i talk to my friends about this alot!! ... i got out to latin/salsa clubs with my latinos friends... but they all cant dance salsa.. usually they sit and chat.. NOW ME!!! im a dancing machine i wanna go dance. i dont think i could have a parnter who cant dance... the relationship would end because of the boredom... lol. i want a guy who will be the one to go... lets go dance!!! or someone i dont have to convice to come to the dance floor with me. It sounds shallow but the fact is if your a salsa freak.. u need another salsa freak!! lol.. thats my opinion anyway! unless ur willing to give up salsa... pffft what am i talking about that is impossible! haha
Would you Marry or Date someone who is not a Salsa dancer?
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Hi SaLsA__BaBy. Welcome to Salsa Forums. 
Wow, Deltarain, I didnt realized that. I can't imagine how painful that must be for your husband. Sorry to hear that.Deltarain said:
And I always look forward to dancing with attractive ladies and not getting into trouble.Deltarain said:
D'OH !
I always get into trouble :?
Hopefully She Likes Latin dancing
I have found out from my friends, if they are dating someone and they dont dance salsa, it kind of poses a problem. They usually dont go out and feel guilty leaving the Boy or girl friend, husband or wife at home.
They end of dropping out of the salsa scene and reappeear after they break up. For me, it would be nice if she was a salsera or she was interested in learning. If she does not like it or against salsa, I would not date her.
The salsa magnet is so strong, that at times, it is your life. You get such a high dancing, learning new steps, making tons of friends, and have a very fulfilling social life. But I know have a good balance.
Alos, dating in the salsa scene is rather difficult in LA. We know each other and if we date, everyone finds out about and if you break up, its really strange seeing the person again at all the salsa events you attend.
So, we try to date outside the salsa scene and hope our mate likes to try it out, not every weekend , but couple times a month
I have found out from my friends, if they are dating someone and they dont dance salsa, it kind of poses a problem. They usually dont go out and feel guilty leaving the Boy or girl friend, husband or wife at home.
They end of dropping out of the salsa scene and reappeear after they break up. For me, it would be nice if she was a salsera or she was interested in learning. If she does not like it or against salsa, I would not date her.
The salsa magnet is so strong, that at times, it is your life. You get such a high dancing, learning new steps, making tons of friends, and have a very fulfilling social life. But I know have a good balance.
Alos, dating in the salsa scene is rather difficult in LA. We know each other and if we date, everyone finds out about and if you break up, its really strange seeing the person again at all the salsa events you attend.
So, we try to date outside the salsa scene and hope our mate likes to try it out, not every weekend , but couple times a month
Hi SalsarajLA! Welcome to Salsa Forums. Happy to have you here with us! 
Yes, I can definitely see the difficulties in that especially if it's a small Salsa community.salsarajLA said:
No waY
I'll never be able to be with a non-dancer again. I dont think it would be fair to either of us. Either I would have to give up one of my greatest passions in life or she would have to be ok with my going out a few nights a week without her knowing I would dancing with tons of other women. I could never ask a non-dancer to understand that, especially considering women who are good dancers are some of the most intimidating people on earth at first sight, my own practice partner being such a women is even harder to take. The risk of breaking up with a dancer and having to see them at all our clubs is a risk that I'd have to take.
I'll never be able to be with a non-dancer again. I dont think it would be fair to either of us. Either I would have to give up one of my greatest passions in life or she would have to be ok with my going out a few nights a week without her knowing I would dancing with tons of other women. I could never ask a non-dancer to understand that, especially considering women who are good dancers are some of the most intimidating people on earth at first sight, my own practice partner being such a women is even harder to take. The risk of breaking up with a dancer and having to see them at all our clubs is a risk that I'd have to take.
