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Subject: How do I get women to dance?
From: Pres (Preston Palon)
Date: Wednesday 11th September 2002, 9:59 am

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I was just comparing SOS with the other London clubs I've been to. At just about everywhere else I've been (which includes Palladium, Bar Salsa, La Finca, Loughborough Hotel, Tudor Rose, Bar Rumba, Scala), it's been more difficult for me to get dances than at SOS.
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Actually I don't think that anyone would disagree with what you are saying. But the thing is: These are all high profile places which attract many really good dancers. I'm assuming that the gentleman who started this thread isn't quite there yet, and so I would argue that he would find things easier in some of the many little known Salsa classes & some social dancing events outside Central London, where most other leads aren't that hot either, and where most women are happy to dance with men of all levels.

I went to SOS last Sunday, and among the leads who were there doing social dancing and enjoying themselves I spotted for example Super Mario, Laith Sami, and at least two other guys whom I have seen performing Salsa on stage! That is the standard of the place, you are sharing the floor with leads like that.

Moreover, there are now quite a few people, both men and women, at SOS who mainly want to dance on 2. That's probably another layer of confusion that the gentleman who started this thread doesn't necessarily want to deal with right now if he is struggling to find partners.

I love SOS, and most women I have asked to dance with me there have smiled and said yes. It is friendly, but given its size, its high profile, and the generally very high standard of the dancers there, I would argue that there are many little known, suburban low profile places which are much less intimidating for someone who is struggling to find partners and feels bad about being rejected, as I believe is the case with the gentleman who started this thread...

Anyway, see you at SOS soon, Ian!

   
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