I’ve never experienced a class where couples stick together but I’ve gone to many socials where people stick to who they know or one type of person. I’m happiest when I’ve danced with everyone in the room at least once. It’s good to dance with different people and get used to different styles of dance and people. I think it’s gonna help me get better as a dancer
Apart from the other comments, I remember that as a very beginner, I had a tough time getting things right (and still do) and would drive my followers nuts. Most of them were very kind, but even then, there were limits. I was glad that I could switch partners and give some relief to the previous follower. I see beginning leads who frustrate their followers, especially if their followers are also beginners; the beginner followers can't figure out why the guy is having so much trouble.
Here's an advantage of changing partners in a group lesson. You've had 3 or more different partners during the lesson, everything is going good, then you get a partner who tells you " you're doing it wrong," and insists on"their way". At least you know you were doing it correctly, and that one person was incorrect. My regular partner has years of experience,so when we divide for a group lesson and it's our turn together during the lesson I'll ask her " how are the other men doing" she usually responds " they're not getting it" or" they're too slow, and you and one other man both understand it and do it right".
TO change or not partners is personal choice of every one person. The main sense of dance is not to respect somebody else's rules, but to have fun. And what fun could be to dance with rude, or bad smelling person? So, changing partners depends of the partners. And if you find that the group or people around are not good enough to cover your criteria, so you are free not to dance with them. I am practicing both - change or not change, according to people in the class or people at party.
I mainly have a problem with this when I've seen it at the events where the promoters cap numbers. So when I and others try and dance with as many people different people as possible it kind of grates when there's couples not switching, as they're taking up the numbers allowance and seemingly just pleasing themselves. I agree that you learn more and can have even more fun if you dance with more people 😊. Love ❤ xxx
In my small city for example, we have a wonderful flourishing dance community with two great dance schools for salsa, bachata and one also teaches kizomba. After each class, most of us stay for social dancing and we all ask each other to dance. Every couple of months, and every week in the summer, we also have social dance events open to all, where people from both schools and anyone else can dance together. It really is the most friendly and fun group of people. Then we have a few bars/clubs which host a Latin night once a month, but they play alot of regaton, edm, mainstream stuff like Shakira and the Macarena, some kiz, bachata and only a bit of salsa. A group of us went after class a couple times, and danced with each other. I also danced with a few others, including one woman I met previously at a sbk social, but most women I asked only wanted to dance with their partner or group of friends. We still had fun though. Another club I went to by myself, and I only found one woman who would dance with me (I think she was the DJ's mother). Everyone else only danced with their partner or friends and they were mostly a younger crowd (if they even danced at all). In contrast, our sbk scene is an almost equal mix of men and women age ranging from 20s to 70s, who attend classes and dance with each other at social events. I also noticed the same couples who would normally switch partners in a class or event setting tend to be more exclusive in a club setting, naturally.
In London, a place called Bar Salsa. In many cities, they have a place called Cubana. Sometimes, even the Revolution Club has Latin nights. Means they play Latin music, but usually non dancers go there and some dancers that want to bring their non dancers to dance 😊.
Practising with different partners in a lesson helps: if someone isn't working with you during a lesson - maybe being rude or off in some way - it's unlikely you'll make a connection with them freestyling in a social. Saves asking them for a dance. (It must say something about a relationship if you're only practising with one person and they're being rude to you during a class?...I imagine there are people who wish they could ditch their sole practise partner when they experience that :)
At my first ever social I invited and went with a colleague from the class. I was anxious to invite other people and we only dance with each other that night. Now am not like that anymore but I do try to remember that experience when I see other people not switching partners. But wanted to ask your opinion about not changing partners when taking a workshop at a festival?
I dance all night long with the same parter for many, many years every night... So when I go dancing I like to dance with someone else. ;) and she does too....
Think it all depends on the situation I could not imagine going to a class and not swapping partners as that leads to me knowing who I want to dance with later in the night or at other events I have dances multiple dances with the same person in a social but I normally always finish a dance leave and then come back to that person if we felt like we wanted to dance again ❤ I have had multiple dances with one person but it depends on how many people on left if it is the end of a night/festival 😉
@ yes that was what I’m saying it would seem unproductive to stay with the same person as usually for me if I dance with the same person i know what they can do already
being a couple shouldn't limit people to dance just with each other. at classes it's not ideal because it makes progress much slower. for those people I would personally suggest them couple classes (like for weddings) or some kind of private classes and not group. at parties it is uneccesairy because (let's be honest) they can just practice at home if they don't want to hang out with other people. luckly most of them knows this and rather quit at some point. there's special category for clingy people (usually guys) who like to dance with certain person - and usually it's not because of dance. 😅 while flirting is not a problem by any means, I'd say dancing with one person for way too long feels a bit...impolite?
