Needed: Female Salsa Social Dance Practice Partner (LA style on 1). I'm a semi-advanced salsa male, and looking for an intermediate or advanced female to practice/dance with one to three times a week. Practice social patterns, moves, styling, timing, frame, balance, lead/follow, etc. No performance or competition. No particular schedule, just whenever we can match schedules. Possible times are weekdays at 7pm or later, or anytime on weekends. I'm in Santa Monica, but the practice can be anyplace on West Side (the valley or Long Beach are a bit to far); my office, your place, a club before it's crowded, the beach boardwalk, etc. Pay is $5 cash for an hour of practice. This is not for going to group classes though, since I already do that. And if you are a beginner, I'd still be up for practicing, but I cannot pay you. PM if interested.
Female Practice Partner Needed in LA, will pay
- Thread starter SantaMonicaMale
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SantaMonicaMale,
I've noticed that you advertised for a practice partner (for intermediate-level pattern practice) here over a year ago, when you joined SF... did you have any luck back then?
I think the best place to find a practice partner is the group class you go to. If you don't go to any group classes, it may be worth trying just for the purpose of finding a practice partner. Women always look on this sort of ads suspiciously. They feel much easier about agreeing to meet up with someone they already know.
I've noticed that you advertised for a practice partner (for intermediate-level pattern practice) here over a year ago, when you joined SF... did you have any luck back then?
I think the best place to find a practice partner is the group class you go to. If you don't go to any group classes, it may be worth trying just for the purpose of finding a practice partner. Women always look on this sort of ads suspiciously. They feel much easier about agreeing to meet up with someone they already know.
5 dollars!
You should check out the find a dance partner websites. There are free ones too. Plus, it's a little weird that you are offering only 5 dollars. Seriously, what's the point? Find someone who will work as equals for free. But paying implies that they are indebted to you which they are not- at least not at the money you are proposing.
You should check out the find a dance partner websites. There are free ones too. Plus, it's a little weird that you are offering only 5 dollars. Seriously, what's the point? Find someone who will work as equals for free. But paying implies that they are indebted to you which they are not- at least not at the money you are proposing.
PielCanela
Changui
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this is an ad requesting services, i have moved it to the ads section
this is an ad requesting services, i have moved it to the ads section
PielCanela
Changui
ditto!!!!
TrulyMadlyAmanda
Changui
a guy on salserosweb forum is asking whether he should accept the money a woman is offering him to practice with her.
since that guy lives in LA, maybe you should pop over there and ask him to put you in touch with her...
since that guy lives in LA, maybe you should pop over there and ask him to put you in touch with her...
a guy on salserosweb forum is asking whether he should accept the money a woman is offering him to practice with her.
since that guy lives in LA, maybe you should pop over there and ask him to put you in touch with her...
LOL That's how rumors get started.This was my post in Salserosweb
The reason why I posted in Salserosweb was because I wanted to know what people in LA thought about this post. $5 per hour is less than the minimum wage. I would say that $ 15 - $25 seems a bit more reasonable.
Sorry for the late reply.
I've tried asking at classes (over 1000 hours of classes), but nobody wants to practice. There are a few exceptions, but they are short lived. I want to practice 2 to 3 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The $5 is really to pay for the gas.
So I guess a better question is, are there any other ways to find partners?
I've tried asking at classes (over 1000 hours of classes), but nobody wants to practice. There are a few exceptions, but they are short lived. I want to practice 2 to 3 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The $5 is really to pay for the gas.
So I guess a better question is, are there any other ways to find partners?
PielCanela
Changui
I think the above statement missed lead us on believing that:
-Pay is $5 cash for an hour of practice
-And if there are a beginner, you are still be up for practicing, but you cannot pay her
I suggest you ditch the whole paying idea, as you see, it is only going to bring you grief from every corner, if someone wants to practice with you, gas money is not going to be a deciding factor.
Instead focus on doing what you been doing, asking people at your group classes if they would like to meet up, suggest renting a studio for the first practices, coming to the home of a stranger may be uncomfortable for some. You can try the same tactic at the clubs but the success rate will be even worst.
it is certainly not easy, for anyone. It is the nature of the game, something that you sign up for, if you wish to learn salsa: that as long as you are working your way up, your biggest challenge will be to get people to want to practice/dance with you.
I have had some 15 practice partners in the last 4 years, but until last year i religiously used to asked virtually every single person, man or woman.
Did I mention that my first practice salsa partner was a guy doing the ladies part half of the time, because we couldn't find girls to help us. I cringed for some 20 min, the first time I had to hold his hands.
I just a matter of how bad you want to get better.
nowhiteshoes
Son
SnowDancer
Son Montuno
It's tough: Most women don't want to practice with you until you reach the level where you no longer really need a practice partner.
My only success was with a woman who wanted to learn to lead, and we spent several months practicing lead-switching. But most followers get all the practice they want just by going out dancing or taking group classes.
One situation where I have seen people practice is in 'performance classes'. If you take one of these, which are usually around 10 weeks long, you'll probably have an assigned partner after a few sessions, and you'll be encouraged to practice outside of class.
Also, you might think about what you want to accomplish. If it's getting more dance time, I'd suggest the best thing is to spend more time at clubs and socials, with the goal of dancing as much as possible. I often go out with a 'move of the week' that I'm trying to learn, and will warn my dance friends before trying it with them. If there's something I'm having trouble with, though, I'd prefer to take a private lesson with a professional who can correct me properly. A practice partner is more likely to learn the move and anticipate it, even though you haven't learned to lead it properly.
My only success was with a woman who wanted to learn to lead, and we spent several months practicing lead-switching. But most followers get all the practice they want just by going out dancing or taking group classes.
One situation where I have seen people practice is in 'performance classes'. If you take one of these, which are usually around 10 weeks long, you'll probably have an assigned partner after a few sessions, and you'll be encouraged to practice outside of class.
Also, you might think about what you want to accomplish. If it's getting more dance time, I'd suggest the best thing is to spend more time at clubs and socials, with the goal of dancing as much as possible. I often go out with a 'move of the week' that I'm trying to learn, and will warn my dance friends before trying it with them. If there's something I'm having trouble with, though, I'd prefer to take a private lesson with a professional who can correct me properly. A practice partner is more likely to learn the move and anticipate it, even though you haven't learned to lead it properly.