my Kenpo days when I was in a horrible car accident and the first thing I thought when I regained consciousness was "F, I'm not going to be able to train for a long time :mad:"

[sweavo]

when you're arrested and thrown in a police cell and you're thinking if they can just charge me I still might get an hour of dancing in.

[SnowDancer]

when you're arrested and thrown in a police cell and you're thinking if they can just charge me I still might get an hour of dancing in.

Um... we need to have more of this story! Were you dancing On2 in an On1 zone?

[sweavo]

Um... we need to have more of this story! Were you dancing On2 in an On1 zone?

No I hit the roof of a taxi that I thought was about to hit me ... and apparently left a dent. The cabbie called the police and I'm due in court at the end of the month to face a charge of Criminal Damage.

[t0mt0m]

No I hit the roof of a taxi that I thought was about to hit me ... and apparently left a dent. The cabbie called the police and I'm due in court at the end of the month to face a charge of Criminal Damage.

If you have another witness, you could credibly claim the driver was dangerous driving. I'd imagine a taxi driver doesn't want issues that'd affect their driving capability or employee's insurance etc.
Hope it sort out

[sweavo]

If you have another witness, you could credibly claim the driver was dangerous driving. I'd imagine a taxi driver doesn't want issues that'd affect their driving capability or employee's insurance etc.
Hope it sort out

Thanks. I've been through all the arguments (it happened in December) so now I'm just hoping the justice system works for me.

[t0mt0m]

If you're going to do a report to the police, and get witness statements, it's worth really going over what happened prior to reporting it, so you have all the details correct.

[sweavo]

If you're going to do a report to the police, and get witness statements, it's worth really going over what happened prior to reporting it, so you have all the details correct.

Thanks. It's all well beyond that. I have a folder full of statements and transcripts and have been to court to enter a not guilty plea. We're just attempting again to get them to settle out of court before going in to defend at the end of this month. (I've offered to pay for the damage but no bill has been forthcoming)

[Blair]

You know you're addicted to salsa when you hear the "pop" of a facebook chat message and think it's the 2,6 slap of the conga :/

[SnowDancer]

You know you're addicted to salsa when you hear the "pop" of a facebook chat message and think it's the 2,6 slap of the conga :/

True! It's also when you realize that 96% of your facebook friends are from salsa.:o

[malcolm]

When you pop round to see a mate, who's playing Grand Theft Auto 4, and the Spanish language radio station on in the in game car is playing a track you recognise :oops:

[SalseraRita]

When you spend roughy 3x more money on a salsa congress than you expected and your budget is totally in minuses, but it was SO TOTALLY WORTH IT!!

[sweavo]

When you pop round to see a mate, who's playing Grand Theft Auto 4, and the Spanish language radio station on in the in game car is playing a track you recognise :oops:

I had that with GTA Vice City. Always tuned to Radio Espantoso.

[GForce85]

When you're changing your shoes at the end of the night but the DJ says "last song", so you immediately jump up, grab someone, and proceed to dance the song in one sneaker and one dance shoe.

[SDsalsaguy]

When you're changing your shoes at the end of the night but the DJ says "last song", so you immediately jump up, grab someone, and proceed to dance the song in one sneaker and one dance shoe.
:uplaugh:

[SalseraRita]

When you're changing your shoes at the end of the night but the DJ says "last song", so you immediately jump up, grab someone, and proceed to dance the song in one sneaker and one dance shoe.

I love this one! High five! :nope:

[SalsaVino]

You know you are addicted to salsa when you go to the mall to get a t-shirt but then decide that $20 is too much to pay for a t-shirt so instead you end up buying a $30 cowbell and a $10 wood stick. :cowboy:

[SnowDancer]

...when all your vacations involve salsa.

[chr]

...when all your vacations involve salsa.

Hmmm, let me see.... :?

:eek: 5h1t!

[olamalam]

When you are searching for salsa clubs and schools before finding a place to live in when moving to a new city.

[Blair]

When you are searching for salsa clubs and schools before finding a place to live in when moving to a new city.

That doesn't even sound like addiction to me, it's just common sense (guess that goes to show the mindset we're in). Imagine if we moved somewhere and you couldn't dance...I think I'd jump.

[lolita]

That doesn't even sound like addiction to me, it's just common sense (guess that goes to show the mindset we're in). Imagine if we moved somewhere and you couldn't dance...I think I'd jump.

