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Open Gold Standard on Saturday night.

That's not too bad. Only a few years difference. I've done much worse. I've mistaken a 30 year old woman for being 12. She's very short, petite, and young-looking. I saw her sitting around one time and asked if she was waiting for her parents to pick her up.

I'll be there dancing on Sunday.

I've seen alot. The offenders are never reported. The ladies give them nicknames and tell their friends to avoid them, but otherwise, the managers never know about it.

I have danced with women who are hard to move, but it's not their fault, but rather it's the way their Pro likes them to stay with him. He's so much stronger than I am and can move and place the ladies anywhere he wants. I can close my eyes and sense where the partner's weight is. Try a...

My pro is a workout junkie. Knows everything there is about building muscles and what kind of exercises are more applicable to ballroom.

I've seen this done at NDCA comps. The Mixed-proficiency dances alongside other pro/am couples, but they're in a category of their own, kind of like student/student.

Communication is the biggest factor for me. Can the instructor teach so I can understand? They could have the best credentials and be the most popular instructor, but if I just don't understand, I would pick someone else. Having a good personality can definitely help. It's not a...

That seems to be a common way for women to ask me for a dance without outright asking me for a dance.

3 strikes per individual. It could be ill-timing that the person turns you down.

I believe in the 3 strikes rule. Ask 3 times that night and if you strike out every time, then try again another day.

Proximity asking could set a bad precedence. What if the woman were to stand right next to you so that you can't possibly miss her without running her over? Would it be a snub if you want to ask someone else instead?

It's best to let other people who may be near the couple(s) that you are shooting what your purposes are. I know of people who doesn't want to be filmed under any circumstances.

1. All of whatever kind of dance we're partnered up for. The rest is open to social dance with whomever. Sometimes, someone asks us for something we're specialized in and we do dance with them. 2. Yes. For viennese waltz and quickstep, I always ask if they know how to do it. I routinely...

Negotiate for a future dance.

and you're the dentist that will make their pain go away. ;)

That's good, Doug. Do more of the fun dances because the steps don't really matter. Whether you enjoyed the time is more important.

About 25%. I tend to do more of the dancing early on in the evening and sit around and talk in the second half.

Yeah, it's tough when the guy has to initiate everything. But it's good training for real life social interactions.

That's what I've been working on and many of the ladies there are receptive to you approaching them and talking to them. In fact, they're more approachable than anywhere else you can possibly meet people.