Salsa Etiquette
From LearnSalsa.com
Personal oral and bodily hygiene is of utmost importan= ce. If you notice that your partner is hesitant to get into the proper Salsa Dance hold, is holding their breath, bolts from the dance floor once the dance is over and repeatedly refuses to dance with you again, take the hint.
Smile, be warm and personable, be nice, and have fun! =
Make sure you keep your attention on your partner whil=
e you
dance, this means usually on his/her face not wandering up and down his/her
body, and
watch the dance floor ahead and around you to avoid possible collisions with
other people around you.
It is the lady's prerogative to how close she wants to= be held. The gentleman can readj= ust if he feels she's too close but not if he feels she's not close enough. Do not take offence if your partne= r does not want to dance really closely with you.= We all have our levels of comfort.
Avoid declining a dance under almost all circumstances=
. For example, there is no correct w=
ay of
refusing a dance on the basis of preferring to dance with someone else.
According to tradition, the only graceful way of declining a dance is eithe=
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you do not know the dance,
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you need to take a rest, or
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you have promised the dance to someone else.
Note that is it is improper to book many dances ahead = of time and once you decline dancing with one person, it is inconsiderate and outright rude to dance the song with someone else.
Stationary dancers (e.g. swing dancers) stay in the mi= ddle, traveling dancers move on the boundary along the line of dance. The line of dance goes in the counterclockwise direction.
Do not monopolize one partner for the whole night, unl= ess you are there with your regular dance partner. Ask everyone to dance.
Do escort your partner off the dance floor. Never leave him/her in the middle of the dance floor.
It often happens that the two partners dancing sociall= y are not at the same level. It is important that the more experienced partner dances at the level of the less experienced partner.
Turn OFF your cell phone before the class/dance starts= .