Now I am disappointed. I was hoping you'd say something else. :rolleyes:

[SalsaSmoothie]

When you listen to salsa on your way in to work in the morning, AT work, in the gym after work and finally and most importantly when you get to the salsa club in the evening!

[olamalam]

That doesn't even sound like addiction to me, it's just common sense (guess that goes to show the mindset we're in). Imagine if we moved somewhere and you couldn't dance...I think I'd jump.

when you think that an addiction symptom is not a symptom, you suppose that its a common sense :P but doctors think just the reverse!

[olamalam]

when addicted2salsa.com is in your "My Favourites" list

[olamalam]

to be a metal fan for years but not listening to metal music for (in my case) months!

[kbitten]

there's going to be an ortho congress in sao paulo on october 16th
there's going to be a salsa congress in sao paulo october 27th

I cant leave practice and go both..which one do you think I chose? :0

[vata07]

I cant leave practice and go both..which one do you think I chose? :0

are you actually asking that question?? :headwall:

[Blair]

Now I am disappointed. I was hoping you'd say something else. :rolleyes:

Sex pest.

[Sunset44]

When you get an invitation for a party from your friends and the first thing you wonder is which day the party is and whether it coincides with one of your usual salsa parties. And if it does, you suffer. :oops: Then you start wondering if you can go dancing before and then go to the party or go the party first and go dancing afterwards.

Yep this one has just come up for me- this party isn't one I can avoid ;o) so it's going to have to be the bachata night first and then the party, so I arrive in a good mood (but hopefully not a resentful mood) ;o)

[WessexSalsero]

When you go on a stag do and miss the trip to the strip club because you went off to check out the local Salsa night 'just for an hour or so'..

[Francisco]

to be a metal fan for years but not listening to metal music for (in my case) months!

replace metal with hiphop.. and yeah.. same here :cool:

[SnowDancer]

When you go on a stag do and miss the trip to the strip club because you went off to check out the local Salsa night 'just for an hour or so'..

Well of course. Who wants to just sit there watching women when you can be dancing with them.:rocker:

[Sunset44]

your attention immediately turns to the tv after hearing about a "salsa dip" only to find it's a food advert...

[Salsera E]

You get secretly annoyed and irritated with some of your best friends (non salsa ones of course) for choosing to get married during one of your FAVORITE congresses, and they ask you to be in the wedding...I mean the NERVE of getting married during Labor Day weekend!!! Who thinks to get married during the New York Congress?!?! Thank God for the upcoming Big Apple Salsa Festival (although, I am supposed to go to another out of state wedding in April, I'm not "in" that one, so it's okay if I miss some of the pre-festivities --lol)!

Hmmm...maybe I can "advise" my friend to move her wedding from Florida to New York ;-).

[sonrisa]

8. Salsa lessons/club cover fees are now a permanent part of your monthly expenses.
9. You say you are going shopping for a new business outfit, but you are secretly salsa shopping.
18. You quit watching TV.
19. You convince yourself you can get by on 3-4 hours sleep per night.
20. Salsa is better than sex
22. You have lost about 10 lbs. from dancing so much.
23. You have searched and found EVERY club in town.
24. Start spending more on salsa clothes than work clothes.
25. You've considered getting a different/easier job day job to co-exist with your salsa dancing.
26. Friday nights are off limits for any events because you just CANNOT miss your salsa night.
28. All your "former" friends have now abandoned you.
29. You don't even miss your "former" friends, as long as you have your salsa!
30. You argue about how salsa should be danced.
31. You have met all new (better and more permanent) friends.
32. Your friends and family do not understand what you are ranting and raving about.
34. When you say, "I need my FIX for the week." you are not referring to drugs.
35. You cannot convince any of your friends to come with you.
38. You use to be humble and shy, but now you just have to show off every chance you get.
39. You go on vacation and instead of looking forward to seeing the main attraction, you just cannot wait until you check out the local salsa clubs.
41. You watch the MTV music awards and you don't recognize any of the new groups/singers because you never listen to that music anymore.
42. You are on the web all day long visiting salsa web sites.
47. You cannot imagine life without salsa.
50. You sneak to your car during working hours just so you can listen to a few salsa tunes.
55. The only time you rest in the club is during the merengue breaks.
56. You can only stand merengue for a few songs.
70. You try to pass your addiction onto your other friends.
71. You walk into the club and everyone there is like family to you.
72. You have experienced at least one time when you overexerted yourself on the dance floor.
73. Your idea of a good first date is to go salsa dancing.
74. Heaven is having lots of space on the dance floor.
86. One of your pet peeves are cumbia dancers.
95. After you break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend, you go out salsa dancing.
102. When you dress up to go out in the middle of the week, your flatmates don’t even have to ask where you’re going … they know you’re going Salsa dancing.
103. You’ve convinced yourself that you’ve got it under control now that you only go out Salsa dancing 3 to 4 times a week.