I guess you have never been grilled by your partner with questions like: why did you smile at her, you seemed to be having so much fun why do you come to me now, can you not dance with ..., etc. Sometimes, these questions get thrown at you DAYS later. You are lucky :) :)
Myabe i am a bit rude, but if a couple come to my classes and don't want to change partner, i tell them it's not the right school for them. I teach social dancing not couple dancing
You are not right, because everybody is going to learn and dance for pleasure and you dont respect their personal choice. I suppose you are under 30 years old. :)
I suppose it's legitimate but still it feels weird to me, like the non-social side of social dance if that makes sense. and something funny that makes me laugh, when the class starts, Antoni (from Antoni and Belén) usually refers to these people like the toxic ones 🤣 and asks them to create their own rows on the sides of the room
Ok i will play devils advocate... Is ok Yes absolutely 💯 Is is recommended no, no it is not recommended at all. HOWEVER I want make these couples feel welcomed and safe. The SBK empire is the most safest and tolerant in the world 💯 In normal clubs they may be trouble potentially and the chances are many times higher. Our beautiful SBK.world as its not mine, yours but everyones. Many couples may.not feel.free.or comfortable in other places but in SBK they do, we.should be pround of.that, we tolreate much worse after all 😅
My best dance ever lasted 5 hours with no break. Such a beautiful memory.
I’ve never experienced a class where couples stick together but I’ve gone to many socials where people stick to who they know or one type of person. I’m happiest when I’ve danced with everyone in the room at least once. It’s good to dance with different people and get used to different styles of dance and people. I think it’s gonna help me get better as a dancer
Absolutely 💯
Yes, because I go by a blanket rule that you can dance with whomever you want and also not dance with whomever you want.
@dadada486 makes sense 😇
I went to Salsa temple before Christmas & only danced with my date all night 🎉 it was magic , I love nights like that
@@anthonyorafferty5632 well I'm so glad you had this moment with your date 🤗
Should always be ok but there is so much more when dancing with others as you learn so much more and quicker to 😊
Absolutely 💯
Apart from the other comments, I remember that as a very beginner, I had a tough time getting things right (and still do) and would drive my followers nuts. Most of them were very kind, but even then, there were limits. I was glad that I could switch partners and give some relief to the previous follower. I see beginning leads who frustrate their followers, especially if their followers are also beginners; the beginner followers can't figure out why the guy is having so much trouble.
Thanks for sharing! Everybody needs to be more patient and understanding 😉
Here's an advantage of changing partners in a group lesson. You've had 3 or more different partners during the lesson, everything is going good, then you get a partner who tells you " you're doing it wrong," and insists on"their way". At least you know you were doing it correctly, and that one person was incorrect.
My regular partner has years of experience,so when we divide for a group lesson and it's our turn together during the lesson I'll ask her " how are the other men doing" she usually responds " they're not getting it" or" they're too slow, and you and one other man both understand it and do it right".
@@chrisomalley1105 that's nice 🙂
Ive found some brand new first lesson people will stick together bit normally by lesson 2 or 3 they're happily swapping about
Yes, that also happens 😉.
TO change or not partners is personal choice of every one person. The main sense of dance is not to respect somebody else's rules, but to have fun. And what fun could be to dance with rude, or bad smelling person? So, changing partners depends of the partners. And if you find that the group or people around are not good enough to cover your criteria, so you are free not to dance with them. I am practicing both - change or not change, according to people in the class or people at party.
Fair enough 👌
I mainly have a problem with this when I've seen it at the events where the promoters cap numbers. So when I and others try and dance with as many people different people as possible it kind of grates when there's couples not switching, as they're taking up the numbers allowance and seemingly just pleasing themselves. I agree that you learn more and can have even more fun if you dance with more people 😊. Love ❤ xxx
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Quick question: what is an example of a bar or club that plays Latin music, particularly salsa and bachata, but is not really the "dance scene"? 🤔
I guess whether that option is available really depends based on where you live
In my small city for example, we have a wonderful flourishing dance community with two great dance schools for salsa, bachata and one also teaches kizomba. After each class, most of us stay for social dancing and we all ask each other to dance. Every couple of months, and every week in the summer, we also have social dance events open to all, where people from both schools and anyone else can dance together. It really is the most friendly and fun group of people. Then we have a few bars/clubs which host a Latin night once a month, but they play alot of regaton, edm, mainstream stuff like Shakira and the Macarena, some kiz, bachata and only a bit of salsa. A group of us went after class a couple times, and danced with each other. I also danced with a few others, including one woman I met previously at a sbk social, but most women I asked only wanted to dance with their partner or group of friends. We still had fun though. Another club I went to by myself, and I only found one woman who would dance with me (I think she was the DJ's mother). Everyone else only danced with their partner or friends and they were mostly a younger crowd (if they even danced at all). In contrast, our sbk scene is an almost equal mix of men and women age ranging from 20s to 70s, who attend classes and dance with each other at social events. I also noticed the same couples who would normally switch partners in a class or event setting tend to be more exclusive in a club setting, naturally.
