Do you have any non-dance friends left?

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MadamSamba

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I was struck the other day that many of my friends are dancing buddies, in fact the vast majority of them are and, as each year goes by the number increases.

Though my core, non-dancing friends remain (and we've got less and less in common of late), I've realised that I've not made any new non-dancing friends since I started dancing, but my set of dancing friends has expanded phenomenonally and I have a blast with them, especially a particular, small group which I am particularly close too.

I had a friend's housewarming the other day and refused to go because it was a Saturday and Saturday is salsa night. Ok, I know that's bad, but I couldn't bare to spend the night chit-chatting when I could have been dancing? Yeah, yeah, I know I'm addicted, but is it just me?
 
I am involved in tons of things, so I wind up meeting people outside of dance. I just haven't done it as much since I tend to be dancing more and more this summer.
 
MadamSamba said:
I had a friend's housewarming the other day and refused to go because it was a Saturday and Saturday is salsa night. Ok, I know that's bad, but I couldn't bare to spend the night chit-chatting when I could have been dancing? Yeah, yeah, I know I'm addicted, but is it just me?
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You think that's bad - my Best Friend planned her wedding around when i would be available and not at a comp or even abroad dancing. She get's married on the Sat 28th August (Saturday dance practice can be misssed for 1 night!).
We have known each other from day dot though, so she knows all about my dance addiction :D
 
Well, most of my non-dance friends have either been brought into the dance world (& since got addicted), or had been involved in one form or another to the salsa community.

Only very few of them do not fit the above description.

I'm finding just about everything one needs via the salsa network. It rocks 8) !
 
More and more dancing. That is a good thing etchuck.

I too am beginning to increase my dancing friends while my non-dancing ones don't seem to be growing. :? However, while I do a lot of dancing I also do other activities with them, such as dinner before a dance, or travelling to dances and combining that with some sightseeing. As for missing activities because of dancing, I always do my best to compromise. For instance, I pass by a non-dancing friends place for a party, staying an hour or two and then I go dancing. Relationships are what life is about, and I wouldn't necessarily neglect one. And this coming from someone who has done that a lot earlier in life. (I sound old, don't I?)
 
Non-dance friends? What's that? :lol:

Seriously, before I took up dancing, my social life was virtually non-existent anyway (due to combination of circumstances and my natural loner tendency), and the few friends I had were either too busy bringing up children or too far away to meet regularly. So it's no surprise that almost all of my current friends are salsa people. I'd say my life is looking up.
 
I do not meet non-salsa people anymore.
I wouldn't even know how to approach a woman anymore without first asking if she would like to dance.
 
Because of where I'm from there arent very many dancers my age. The few that are my age are some of my best friends. And I enjoy talking to anyone that dances even if they are a lot older then me. So the majority of my friends are non-dancers. And most of them get sick of hearing me talk about ballroom all day long. :lol: But they all understand my obsession and are very supporting and understand that ballroom comes first before hanging out with them. They know that if i get a choice of hanging out with ballroom people or hanging out with people my age I ALWAYS pick the dancers. Its sad but true.........
 
Yep, my three good life long friends I've known for years. They have no interest whatsoever in dancing, but we share other interests such as outdoors stuff. 8)
 
Vin said:
I wouldn't even know how to approach a woman anymore without first asking if she would like to dance.
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Sounds as good as any other pickup line... would be interesting to try it in a completely non-dance setting.
 
Honestly, I still have a bunch of friends from back in the day. A couple of guys I have known as long as I can remember and a couple of others that I have known for the last ten or so years. I also have a couple I have met in the last couple of years who I have been keeping in touch with as well.
The problem is I live or am moving away from all of my close friends now. Oh well time to make some more. What I said about approaching women was true however. I have always had a tough time with the ladies, even to make friends with them.
 
Chris Stratton said:
Vin said:
I wouldn't even know how to approach a woman anymore without first asking if she would like to dance.
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Sounds as good as any other pickup line... would be interesting to try it in a completely non-dance setting.
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It doesn't work to well in a bar, and I don't see it as a pick up line in a dance setting.
 
Of course I do!

Im not sure I remember their names any more....

:lol: :lol:

I do have my "old" friends but I find that I have less time for them now that dancing has stolen my heart.
 
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