Wow. Am I addicted?

[digistyle]

You know you're addicted to Salsa if.....

...the Salsa regulars start asking you where the next function will be.

...you're shoveling snow in the driveway with headphones on and you stop to dance with the shovel to Jimmy Bosch "Otra Oportunidad."

[sonrisa]

You know you're addicted to salsa if....

An event organizer asks you to spread the word that it is still on/off because he doesn't have time to update Facebook.

You are only civil with your exes because you enjoy your salsas and bachatas so much, in fact you may still dance when you are not speaking to one another.

[malcolm]

You know you're addicted to Salsa if.....

...you're shoveling snow in the driveway with headphones on and you stop to dance with the shovel to Jimmy Bosch "Otra Oportunidad"...... and you're only shoveling anyway to get the car out so you can go dancing...

[MacMoto]

You know you're addicted to Salsa if.....

...you're shoveling snow in the driveway with headphones on and you stop to dance with the shovel to Jimmy Bosch "Otra Oportunidad."

:lol:

[MacMoto]

It's the last hour of a congress party and you get more and more knock-backs from people who are danced out and too tired, and your reaction is "but I haven't nearly danced enough yet!!" :roll:

I can't remember the last time I was too tired to dance...

[EMOYENO]

all of the above.... I'm addicted.
-------
- You ask your son (who took percussion classes) to play the timbales for you at home!!
- You're in line waiting for the bus, and start dancing not noticing people looking at you like you're crazy.
- You play the clave everywhere.

[matty]

yep!
i plead guilty to counts:

3,4,5,6,12,14,15,16,17,18,19,22,23,26,27,29,30,31, 32,34,35,38,((39 definitly)))
45,47,50,60,70,71,72,75,80,85,93,94,95,101,102

lol



but add another one

instead of posting facebook updates
you post links to salsa tracks which say it for you

[EvaDarling]

You walk around your house in your dance shoes while you're cooking as your iTunes is blasting away...just in case a good salsa tune comes on and you feel the sudden urge to dance and practice your shines. Been there, done that.:D

[lolita]

You suddenly decided you hit rock bottom and that you need a break

[polakito]

* You've been watching Dexter (or insert favourite show here) and a salsa track plays in the background and you actually stop watching the show to try and Google what that salsa number is. You then you forget you were halfway through an episode and keep surfing the net for more salsa related material, or you decide to go out dancing instead of watching TV.

* Your South American friends won't dance with you because they are too intimidated.

* You hear a song, like Fernando by Abba, and honestly believe it would work better as a bachata.

* The staff at the local corner store know you as the chewing gum/breathmint guy/girl. You only ever buy the one item and you're always in a hurry.

* Salsa club became the reason to cut your hair short or trim your fingernails. (say in Brad Pitt voice-over voice)

* People at the club/studio start mistaking you for staff/a teacher because you're there so often.

* You can only count to 8 in Spanish, before repeating. Uno, dos, tres, ..., cinco, seis, siete, ... etc.

* You never pay cover charge for socials, because you're inside the club already doing classes before the door-people even arrive.

* Electricity Bill: OVERDUE. Salsa congress tickets and flights: PAID.

* You'll grab a friend of yours of the same sex and dance with him/her if there are no other people who want to dance with you, failing that you'll dance by yourself.

* You remember random people styles danced, favourite moves, favourite venues but you have no idea of their name, relationship status or occupation.

* Your Internet is rate-limited from downloading too many salsa movies already this month.

[Smejmoon]

* Your Internet is rate-limited from downloading too many salsa movies already this month.

And you don't watch them, cause if you have a free night you go out dancing..

