Reading some of the posts on here, I was quite stuck by regional differences when it comes to salsa dancing and etiquettes. Not that it should be surprising, nevertheless it kind of evokes a "really !!" kind of response to some differences 
What do etiquettes do you follow or what is normal practice at where you at. My list is:
1. Personally I rarely ask same follower to dance twice in the same night (even though I might know her very well). Unless there are not enough followers around (unusual) or follower asks me to or no one is asking that follower to dance for 2 or 3 songs while she is clearly indicating an itch to dance.
2. DJs usually play one song of each Merengue, Bachata, Cha Cha between every 30 to 45 minutes of salsa sets.
3. Girls come alone. In fact most regulars come alone, unless some are carpooling or already a couple.
4. Girls asking guys to dance is not that common unless between friends.
5. Unless it is half a song or it is a non-regular couple, I rarely see anyone dancing 2/3 or more songs consecutively.
6. There are always more leaders around than followers.
7. I am very random in asking a follower if they prefer it on1 or on2 before the dance.
8. I never seen or heard any follower or leader count out loud while social dancing.
9. Instructors or anyone else for that matter when they are social dancing will not correct the partner. Unless specifically asked for feed back it is consider not cool around here to tell a partner where they are going wrong.
10. A lot of salsa dancers avoid drinking. At least the night they are dancing.
11. Timba dancers and mambo dancers don't mix.. as in each have their separate venues and nights. A place is either 80%-90% or 80%-90% mambo.
12. Bachata is popular and almost everyone is pretty good at it.
What do etiquettes do you follow or what is normal practice at where you at. My list is:
1. Personally I rarely ask same follower to dance twice in the same night (even though I might know her very well). Unless there are not enough followers around (unusual) or follower asks me to or no one is asking that follower to dance for 2 or 3 songs while she is clearly indicating an itch to dance.
2. DJs usually play one song of each Merengue, Bachata, Cha Cha between every 30 to 45 minutes of salsa sets.
3. Girls come alone. In fact most regulars come alone, unless some are carpooling or already a couple.
4. Girls asking guys to dance is not that common unless between friends.
5. Unless it is half a song or it is a non-regular couple, I rarely see anyone dancing 2/3 or more songs consecutively.
6. There are always more leaders around than followers.
7. I am very random in asking a follower if they prefer it on1 or on2 before the dance.
8. I never seen or heard any follower or leader count out loud while social dancing.
9. Instructors or anyone else for that matter when they are social dancing will not correct the partner. Unless specifically asked for feed back it is consider not cool around here to tell a partner where they are going wrong.
10. A lot of salsa dancers avoid drinking. At least the night they are dancing.
11. Timba dancers and mambo dancers don't mix.. as in each have their separate venues and nights. A place is either 80%-90% or 80%-90% mambo.
12. Bachata is popular and almost everyone is pretty good at it.
5 is not true, people here often dance 2 songs. (There was a thread where we discussed the advantage of this.) I might even dance 3 with some followers and the right tune coming up. 6 depends on the venue and/or event. Sometimes there are more leaders but sometimes there are more followers. 7 doesn't apply to me currently, since I'm not comfortable dancing on2. But when that has changed, I'll certainly ask followers for their preferance. 10 doesn't apply, as most people tend to sweat and therefor buy drinks. And if you just meant alcohol, then I've seen people buy that as well.