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peachexploration said:
you said it so well, I have a few friends like that, while I can respect someone saying I simple don't like dancing or I just don't know how. It drives me nuts when they claim they actually like dancing, but
-today the music is not good ( ya someone have said that to me 20 times in a roll)
- I don't like this bar
-I need to drink
-I wanna play pool
-the people suck
-I would dance if the music will be different
-I would dance but in a bigger club etc etc
to say the least these people no longer figure in my dancing plans, the begging, the negotiating to get them to the dance floor takes the whole soul out of a night of dancing. After spending time with people who are in love with dancing and will jump to any chance to dance, people who you only have to say lets go dancing and they say "ok how soon can you pick me up". I can not longer settle for a mediocre night of dancing, some of the most memorable nights I ever had was spending time with someone who loved dancing as much as I did
hmmm u know what i wish the internet had.... a salsa partner finder lol. Where all the salsa ppl go to find mates, partners etc... that would be great!and no non-dancers allowed... cause i live in australia sydney and the salsa ppl here are sorta a snobby crowd they all think there really good.. so its hard to break into the salsa groups here. that would fix our problem of having a non dancing mate. lol. of course then ur choices are limited lol. oo i also have a question for all ur countries out there... when u guys go to salsa clubs etc.. is everyone all techincal when they dance.. (like they are here) or are they relaxed.. do whatever they feel. Cause im the sorta person who has fun with it. if i make a mistake i laugh and keep going. if my partner spins me a million times.. i laugh make jokes etc... but here ppl seem to be so obessed with the right steps, "make sure the cross over step is straight ahead" "no bending""your moving your hips too much" sorta stuff lol. haha (sorry this has nothing to do with wanting to marry a salsa dancer 
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)SaLsA__BaBy said:hmmm u know what i wish the internet had.... a salsa partner finder lol. Where all the salsa ppl go to find mates, partners etc... that would be great!and no non-dancers allowed... cause i live in australia sydney and the salsa ppl here are sorta a snobby crowd they all think there really good.. so its hard to break into the salsa groups here. that would fix our problem of having a non dancing mate. lol. of course then ur choices are limited lol. oo i also have a question for all ur countries out there... when u guys go to salsa clubs etc.. is everyone all techincal when they dance.. (like they are here) or are they relaxed.. do whatever they feel. Cause im the sorta person who has fun with it. if i make a mistake i laugh and keep going. if my partner spins me a million times.. i laugh make jokes etc... but here ppl seem to be so obessed with the right steps, "make sure the cross over step is straight ahead" "no bending""your moving your hips too much" sorta stuff lol. haha (sorry this has nothing to do with wanting to marry a salsa dancer
Try dancepartner.com
I didn't find any dance partner via internet, a few of them responded to my ad. For me it's better to go to a club and mingle than look for a dance partner first and then go to the club. Once you become a regular you get to know other regulars. Dancing atmosphere in the clubs I go to here are pretty relaxed. Most people here are more about having fun than trying to judge other dancers.
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:lol: yes I have come across people like this, but overall the dancers I meet these days are more relaxed, especially the most technically superior ones. They are mostly instructors so they need to be nice to everyone if they want to keep having studentsSaLsA__BaBy said:i also have a question for all ur countries out there... when u guys go to salsa clubs etc.. is everyone all techincal when they dance.. (like they are here) or are they relaxed.. do whatever they feel. Cause im the sorta person who has fun with it. if i make a mistake i laugh and keep going. if my partner spins me a million times.. i laugh make jokes etc... but here ppl seem to be so obessed with the right steps, "make sure the cross over step is straight ahead" "no bending""your moving your hips too much" sorta stuff lol. haha (sorry this has nothing to do with wanting to marry a salsa dancer
Anyway I remember one dance with an Australian at the LA congress, it still makes me laugh, because I keep remembering his eyes were as big as saucers everytime I threw in some unexpected (and uncoventional) styling :lol: he and his friends, who also performed at the congress, were starring at me the rest of that weekend, in a good way
. They were very friendly, but it was obvious they weren't used to dynamic musical interpretation and play. It's just fun surprising people like thatI get curious what it looks like...africana said:I keep remembering his eyes were as big as saucers everytime I threw in some unexpected (and uncoventional) styling :lol: he and his friends, who also performed at the congress, were starring at me the rest of that weekend, in a good way
Do you have an example that you can post here please?
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I ordered a DV-camcorder a few weeks ago, still don't have it
but I'm hoping to record some social dancing to post, will let you know
but I'm hoping to record some social dancing to post, will let you know
Okay, back to thread topic:
Would you Marry or Date someone who is not a Salsa dancer?
Would you Marry or Date someone who is not a Salsa dancer?
Any progress, Nickie ?Nickie p said:
Well, I'm doing it right now, and it's not easy. I don't dance quite as much as I'd like, but I'm sure more than he'd like me to. He has a good attitude about it though. But, this is someone that I fell in love with before I started dancing....and then I started dancing, and became addicted...and then not too long ago he came back in the picture...what's a girl to do?