[MacMoto]

You do a dance-a-thon at a weekender and, after 190 dances over the three nights, you come away thinking "it's finished already!? But I haven't danced enough!!!" :roll:

[ColdSalsero]

You know you're addicted to salsa when you have a dream that you contacted Sekou McMiller over Facebook, asking if you knew him...also, that perhaps you spend way too much time using Facebook...

[sweavo]

... when you clear out your car of candy wrappers & drink cans and you also find one jazz shoe and a banana in a plastic case.

[SnowDancer]

You're thinking of going to class from 3 to 5 a social from 5 to 9 then a club after that.

[ColdSalsero]

You're thinking of going to class from 3 to 5 a social from 5 to 9 then a club after that.

Hey man, that's how we addicts roll! ;) Living up the good salsa life! ;) Have fun!

[MacMoto]

You're thinking of going to class from 3 to 5 a social from 5 to 9 then a club after that.
All I can say is I'm jealous - being in a salsa backwater with one social and one latin club night a week is no fun :(

[sonrisa]

That sounds like a Saturday.

[ready2learn]

This is hilarious, mostly because I can relate to 99% of them! Haha, guess I really am addicted!

[TurqoiseHexagon]

You think driving eight hours (4 hours up and back) for a three hour social is no big deal

[sonrisa]

I don't think about it.. I have almost 6 hours of driving for a 3 hour social once a month lol

[sagitta]

You think driving eight hours (4 hours up and back) for a three hour social is no big deal

You have one up on me. I try to ensure that at the most I drive about the same number of hours that I dance, or close to.

[petteri]

You are beginning to think that monthly salsa congress would sound like great idea.

[olamalam]

You are beginning to think that monthly salsa congress would sound like great idea.

Or you think that you are in the monthly salsa congress! I give 4-5 days break in a month :)

[lolita]

You have a serious muscle injury and decide to dance only 15 dances per night then you end up dancing 32 and go home with a temporary muscle failure

[olamalam]

You have a serious muscle injury and decide to dance only 15 dances per night then you end up dancing 32 and go home with a temporary muscle failure

Do you have a dance counter to keep statistics? :lol:

[lolita]

I keep stats because I am working on my fitness

[EMOYENO]

If all you have in your MP3 is Salsa music.
If your workout playlist is all composed of salsa, cha-cha-chas, guaguanco, among others!!!!
If you dance by yourself as a warmup at the gym, even though you look ridiculous (by look on other people's faces!!).

[olamalam]

My friends think that I have a permanent tattoo on my wrist with string "Salsa".

[SnowDancer]

Do you have a dance counter to keep statistics? :lol:

Hmmm.... how about a mobile app that detects when you're dancing? Even better if it detects the dance style, and on1 or on2.

[olamalam]

Hmmm.... how about a mobile app that detects when you're dancing? Even better if it detects the dance style, and on1 or on2.

Number of the dances is easy. I count the boobs I see and at the end of the night I divide it by 2.

But somebody should take care of on1 on2 stuff :)

[azana]

Number of the dances is easy. I count the boobs I see and at the end of the night I divide it by 2.


:mad:

I think I am going to come over and personally feed you to the lions :buttkick:

[wildbill20056]

Olamalam, I am sure it's only a matter of time before someone does you an injury :P

[wonderwoman]

well, I guess you wouldn't count your dances with me, since mine are hardly noticable. teehee!

[thepresenceon2]

WW, love the moniker ,and i wouldnt be so sure about that wiht Olamalam....lol

[alvinthethird]

You know you're addicted to Salsa if....
most of your facebook friend suggestions have become salsa dancers/instructors/performers

[olamalam]

:mad:

I think I am going to come over and personally feed you to the lions :buttkick:

I'm sorry, when that joke came to my mind, I laughed a lot and couldn't help writing it. Normally I'm not doing that kind of silly jokes.

[azana]

I'm sorry, when that joke came to my mind, I laughed a lot and couldn't help writing it. Normally I'm not doing that kind of silly jokes.

Yeah, Turkish guys are usually such charmers! ;)

[wonderwoman]

In my experience, they are the charmingest of all males :)

[olamalam]

Yeah, Turkish guys are usually such charmers! ;)

Come onn, don't just me with just one joke. I'm a feminist guy and normally I'm against sexist jokes or behaviours.