How do you end your dances?
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As the music ends, I release my right hand from her back. I lower my left hand, and briefly place her right hand in my right hand. I turn to my right, thus leading the lady to her left, as I place my left arm over her right arm, allowing her to take my arm as we walk off the floor. "Thank you for the dance, it was lovely.", and I smile.
Kevin
Kevin
salsachinita
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KevinL said:
This is beautiful ...........Hmm, I always thank the lady, no matter how bad or good the dance goes. I'm not very confident with dips, so I usually end with a few turns or whatever the mood calls for....a sweetheart move is usually nice.
If the dance goes really good, I may ask her for another dance...usually I can tell if they want to or not. Last night I had a great dance with this really spunky girl and she was laughing (in a good way) and was so much fun to dance with, she actually made eye contact with me and man did it add some spice to our dancing.
I asked her to dance a few times during the night (she picked up Bachata really quick)...but on the last one I gave her hand a little squeeze and thanked her again...she's definitely on my "A List" next time I'm at the club.
SG
If the dance goes really good, I may ask her for another dance...usually I can tell if they want to or not. Last night I had a great dance with this really spunky girl and she was laughing (in a good way) and was so much fun to dance with, she actually made eye contact with me and man did it add some spice to our dancing.
I asked her to dance a few times during the night (she picked up Bachata really quick)...but on the last one I gave her hand a little squeeze and thanked her again...she's definitely on my "A List" next time I'm at the club.
SG
Sagitta
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In terms of last dance move. Often a spin or two into a cuddle, or a cuddle, or a small dip.
Verbal ending I say "thanks". Then whatever else I do depends on whom I dance with. A beginner who follows really well, a compliment of "you're a natural" with a big happy smile, a beginner who was all over the place and looks miserable because she refused to relax, "I'd like to dance a merengue with you later on..., in the hopes of getting a smile onto her face then, a person whom I know...almost always a hug, and with some usually two dances
I've had some who just want to keep on dancing when I don't. I stop it by saying something like "Thanks for the 2 dances/3 dances..." so they know how much I've danced, and if they ask me for another I say "no thanks, perhaps later on".
Unfortunately, I don't always have enough time to walk a lady of the dance floor.
I do it when I can.
Verbal ending I say "thanks". Then whatever else I do depends on whom I dance with. A beginner who follows really well, a compliment of "you're a natural" with a big happy smile, a beginner who was all over the place and looks miserable because she refused to relax, "I'd like to dance a merengue with you later on..., in the hopes of getting a smile onto her face then, a person whom I know...almost always a hug, and with some usually two dances
I've had some who just want to keep on dancing when I don't. I stop it by saying something like "Thanks for the 2 dances/3 dances..." so they know how much I've danced, and if they ask me for another I say "no thanks, perhaps later on".
Unfortunately, I don't always have enough time to walk a lady of the dance floor.
I do it when I can.
Flat Shoes
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KevinL said:
Sometimes I send the lady into a free spin and quickly exits the other way... :twisted: :twisted:
Vince A
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If I know the lady, I will free-spin her (left shoulder back spin) into me, catching her on the middle-back with my right hand fingertips, dipping her ever-so-slightly. If I know her well, and she is one of those ones that I have ocassional-sex-on-the-dance-floor-with, I dip her to an extreme!
I always walk the lady back to her seat and say, "thank you." If she gets asked to again dance before we get to her seat, I say, "thank you" at that point.
If I get asked to dance before we get to her seat, I will tell the lady that asked me to dance, "I'll be right back." And at a minimum, I will escort the first lady to the edge of the dance floor, then say, "thank you," and return to the lady who is breathlessly :roll: awaiting my return.
I always walk the lady back to her seat and say, "thank you." If she gets asked to again dance before we get to her seat, I say, "thank you" at that point.
If I get asked to dance before we get to her seat, I will tell the lady that asked me to dance, "I'll be right back." And at a minimum, I will escort the first lady to the edge of the dance floor, then say, "thank you," and return to the lady who is breathlessly :roll: awaiting my return.
Genesius Redux
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Like Kevin, I walk my partner off the floor by the hand. If I liked dancing with her, I'll usually ask, "Save me another dance later?" If I didn't, I'll usually just smile and thank her for the dance.
I've never had someone pester me--I think that's mostly something guys do, and where I dance, it's usually the guy who does the asking.
I've never had someone pester me--I think that's mostly something guys do, and where I dance, it's usually the guy who does the asking.
cocodrilo
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squirrel said:guys sometimes kiss my hand... or we hug, if we know each other well... kissing is very rare...
cocodrilo, I'm not sure I'd like to be 'groped'... actually, I would really hate it! and I think we're giving too much attention to this guy, the salsahog... he also posted a topic on the forum from www.tosalsa.com and he was all the same! said someting about the fact that women shouldn't invite men to dance, since it challenges their masculinity... grrr... horrible...
The kisses I get are "pecks on the cheek", apparently a custom in some South American countries, or at least in the circle of people I dance with. I KNOW the guys that kiss me after a dance(fortunately)! :wink: As for a grope, no one has ever had the audacity to attempt that with me. I think most guys are fully aware of how a 3" heel would feel going swifly into the groin :shock:
I'm glad there are still men who escort the lady off of the dance floor. It is a very small gesture that can make someone else feel very special. Personally, I feel there is not enough of it. I can social dance for three hours on a Saturday and maybe have it happen once or twice. Cheers to all of you that do this.
As for me, I always make sure to thank my partner, always.
As for me, I always make sure to thank my partner, always.
tsb
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Genesius Redux said:
ditto
Genesius Redux said:
i've had a few leech on for various reasons. i have a standing agreement with a couple of guys i hang with: we come and rescue by asking the "leech" to dance, kinda like tag teaming in big time "rasslin".
but otherwise it's generally the guys who try to mark their territory...
maybe, BUT:1. if salsa - related events are one's only socialising habit, then the probability of 'mating' within salsa is HUGE!
2. foreplay, yes, but one should be careful not to want more... since...
3. ... guys make love as they dance - not as good or bad, but the leading style on the dancefloor resembles a lot the way they make love... true, girls?!