Seven NOs in one event over several nights? Are you keeping track somehow?
Yes, but there is nobody! I had read it before and then saw it with my own eyes at a big WCS festival: the room open but nobody there (I remember exactly two couples in a big hall). That's because everybody who appears at afternoon is there for the J'n'J, and they don't want to exhaust themselves before competition.
I never heard of J'n'J outside of festivals, they seem to be chained to festivals in EU. That makes sense as enough good dancers only meet at festivals. And actually the good dancers only come to a festival if there is J'n'J where they can make points.
I can't say as I have not enough experience. But I would be surprised if everybody could handle well the case of never getting into finals.
That's my problem, me preferring afternoon socials. So at the moment I go on thursdays and sundays to WCS festivals when socials start earlier (and evening tickets are available, not always the case). I would not like the same in salsa festivals.
Fortunately it is better than I thought in the beginning. In my first dance school the music was sometimes unbearable and I wondered if it was meant satirical. I also know a social where music is so bad I don't go there anymore. But in my current dance school and at festivals the music is better.My problem with Westies is their lack of taste in music and willingness to dance to any crappy music
Of course not. But long way home so much time to reflect and replay, and amazed by all the boxes they could check. Don't bother me one bit.
It is easy to remember rejections. If talking about festivals, 95% of the time I get a dance with another follower. Rejections at festivals tend to be very small in number. Ten in a night across 6-8 hours of dancing is not much though I think my average has tended to be 3-4 a night. At festivals I rarely ask same follower twice in the same night (same as at socials). The more you ask, more likely you might come across a rejection. Also there is safe zone where you are unlikely to be rejected and risk zone where popular followers are.
it is not that I am trying to remember them. Once the topic gets triggered I can recall. But then I can recall a lot of trivial stuff from decades back which people find very strange and I find very natural.J&Js are very common here at socials. Socials usually will also host J&J once every three or four socials. J&Js at some socials (not all) also allow you to earn points. I haven’t been to WCS much post covid. There used to be options for 3 to 4 socials every week. We do not have any WCS schools. So you get to dance with everyone. Different socials have different demographics and average levels.
I was lately confused what "Budapest Salsa Open" means - now the tickets say it is for "cuban/LA" at the same location, same time, while for mambo you need the other ticket. How they want to separate these people? Back in my kindergarden days the catholic children went left entrance and the protestant children right entrance - so will it be like this? There is also a tango part at second week-end. The thing starts getting confusing and I wonder how that will work. Probably organizer has more rooms included than necessary in his rental price and now wonders how to fill them up.
Day socials taking place on Saturday & Sunday are a new thing this year.
This does not give a lot of hope for the day social, along with the fact that it has a different venue from workshops/night parties
But we shall see!
You dance in close hold. Nothing fancy. If you lead all followers will follow. Don’t try sensual bachata moves. Less is more.
I never even saw you - shows how big the crowd is, although it doesn’t seem at first glance. But I had a nice dance with your musicality killers partner, only recognized while dancing with her.
I heard similar, nobody there before 1 am and a bunch of people still arriving at 4 am. This year I'm trying out Berlin Congress which finishes at 2 am, so what do these people then?
2nd weekend, sorry I forgot to mention.
As there is no rhythm yet you mean swaying side to side half a minute? Come on. If she doesn’t know me I would imagine her thinking "Can he dance at all?"
