1)Pay attention to your partener!When you dance with someone be there 100%. Eye contact is also a must because that's how you show your partener respect.
2)Addapt to his/her level and try to enjoy every dance. Don't put on a bored face, even is he/she is not at the same level as you are.
3)If you make a mistake, just smile and go on. Don't feel bad that you made it and do not appologize for it:) Nobody was born with salsa shoes on, and everyone was a beginner once.
4)Dance with as many people as you can. The fastest way to emprove your leading/following is to try out different parteners, because they all have different styles. A good dancer is one that can dance well with anyone.
5)Don't be shy! If you like a song just invite someone. Guys and girls love to be asked to dance. In salsa world there are no rules about who should ask who. Don't forget: if you invite, you will be invited;)
6)Nobody cares about your level! Don't feel inhibited if your level is inferior to your partener's. Try to lose your 'scared-face' and just be charming. Your partener will surely notice your enthusiasm and you will get invitations more oftenly.
7)Try not to refuse an invitation only if you have a really good reason to do it (you promised that dance to someone, or you want to change clothes, or hydrate yourself), and if so explain it to the person who asked you, and later on invite him/her to a dance.
8)Don't be too insistent! If you are refused by someone and they give you a reasonable explanation just accept it and move on. Nobody likes to be dragged:'Comeooon, comeoooooon, come-oooon!'
9)Don't start small-talk during dancing! That can be done after. There's no bigger mood-killer then a chatty, or a non-stop-explaininer partener. And most importantly don't critisize the other person's moves. You risk never being invited again.
10)Be humble on the dancefloor. Even if you know you are a good dancer, don't let it show. Noone likes an 'I know I'm the best' or an 'Always with my nose up' guy/girl, beacuse in salsa there's always room for emprovement.
If you found my tips useful, or would like to add something to them, feel free to comment.
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