Dancing for blokes

[KingRichard]

Not sure on this one, I have been invited to go along to some latin/salsa dance classes.

Now, this looks very cool, and I'd love to dance really well. Now, I know that I would love to try it, but some opinions from PH'ers, male and female would be appreciated.

Would I be considered a macho spanish stallion, that ladies will drool over... Or just look like i've entered a Barrymore look-a-like contest?

:D

[B17NNS]

dont be such a gay.

[KingRichard]

A balanced view there

Edited to say, the bird thats invited me is a bit tasty... so it can't all be bad

>> Edited by KingRichard on Tuesday 31st May 15:38

[Ding]

Not my thing.
But
A (male) friend of mine wanted to meet people (different from his usual set of friends) so he signed up and ended up meeting his girlfriend. They now have two children and when they can fit it in will be getting married. He seems to be happier now than I have seen him in a long time.
They do not go to Salsa classes anymore!

You just have to try it and see for yourself.

Elizabeth

[jimothy]

Do it! I tried it once, it was a total laugh with the ladies doing really well and all the blokes making arses of themselves.

If you've got a bird, take her along and it'll warm her up nicely for horizontal salsa. If you're single, you'll get to meet and dance with loads of ladies and its a great place to 'make new friends'

[KingRichard]

jimothy said:

...it'll warm her up nicely for horizontal salsa...

If ever there was a motivating phrase

[lotuslad]

Give it a go! Girls tend to prefer blokes that will try stuff without becoming absorbed in some insecure macho nonsense. And if you dance well, they might think your rhythm extends to other fields...

Clearly setting the girls up for a fall, but at least you get a shag

[Antwerpman]

when I was in uni one of the older students tried to get us in to ballroom dancing - we all laughed at him until he told us there was loads of women there....and he was bloody right!!!

Did it for 2 years and had a great time, met loads of nice women and was not quite so afraid to get up and strut my stuff. I would go for it, worst that can happen is you wont like it...best is wall to wall women in their lycra clad bodies chasing after you to be their 'partner' for the jiggy bits

[lotuslad]

Yep, I went to a salsa club in Hanover Square and there was a lot of totty. However I wouldn't recommend going to such a place before taking lessons - the sharks seemed quite skilled - I looked more like I was at a hoedown

[BliarOut]

I was a prize winning ballroom dance when I was young As soon as I hit my teens it was decidedly uncool so I stopped.

Now I wish I could still do it. I saw a couple dancing properly at a do a while ago. A waltz came on and they "owned" the dancefloor. Everyone else was doing the "turning around a bit" dance that we all do but they soon got off when this couple got on. Impressive doesn't sum it up.

Any form of dancing that you can do well is pretty cool IMHO

[lotuslad]

BliarOut said:

Any form of dancing that you can do well is pretty cool IMHO

I'll see you at the Morris dancing class tonight then!

[tycho]

Salsa/Ceroc is the kind of thing that chubby, single, mid to late 30's single women go to to meet short, fat, single mid to late 30's blokes.

HTH

[ferg]

B17NNS said:

dont be such a gay.

Go for it. You can clinch a place on next year's Big Brother!

[BliarOut]

lotuslad said:

BliarOut said: Any form of dancing that you can do well is pretty cool IMHO I'll see you at the Morris dancing class tonight then!

Look, I've told you to stop asking me about that.... And the answer's still no

[lotuslad]

Come on now, don't be shy. You know you want to!

[ErnestM]

Maybe you will get lucky and meet Jennifer Anniston:

I hear she is single again...


ErnestM

[BliarOut]

lotuslad said:

Come on now, don't be shy. You know you want to!

:shudder: Time for your afternoon Hob Nob

[lotuslad]

Can't afford the time - I'm busy buffing my maypole

[KingRichard]

ErnestM said:

Maybe you will get lucky and meet Jennifer Anniston: I hear she is single again... ErnestM

Now that would make me polish my dancing shoes... Not sure JA would want to witness any of us polishing our maypoles though

Maybe if I practiced gurning at the same time

[Twincam16]

Hey, why not. Caution though - a good friend of mine went to some Salsa dancing classes and found that it was a mixture of desperate blokes with clammy palms who thought they were suave Bond-a-likes out on the pull, and SS-precise girls with no sense of humour who went because they probably bored all their friends to death (or didn't have any). As a result, she only went a few times.

I'd say go to learn to dance, primarily, and to meet people too, but look out for the ones I've mentioned!