In London, a place called Bar Salsa. In many cities, they have a place called Cubana. Sometimes, even the Revolution Club has Latin nights. Means they play Latin music, but usually non dancers go there and some dancers that want to bring their non dancers to dance 😊.
Practising with different partners in a lesson helps: if someone isn't working with you during a lesson - maybe being rude or off in some way - it's unlikely you'll make a connection with them freestyling in a social. Saves asking them for a dance.
(It must say something about a relationship if you're only practising with one person and they're being rude to you during a class?...I imagine there are people who wish they could ditch their sole practise partner when they experience that :)
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Those who don’t switch partners during the social must switch partners after the social. 💃🕺🙃
@@KINGas78 🤣🤣🤣
At my first ever social I invited and went with a colleague from the class. I was anxious to invite other people and we only dance with each other that night. Now am not like that anymore but I do try to remember that experience when I see other people not switching partners.
But wanted to ask your opinion about not changing partners when taking a workshop at a festival?
That is absolutely OK. If there's hundreds of people, you will definitely learn more in a workshop if you don't swop partner 😉.
I dance all night long with the same parter for many, many years every night... So when I go dancing I like to dance with someone else. ;) and she does too....
@@EdwardBouldin exactly 💯
It is ok, but it is up to them to make sure they fit in... they would need to be in a corner and to not bother... interrupt... the rest.
@@gonzalogarcia-atance5840 yes
Think it all depends on the situation I could not imagine going to a class and not swapping partners as that leads to me knowing who I want to dance with later in the night or at other events
I have dances multiple dances with the same person in a social but I normally always finish a dance leave and then come back to that person if we felt like we wanted to dance again ❤ I have had multiple dances with one person but it depends on how many people on left if it is the end of a night/festival 😉
@RosyEvans in that way, definitely, but never to change partners seems unproductive, right ? 😇.
@ yes that was what I’m saying it would seem unproductive to stay with the same person as usually for me if I dance with the same person i know what they can do already
@RosyEvans 💓💓💓
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@@juratepetrikauskiene9908 🥰🥰🥰
being a couple shouldn't limit people to dance just with each other. at classes it's not ideal because it makes progress much slower. for those people I would personally suggest them couple classes (like for weddings) or some kind of private classes and not group.
at parties it is uneccesairy because (let's be honest) they can just practice at home if they don't want to hang out with other people. luckly most of them knows this and rather quit at some point.
there's special category for clingy people (usually guys) who like to dance with certain person - and usually it's not because of dance. 😅 while flirting is not a problem by any means, I'd say dancing with one person for way too long feels a bit...impolite?
@@spoonman1039 😅😅
I guess you have never been grilled by your partner with questions like: why did you smile at her, you seemed to be having so much fun why do you come to me now, can you not dance with ..., etc. Sometimes, these questions get thrown at you DAYS later. You are lucky :) :)
@@rajeshkanungo6627 if it is the case I will start to think twice about your long term relationship, and I know what I am talking about...
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@@stepasstepas7842 🤗🤗🤗
Myabe i am a bit rude, but if a couple come to my classes and don't want to change partner, i tell them it's not the right school for them. I teach social dancing not couple dancing
@@KenpachiKanto and that's fair enough, you classes your rules.
You are not right, because everybody is going to learn and dance for pleasure and you dont respect their personal choice. I suppose you are under 30 years old. :)
I suppose it's legitimate but still it feels weird to me, like the non-social side of social dance if that makes sense. and something funny that makes me laugh, when the class starts, Antoni (from Antoni and Belén) usually refers to these people like the toxic ones 🤣 and asks them to create their own rows on the sides of the room
Lol, its normal practice. In Poland dance instructors do it too.
@@xmonikawx yep it's normal and it just makes sense, I just find it funny he calls them "toxic"
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@@pookiewookie9167 😉
Ok i will play devils advocate...
Is ok Yes absolutely 💯
Is is recommended no, no it is not recommended at all.
HOWEVER
I want make these couples feel welcomed and safe.
The SBK empire is the most safest and tolerant in the world 💯
In normal clubs they may be trouble potentially and the chances are many times higher. Our beautiful SBK.world as its not mine, yours but everyones. Many couples may.not feel.free.or comfortable in other places but in SBK they do, we.should be pround of.that, we tolreate much worse after all 😅
@gogokizomba6903 everybody's always welcomed 😌